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The cathedral and Great St. Martin on the Rhine, Cologne
CologneThe cathedral and Great St. Martin on the Rhine
Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains

Photos: Cologne by Jörg Braukmann, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License.

Cologne 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 Cologne for

  • day trips
  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife

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

Choose Ushuaia for

  • nature and the outdoors

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. Cologne 14, Ushuaia 3: Cologne leads by 11 points.
Food & drink. Cologne 52, Ushuaia 40: Cologne leads by 12 points.
Culture & sights. Cologne 67, Ushuaia 22: Cologne leads by 45 points.
Nightlife. Cologne 66, Ushuaia 18: Cologne leads by 48 points.
Nature & outdoors. Cologne 56, Ushuaia 88: Ushuaia leads by 32 points.
Day trips. Cologne 80, Ushuaia 14: Cologne leads by 66 points.
Good for families. Cologne 70, Ushuaia 40: Cologne leads by 30 points.
Getting around. Cologne 74, Ushuaia 45: Cologne leads by 29 points.
Shopping & style. Cologne 57, Ushuaia 22: Cologne leads by 35 points.
Affordability. Cologne 46, Ushuaia 42: Cologne leads by 4 points.
Live music & performing arts. Cologne 68, Ushuaia 10: Cologne leads by 58 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Cologne 50, Ushuaia 26: Cologne leads by 24 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cologne and Ushuaia.

Your match

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

Cologne
Best match
58match

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

Ushuaia
31match

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.

Cologne in July

25 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
81 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine 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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CologneUshuaia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Cologne: 1991-2020 normals, Köln-Stammheim (5.4 km from centre). Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCologneUshuaia
Official languageGermanSpanish
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
Elevation59 m23 m
Main airportCologne Bonn Airport (CGN)15 km from centre115 non-stop destinationsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureCologneUshuaia
City population1,025,52382,615
People per km²2,5323,592
Museums within 10 km405
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km30

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