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The Campanile, Trinity College, Dublin
DublinThe Campanile, Trinity College
Vine rows before the snow-capped Andes in the Uco Valley, Mendoza
MendozaVine rows before the snow-capped Andes in the Uco Valley

Photos: Dublin by David Kernan, CC BY 4.0, cropped; Mendoza by David, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Dublin or Mendoza?

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 Dublin for

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

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

Choose Mendoza for

  • prices
  • wellness
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Mendoza’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. Dublin 27, Mendoza 6: Dublin leads by 21 points.
Food & drink. Dublin 50, Mendoza 68: Mendoza leads by 18 points.
Culture & sights. Dublin 64, Mendoza 30: Dublin leads by 34 points.
Nightlife. Dublin 62, Mendoza 40: Dublin leads by 22 points.
Nature & outdoors. Dublin 70, Mendoza 83: Mendoza leads by 13 points.
Day trips. Dublin 72, Mendoza 52: Dublin leads by 20 points.
Good for families. Dublin 57, Mendoza 42: Dublin leads by 15 points.
Getting around. Dublin 66, Mendoza 48: Dublin leads by 18 points.
Shopping & style. Dublin 54, Mendoza 33: Dublin leads by 21 points.
Affordability. Dublin 20, Mendoza 56: Mendoza leads by 36 points.
Live music & performing arts. Dublin 65, Mendoza 33: Dublin leads by 32 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Dublin 25, Mendoza 55: Mendoza leads by 30 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Dublin and Mendoza.

Your match

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

Dublin
Best match
53match

Wins on culture and sights and live music and the arts with your weighting.

Mendoza
46match

Wins on prices and wellness with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Dublin in July

20 °Cdaytime high
11 °Cnight-time low
62 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
15 °Csea
17 hdaylight a day

Mendoza in July

15 °Cdaytime high
2 °Cnight-time low
5 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
No seasea
10 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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DublinMendoza

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Dublin: 1991-2020 normals, Dublin Airport (9.3 km from centre). Mendoza: 1991-2020 normals, Mendoza Aerodrome (8.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureDublinMendoza
Official languageEnglish, IrishSpanish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsG230 V, 50 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC, UTC+1 in summerUTC-3
Emergency number112117 or 911
Elevation20 m769 m
Main airportDublin Airport (DUB)9 km from centre200 non-stop destinationsGovernor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ)8 km from centre5 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureDublinMendoza
City population592,713127,160
People per km²5,1542,355
Museums within 10 km401
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone-

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