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Palms on Waikiki Beach, Honolulu
HonoluluPalms on Waikiki Beach
Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains

Photos: Honolulu by Jess Loiterton, Pexels License; Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License.

Honolulu 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 Honolulu for

  • beaches
  • families
  • shopping

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

Choose Ushuaia for

  • prices

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. Honolulu 91, Ushuaia 3: Honolulu leads by 88 points.
Food & drink. Honolulu 70, Ushuaia 40: Honolulu leads by 30 points.
Culture & sights. Honolulu 55, Ushuaia 22: Honolulu leads by 33 points.
Nightlife. Honolulu 45, Ushuaia 18: Honolulu leads by 27 points.
Nature & outdoors. Honolulu and Ushuaia are level on 88.
Day trips. Honolulu 38, Ushuaia 14: Honolulu leads by 24 points.
Good for families. Honolulu 80, Ushuaia 40: Honolulu leads by 40 points.
Getting around. Honolulu 52, Ushuaia 45: Honolulu leads by 7 points.
Shopping & style. Honolulu 60, Ushuaia 22: Honolulu leads by 38 points.
Affordability. Honolulu 15, Ushuaia 42: Ushuaia leads by 27 points.
Live music & performing arts. Honolulu 40, Ushuaia 10: Honolulu leads by 30 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Honolulu 50, Ushuaia 26: Honolulu leads by 24 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Honolulu and Ushuaia.

Your match

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

Honolulu
Best match
57match

Wins on beaches and families with your weighting.

Ushuaia
31match

Wins on prices with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Honolulu in July

31 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
13 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
26 °Csea
13 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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HonoluluUshuaia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Honolulu: 1991-2020 normals, Honolulu International Airport (10.1 km from centre). Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHonoluluUshuaia
Official language-Spanish
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC-10UTC-3
Emergency number911117 or 911
Elevation12 m23 m
Main airportDaniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL)7 km from centre56 non-stop destinationsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureHonoluluUshuaia
City population350,96482,615
People per km²1,9813,592
Museums within 10 km125
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.