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The cathedral from the Torre Tavira, Cadiz
CadizThe cathedral from the Torre Tavira
The Iguazu Falls in the green jungle, Puerto Iguazu
Puerto IguazuThe Iguazu Falls in the green jungle

Photos: Cadiz by Bronch, CC BY-SA 3.0 ES, cropped; Puerto Iguazu by Muhammed Ballan, Pexels License.

Cadiz or Puerto Iguazu?

Our verdict in twelve categories, each scored against the same fixed benchmark cities, and the climate month by month, so you can choose for your trip.

Choose Cadiz for

  • beaches
  • culture and sights
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Cadiz’s own page.

Choose Puerto Iguazu for

  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Puerto Iguazu’s own page.

Scoreboard

Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.

Beaches & swimming. Cadiz 80, Puerto Iguazu 5: Cadiz leads by 75 points.
Food & drink. Cadiz 68, Puerto Iguazu 28: Cadiz leads by 40 points.
Culture & sights. Cadiz 62, Puerto Iguazu 9: Cadiz leads by 53 points.
Nightlife. Cadiz 45, Puerto Iguazu 14: Cadiz leads by 31 points.
Nature & outdoors. Cadiz 66, Puerto Iguazu 95: Puerto Iguazu leads by 29 points.
Day trips. Cadiz 80, Puerto Iguazu 33: Cadiz leads by 47 points.
Good for families. Cadiz 60, Puerto Iguazu 55: Cadiz leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Cadiz 70, Puerto Iguazu 54: Cadiz leads by 16 points.
Shopping & style. Cadiz 35, Puerto Iguazu 17: Cadiz leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Cadiz 58, Puerto Iguazu 48: Cadiz leads by 10 points.
Live music & performing arts. Cadiz 52, Puerto Iguazu 7: Cadiz leads by 45 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Cadiz 42, Puerto Iguazu 34: Cadiz leads by 8 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cadiz and Puerto Iguazu.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Cadiz
Best match
60match

Wins on beaches and culture and sights with your weighting.

Puerto Iguazu
33match

Wins on nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Cadiz in July

28 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
23 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Puerto Iguazu in July

22 °Cdaytime high
11 °Cnight-time low
103 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
No seasea
11 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Cadiz: 1991-2020 normals, Cadiz Bay / Puntales (5.2 km from centre). Puerto Iguazu: 1991-2020 normals, Iguazu Aerodrome (17.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCadizPuerto Iguazu
Official languageSpanishSpanish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-3
Emergency number112117 or 911
Elevation11 m162 m
Main airportJerez Airport (XRY)31 km from centre25 non-stop destinationsCataratas Del Iguazú International Airport (IGR)18 km from centre8 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureCadizPuerto Iguazu
City population109,95054,903
People per km²9,087-
Museums within 10 km110
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C3 months-

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. Rainfall where no rain gauge is within 25 km is from the TerraClimate 1991-2020 climatology (Abatzoglou et al. 2018, Scientific Data), read at the city. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Non-stop route lists from the "Airlines and destinations" tables on English Wikipedia airport articles, by Wikipedia contributors, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0. Currency from the ISO 4217 register maintained by SIX, cross-checked against country data from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

Category scores are our editorial verdict under rubric v3, each placed against the same fixed benchmark cities; the climate figures are measured. How the scores are set. Snapshot generated 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.