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The Jet d'Eau and a lake boat, Geneva
GenevaThe Jet d'Eau and a lake boat
Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains

Photos: Geneva by Diviosen, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License.

Geneva 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 Geneva for

  • day trips
  • live music and the arts
  • shopping

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

Choose Ushuaia for

  • prices
  • 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. Geneva 45, Ushuaia 3: Geneva leads by 42 points.
Food & drink. Geneva 55, Ushuaia 40: Geneva leads by 15 points.
Culture & sights. Geneva 58, Ushuaia 22: Geneva leads by 36 points.
Nightlife. Geneva 38, Ushuaia 18: Geneva leads by 20 points.
Nature & outdoors. Geneva 82, Ushuaia 88: Ushuaia leads by 6 points.
Day trips. Geneva 80, Ushuaia 14: Geneva leads by 66 points.
Good for families. Geneva 57, Ushuaia 40: Geneva leads by 17 points.
Getting around. Geneva 86, Ushuaia 45: Geneva leads by 41 points.
Shopping & style. Geneva 68, Ushuaia 22: Geneva leads by 46 points.
Affordability. Geneva 5, Ushuaia 42: Ushuaia leads by 37 points.
Live music & performing arts. Geneva 60, Ushuaia 10: Geneva leads by 50 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Geneva 55, Ushuaia 26: Geneva leads by 29 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Geneva and Ushuaia.

Your match

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

Geneva
Best match
57match

Wins on day trips and live music and the arts with your weighting.

Ushuaia
31match

Wins on prices 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.

Geneva in July

27 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
77 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Ushuaia in July

4 °Cdaytime high
0 °Cnight-time low
36 mmrain in the month
2 hsunshine a day
8 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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GenevaUshuaia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Geneva: 1991-2020 normals, Geneve-Cointrin (5.7 km from centre). Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureGenevaUshuaia
Official languageFrench, German, Italian, RomanshSpanish
CurrencySwiss Franc (CHF)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsCJ230 V, 50 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-3
Emergency number112117 or 911
Elevation403 m23 m
Main airportGeneva International Airport (GVA)5 km from centre150 non-stop destinationsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year9 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureGenevaUshuaia
City population211,15282,615
People per km²13,2803,592
Museums within 10 km345
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km20

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Sources

Ground elevations sampled from the Mapzen terrain tiles via OpenTopoData, merging SRTM, ASTER, NED, EU-DEM and national 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. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.