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The Campanile, Trinity College, Dublin
DublinThe Campanile, Trinity College
Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains

Photos: Dublin by David Kernan, CC BY 4.0, cropped; Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License.

Dublin 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 Dublin for

  • day trips
  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife

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

Choose Ushuaia for

  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness

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. Dublin 27, Ushuaia 3: Dublin leads by 24 points.
Food & drink. Dublin 50, Ushuaia 40: Dublin leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Dublin 64, Ushuaia 22: Dublin leads by 42 points.
Nightlife. Dublin 62, Ushuaia 18: Dublin leads by 44 points.
Nature & outdoors. Dublin 70, Ushuaia 88: Ushuaia leads by 18 points.
Day trips. Dublin 72, Ushuaia 14: Dublin leads by 58 points.
Good for families. Dublin 57, Ushuaia 40: Dublin leads by 17 points.
Getting around. Dublin 66, Ushuaia 45: Dublin leads by 21 points.
Shopping & style. Dublin 54, Ushuaia 22: Dublin leads by 32 points.
Affordability. Dublin 20, Ushuaia 42: Ushuaia leads by 22 points.
Live music & performing arts. Dublin 65, Ushuaia 10: Dublin leads by 55 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Dublin 25, Ushuaia 26: Ushuaia leads by 1 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Dublin and Ushuaia.

Your match

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

Dublin
Best match
53match

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

Ushuaia
31match

Wins on prices and 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.

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

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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DublinUshuaia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Dublin: 1991-2020 normals, Dublin Airport (9.3 km from centre). Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureDublinUshuaia
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 m23 m
Main airportDublin Airport (DUB)9 km from centre200 non-stop destinationsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureDublinUshuaia
City population592,71382,615
People per km²5,1543,592
Museums within 10 km405
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.