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The red five-storey pagoda of Tocho-ji, Fukuoka
FukuokaThe red five-storey pagoda of Tocho-ji
Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains

Photos: Fukuoka by Nick-D, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License.

Fukuoka 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 Fukuoka for

  • day trips
  • beaches
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Fukuoka’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. Fukuoka 50, Ushuaia 3: Fukuoka leads by 47 points.
Food & drink. Fukuoka 82, Ushuaia 40: Fukuoka leads by 42 points.
Culture & sights. Fukuoka 50, Ushuaia 22: Fukuoka leads by 28 points.
Nightlife. Fukuoka 60, Ushuaia 18: Fukuoka leads by 42 points.
Nature & outdoors. Fukuoka 62, Ushuaia 88: Ushuaia leads by 26 points.
Day trips. Fukuoka 84, Ushuaia 14: Fukuoka leads by 70 points.
Good for families. Fukuoka 78, Ushuaia 40: Fukuoka leads by 38 points.
Getting around. Fukuoka 82, Ushuaia 45: Fukuoka leads by 37 points.
Shopping & style. Fukuoka 65, Ushuaia 22: Fukuoka leads by 43 points.
Affordability. Fukuoka 58, Ushuaia 42: Fukuoka leads by 16 points.
Live music & performing arts. Fukuoka 45, Ushuaia 10: Fukuoka leads by 35 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Fukuoka 60, Ushuaia 26: Fukuoka leads by 34 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Fukuoka and Ushuaia.

Your match

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

Fukuoka
Best match
65match

Wins on day trips and beaches 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.

Fukuoka in July

31 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
301 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
24 °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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FukuokaUshuaia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Fukuoka: 1991-2020 normals, Fukuoka (1.9 km from centre). Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureFukuokaUshuaia
Official languageJapaneseSpanish
CurrencyYen (JPY)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the regionCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC+9UTC-3
Emergency numberPolice 110, fire 119117 or 911
Elevation8 m23 m
Main airportFukuoka Airport (FUK)5 km from centre46 non-stop destinationsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureFukuokaUshuaia
City population1,603,04382,615
People per km²4,7153,592
Museums within 10 km235
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km20
Swim season, months above 21 °C4 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.