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A jetty on the lagoon, Faro
FaroA jetty on the lagoon
Vine rows before the snow-capped Andes in the Uco Valley, Mendoza
MendozaVine rows before the snow-capped Andes in the Uco Valley

Photos: Faro by Efrem Efre, Pexels License; Mendoza by David, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Faro 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 Faro for

  • beaches
  • families
  • day trips

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

Choose Mendoza for

  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors
  • 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. Faro 74, Mendoza 6: Faro leads by 68 points.
Food & drink. Faro 48, Mendoza 68: Mendoza leads by 20 points.
Culture & sights. Faro 35, Mendoza 30: Faro leads by 5 points.
Nightlife. Faro 32, Mendoza 40: Mendoza leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Faro 62, Mendoza 83: Mendoza leads by 21 points.
Day trips. Faro 64, Mendoza 52: Faro leads by 12 points.
Good for families. Faro 60, Mendoza 42: Faro leads by 18 points.
Getting around. Faro 60, Mendoza 48: Faro leads by 12 points.
Shopping & style. Faro 35, Mendoza 33: Faro leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Faro 60, Mendoza 56: Faro leads by 4 points.
Live music & performing arts. Faro 30, Mendoza 33: Mendoza leads by 3 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Faro 33, Mendoza 55: Mendoza leads by 22 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Faro and Mendoza.

Your match

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

Faro
Best match
49match

Wins on beaches and families with your weighting.

Mendoza
46match

Wins on wellness 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.

Faro in July

29 °Cdaytime high
20 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
21 °Csea
14 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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FaroMendoza

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Faro: 1991-2020 normals, Faro / Aeroporto (2.8 km from centre). Mendoza: 1991-2020 normals, Mendoza Aerodrome (8.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureFaroMendoza
Official languagePortugueseSpanish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC, UTC+1 in summerUTC-3
Emergency number112117 or 911
Elevation10 m769 m
Main airportFaro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO)3 km from centre91 non-stop destinationsGovernor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ)8 km from centre5 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureFaroMendoza
City population64,560127,160
People per km²3192,355
Museums within 10 km21
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C3 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.