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The Calgary Tower above Olympic Plaza, Calgary
CalgaryThe Calgary Tower above Olympic Plaza
Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains

Photos: Calgary by abdallahh, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License.

Calgary or Ushuaia?

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 Calgary for

  • day trips
  • live music and the arts
  • families

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

Choose Ushuaia for

  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Ushuaia’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. Calgary 8, Ushuaia 3: Calgary leads by 5 points.
Food & drink. Calgary 45, Ushuaia 40: Calgary leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Calgary 35, Ushuaia 22: Calgary leads by 13 points.
Nightlife. Calgary 40, Ushuaia 18: Calgary leads by 22 points.
Nature & outdoors. Calgary and Ushuaia are level on 88.
Day trips. Calgary 55, Ushuaia 14: Calgary leads by 41 points.
Good for families. Calgary 68, Ushuaia 40: Calgary leads by 28 points.
Getting around. Calgary 42, Ushuaia 45: Ushuaia leads by 3 points.
Shopping & style. Calgary 42, Ushuaia 22: Calgary leads by 20 points.
Affordability. Calgary and Ushuaia are level on 42.
Live music & performing arts. Calgary 46, Ushuaia 10: Calgary leads by 36 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Calgary 42, Ushuaia 26: Calgary leads by 16 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Calgary and Ushuaia.

Your match

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

Calgary
Best match
46match

Wins on day trips and live music and the arts with your weighting.

Ushuaia
31match

Wins on getting around with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Calgary in July

25 °Cdaytime high
11 °Cnight-time low
44 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Ushuaia in July

4 °Cdaytime high
0 °Cnight-time low
36 mmrain in the month
2 hsunshine a day
8 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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CalgaryUshuaia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Calgary: 1991-2020 normals, Calgary Int'l CS (8.2 km from centre). Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCalgaryUshuaia
Official languageFrench, EnglishSpanish
CurrencyCanadian Dollar (CAD)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC-7, UTC-6 in summerUTC-3
Emergency number911117 or 911
Elevation1,045 m23 m
Main airportCalgary International Airport (YYC)9 km from centre103 non-stop destinationsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureCalgaryUshuaia
City population1,306,78482,615
People per km²1,5833,592
Museums within 10 km135
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00

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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. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.

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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.