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Fort Lovrijenac above the sea, Dubrovnik
DubrovnikFort Lovrijenac above the sea
Vine rows before the snow-capped Andes in the Uco Valley, Mendoza
MendozaVine rows before the snow-capped Andes in the Uco Valley

Photos: Dubrovnik by Natalia Semenova, CC BY 3.0, cropped; Mendoza by David, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Dubrovnik 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 Dubrovnik for

  • beaches
  • culture and sights
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Dubrovnik’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. Dubrovnik 74, Mendoza 6: Dubrovnik leads by 68 points.
Food & drink. Dubrovnik 47, Mendoza 68: Mendoza leads by 21 points.
Culture & sights. Dubrovnik 72, Mendoza 30: Dubrovnik leads by 42 points.
Nightlife. Dubrovnik 37, Mendoza 40: Mendoza leads by 3 points.
Nature & outdoors. Dubrovnik 70, Mendoza 83: Mendoza leads by 13 points.
Day trips. Dubrovnik 66, Mendoza 52: Dubrovnik leads by 14 points.
Good for families. Dubrovnik 50, Mendoza 42: Dubrovnik leads by 8 points.
Getting around. Dubrovnik 60, Mendoza 48: Dubrovnik leads by 12 points.
Shopping & style. Dubrovnik 25, Mendoza 33: Mendoza leads by 8 points.
Affordability. Dubrovnik 28, Mendoza 56: Mendoza leads by 28 points.
Live music & performing arts. Dubrovnik 25, Mendoza 33: Mendoza leads by 8 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Dubrovnik 32, Mendoza 55: Mendoza leads by 23 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Dubrovnik and Mendoza.

Your match

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

Dubrovnik
Best match
49match

Wins on beaches and culture and sights 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.

Dubrovnik in July

29 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
29 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
15 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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Where the figures come from

Dubrovnik has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.

Dubrovnik's sunshine is measured 83 km from the centre, at Mostar.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Dubrovnik: 1999-2020 (sunshine 1991-2020, rainfall 1991-2020) normals, Dubrovnik / Cilipi (15.3 km from centre). Mendoza: 1991-2020 normals, Mendoza Aerodrome (8.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureDubrovnikMendoza
Official languageCroatianSpanish
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
Elevation10 m769 m
Main airportDubrovnik Ruđer Bošković Airport (DBV)16 km from centre76 non-stop destinationsGovernor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ)8 km from centre5 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureDubrovnikMendoza
City population41,562127,160
People per km²-2,355
Museums within 10 km71
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km30
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 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). 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.