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A jetty on the lagoon, Faro
FaroA jetty on the lagoon
The Iguazu Falls in the green jungle, Puerto Iguazu
Puerto IguazuThe Iguazu Falls in the green jungle

Photos: Faro by Efrem Efre, Pexels License; Puerto Iguazu by Muhammed Ballan, Pexels License.

Faro or Puerto Iguazu?

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
  • day trips
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Puerto Iguazu for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Puerto Iguazu’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, Puerto Iguazu 5: Faro leads by 69 points.
Food & drink. Faro 48, Puerto Iguazu 28: Faro leads by 20 points.
Culture & sights. Faro 35, Puerto Iguazu 9: Faro leads by 26 points.
Nightlife. Faro 32, Puerto Iguazu 14: Faro leads by 18 points.
Nature & outdoors. Faro 62, Puerto Iguazu 95: Puerto Iguazu leads by 33 points.
Day trips. Faro 64, Puerto Iguazu 33: Faro leads by 31 points.
Good for families. Faro 60, Puerto Iguazu 55: Faro leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Faro 60, Puerto Iguazu 54: Faro leads by 6 points.
Shopping & style. Faro 35, Puerto Iguazu 17: Faro leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Faro 60, Puerto Iguazu 48: Faro leads by 12 points.
Live music & performing arts. Faro 30, Puerto Iguazu 7: Faro leads by 23 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Faro 33, Puerto Iguazu 34: Puerto Iguazu leads by 1 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Faro and Puerto Iguazu.

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 day trips with your weighting.

Puerto Iguazu
33match

Wins on nature and the outdoors 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.

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

Puerto Iguazu in July

22 °Cdaytime high
11 °Cnight-time low
103 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
No seasea
11 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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FaroPuerto Iguazu

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Faro: 1991-2020 normals, Faro / Aeroporto (2.8 km from centre). Puerto Iguazu: 1991-2020 normals, Iguazu Aerodrome (17.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureFaroPuerto Iguazu
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 m162 m
Main airportFaro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO)3 km from centre91 non-stop destinationsCataratas Del Iguazú International Airport (IGR)18 km from centre8 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureFaroPuerto Iguazu
City population64,56054,903
People per km²319-
Museums within 10 km20
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.