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Praia Mole in Florianopolis, Florianopolis
FlorianopolisPraia Mole in Florianopolis
Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains

Photos: Florianopolis by Papa Pic, CC0; Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License.

Florianopolis 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 Florianopolis for

  • beaches
  • nightlife
  • day trips

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

Choose Ushuaia for

  • getting around
  • 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. Florianopolis 85, Ushuaia 3: Florianopolis leads by 82 points.
Food & drink. Florianopolis 58, Ushuaia 40: Florianopolis leads by 18 points.
Culture & sights. Florianopolis 33, Ushuaia 22: Florianopolis leads by 11 points.
Nightlife. Florianopolis 60, Ushuaia 18: Florianopolis leads by 42 points.
Nature & outdoors. Florianopolis 78, Ushuaia 88: Ushuaia leads by 10 points.
Day trips. Florianopolis 50, Ushuaia 14: Florianopolis leads by 36 points.
Good for families. Florianopolis 60, Ushuaia 40: Florianopolis leads by 20 points.
Getting around. Florianopolis 28, Ushuaia 45: Ushuaia leads by 17 points.
Shopping & style. Florianopolis 33, Ushuaia 22: Florianopolis leads by 11 points.
Affordability. Florianopolis 60, Ushuaia 42: Florianopolis leads by 18 points.
Live music & performing arts. Florianopolis 28, Ushuaia 10: Florianopolis leads by 18 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Florianopolis 45, Ushuaia 26: Florianopolis leads by 19 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Florianopolis and Ushuaia.

Your match

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

Florianopolis
Best match
52match

Wins on beaches and nightlife with your weighting.

Ushuaia
31match

Wins on getting around 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.

Florianopolis in July

21 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
91 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
18 °Csea
11 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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FlorianopolisUshuaia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Florianopolis: 1991-2020 normals, Florianopolis (1.7 km from centre). Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureFlorianopolisUshuaia
Official languagePortugueseSpanish
CurrencyBrazilian Real (BRL)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsCN60 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC-3UTC-3
Emergency numberPolice 190, ambulance 192, fire 193117 or 911
Elevation3 m23 m
Main airportHercílio Luz International Airport (FLN)9 km from centre21 non-stop destinationsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureFlorianopolisUshuaia
City population587,48682,615
People per km²8703,592
Museums within 10 km115
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C7 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). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.

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.