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A jetty on the lagoon, Faro
FaroA jetty on the lagoon
Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains

Photos: Faro by Efrem Efre, Pexels License; Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License.

Faro 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 Faro for

  • beaches
  • day trips
  • families

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

Choose Ushuaia for

  • nature and the outdoors

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. Faro 74, Ushuaia 3: Faro leads by 71 points.
Food & drink. Faro 48, Ushuaia 40: Faro leads by 8 points.
Culture & sights. Faro 35, Ushuaia 22: Faro leads by 13 points.
Nightlife. Faro 32, Ushuaia 18: Faro leads by 14 points.
Nature & outdoors. Faro 62, Ushuaia 88: Ushuaia leads by 26 points.
Day trips. Faro 64, Ushuaia 14: Faro leads by 50 points.
Good for families. Faro 60, Ushuaia 40: Faro leads by 20 points.
Getting around. Faro 60, Ushuaia 45: Faro leads by 15 points.
Shopping & style. Faro 35, Ushuaia 22: Faro leads by 13 points.
Affordability. Faro 60, Ushuaia 42: Faro leads by 18 points.
Live music & performing arts. Faro 30, Ushuaia 10: Faro leads by 20 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Faro 33, Ushuaia 26: Faro leads by 7 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Faro and Ushuaia.

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.

Ushuaia
31match

Wins on 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

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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FaroUshuaia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Faro: 1991-2020 normals, Faro / Aeroporto (2.8 km from centre). Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureFaroUshuaia
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 m23 m
Main airportFaro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO)3 km from centre91 non-stop destinationsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureFaroUshuaia
City population64,56082,615
People per km²3193,592
Museums within 10 km25
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.