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The Burj Al Arab, Dubai
DubaiThe Burj Al Arab
Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains

Photos: Dubai by Aleksandar Pasaric, Pexels License; Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License.

Dubai 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 Dubai for

  • beaches
  • shopping
  • nightlife

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

Choose Ushuaia for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • prices
  • 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. Dubai 80, Ushuaia 3: Dubai leads by 77 points.
Food & drink. Dubai 76, Ushuaia 40: Dubai leads by 36 points.
Culture & sights. Dubai 40, Ushuaia 22: Dubai leads by 18 points.
Nightlife. Dubai 62, Ushuaia 18: Dubai leads by 44 points.
Nature & outdoors. Dubai 25, Ushuaia 88: Ushuaia leads by 63 points.
Day trips. Dubai 45, Ushuaia 14: Dubai leads by 31 points.
Good for families. Dubai 82, Ushuaia 40: Dubai leads by 42 points.
Getting around. Dubai 42, Ushuaia 45: Ushuaia leads by 3 points.
Shopping & style. Dubai 82, Ushuaia 22: Dubai leads by 60 points.
Affordability. Dubai 32, Ushuaia 42: Ushuaia leads by 10 points.
Live music & performing arts. Dubai 40, Ushuaia 10: Dubai leads by 30 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Dubai 46, Ushuaia 26: Dubai leads by 20 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Dubai and Ushuaia.

Your match

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

Dubai
Best match
54match

Wins on beaches and shopping 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.

Dubai in July

42 °Cdaytime high
33 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
33 °Csea
14 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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DubaiUshuaia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Dubai: 1991-2020 normals, Dubai International Airport (3.3 km from centre). Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureDubaiUshuaia
Official languageArabicSpanish
CurrencyUAE Dirham (AED)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsCG220 V, 50 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+4UTC-3
Emergency number112117 or 911
Elevation0 m23 m
Main airportDubai International Airport (DXB)7 km from centre294 non-stop destinationsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-16 days

By the numbers

MeasureDubaiUshuaia
City population3,944,75182,615
People per km²-3,592
Museums within 10 km145
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 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). 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. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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.