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The skyline and yachts on the canals, Fort Lauderdale
Fort LauderdaleThe skyline and yachts on the canals
The Iguazu Falls in the green jungle, Puerto Iguazu
Puerto IguazuThe Iguazu Falls in the green jungle

Photos: Fort Lauderdale by KeanoManu, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Puerto Iguazu by Muhammed Ballan, Pexels License.

Fort Lauderdale 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 Fort Lauderdale for

  • beaches
  • nightlife
  • shopping

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

Choose Puerto Iguazu for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • getting around
  • prices

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. Fort Lauderdale 88, Puerto Iguazu 5: Fort Lauderdale leads by 83 points.
Food & drink. Fort Lauderdale 47, Puerto Iguazu 28: Fort Lauderdale leads by 19 points.
Culture & sights. Fort Lauderdale 28, Puerto Iguazu 9: Fort Lauderdale leads by 19 points.
Nightlife. Fort Lauderdale 52, Puerto Iguazu 14: Fort Lauderdale leads by 38 points.
Nature & outdoors. Fort Lauderdale 62, Puerto Iguazu 95: Puerto Iguazu leads by 33 points.
Day trips. Fort Lauderdale 58, Puerto Iguazu 33: Fort Lauderdale leads by 25 points.
Good for families. Fort Lauderdale 66, Puerto Iguazu 55: Fort Lauderdale leads by 11 points.
Getting around. Fort Lauderdale 32, Puerto Iguazu 54: Puerto Iguazu leads by 22 points.
Shopping & style. Fort Lauderdale 52, Puerto Iguazu 17: Fort Lauderdale leads by 35 points.
Affordability. Fort Lauderdale 32, Puerto Iguazu 48: Puerto Iguazu leads by 16 points.
Live music & performing arts. Fort Lauderdale 42, Puerto Iguazu 7: Fort Lauderdale leads by 35 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Fort Lauderdale 40, Puerto Iguazu 34: Fort Lauderdale leads by 6 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Fort Lauderdale and Puerto Iguazu.

Your match

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

Fort Lauderdale
Best match
50match

Wins on beaches and nightlife with your weighting.

Puerto Iguazu
33match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and getting around with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Fort Lauderdale in July

32 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
166 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
29 °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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Fort LauderdalePuerto Iguazu

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Fort Lauderdale: 1991-2020 normals, Fort Lauderdale (7.1 km from centre). Puerto Iguazu: 1991-2020 normals, Iguazu Aerodrome (17.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureFort LauderdalePuerto Iguazu
Official language-Spanish
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC-5, UTC-4 in summerUTC-3
Emergency number911117 or 911
Elevation11 m162 m
Main airportFort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (FLL)7 km from centre136 non-stop destinationsCataratas Del Iguazú International Airport (IGR)18 km from centre8 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureFort LauderdalePuerto Iguazu
City population182,76054,903
People per km²1,829-
Museums within 10 km60
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.