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Cloud Gate in Millennium Park, Chicago
ChicagoCloud Gate in Millennium Park
Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains

Photos: Chicago by Jesus Toledo, Pexels License; Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License.

Chicago 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 Chicago for

  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Ushuaia for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • prices

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. Chicago 50, Ushuaia 3: Chicago leads by 47 points.
Food & drink. Chicago 80, Ushuaia 40: Chicago leads by 40 points.
Culture & sights. Chicago 78, Ushuaia 22: Chicago leads by 56 points.
Nightlife. Chicago 77, Ushuaia 18: Chicago leads by 59 points.
Nature & outdoors. Chicago 48, Ushuaia 88: Ushuaia leads by 40 points.
Day trips. Chicago 42, Ushuaia 14: Chicago leads by 28 points.
Good for families. Chicago 78, Ushuaia 40: Chicago leads by 38 points.
Getting around. Chicago 72, Ushuaia 45: Chicago leads by 27 points.
Shopping & style. Chicago 70, Ushuaia 22: Chicago leads by 48 points.
Affordability. Chicago 33, Ushuaia 42: Ushuaia leads by 9 points.
Live music & performing arts. Chicago 82, Ushuaia 10: Chicago leads by 72 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Chicago 33, Ushuaia 26: Chicago leads by 7 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Chicago and Ushuaia.

Your match

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

Chicago
Best match
62match

Wins on live music and the arts and nightlife with your weighting.

Ushuaia
31match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and prices with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Chicago in July

29 °Cdaytime high
20 °Cnight-time low
102 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
21 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Ushuaia in July

4 °Cdaytime high
0 °Cnight-time low
36 mmrain in the month
2 hsunshine a day
No seasea
8 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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ChicagoUshuaia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Chicago: 1991-2020 normals, Chicago Midway Airport (14.5 km from centre). Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureChicagoUshuaia
Official language-Spanish
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC-6, UTC-5 in summerUTC-3
Emergency number911117 or 911
Elevation179 m23 m
Main airportChicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)25 km from centre274 non-stop destinationsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureChicagoUshuaia
City population2,746,38882,615
People per km²4,5293,592
Museums within 10 km445
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °C1 month-

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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). 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.