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Ferries off the Kordon promenade, Izmir
IzmirFerries off the Kordon promenade
Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains

Photos: Izmir by Toygar Par, Pexels License; Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License.

Izmir 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 Izmir for

  • day trips
  • beaches
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Izmir’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. Izmir 62, Ushuaia 3: Izmir leads by 59 points.
Food & drink. Izmir 72, Ushuaia 40: Izmir leads by 32 points.
Culture & sights. Izmir 55, Ushuaia 22: Izmir leads by 33 points.
Nightlife. Izmir 60, Ushuaia 18: Izmir leads by 42 points.
Nature & outdoors. Izmir 66, Ushuaia 88: Ushuaia leads by 22 points.
Day trips. Izmir 86, Ushuaia 14: Izmir leads by 72 points.
Good for families. Izmir 55, Ushuaia 40: Izmir leads by 15 points.
Getting around. Izmir 63, Ushuaia 45: Izmir leads by 18 points.
Shopping & style. Izmir 55, Ushuaia 22: Izmir leads by 33 points.
Affordability. Izmir 66, Ushuaia 42: Izmir leads by 24 points.
Live music & performing arts. Izmir 48, Ushuaia 10: Izmir leads by 38 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Izmir 57, Ushuaia 26: Izmir leads by 31 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Izmir and Ushuaia.

Your match

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

Izmir
Best match
62match

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.

Izmir in July

34 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
13 hsunshine a day
23 °Csea
15 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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IzmirUshuaia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Izmir: 1991-2020 normals, Izmir (3.4 km from centre). Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureIzmirUshuaia
Official languageTurkishSpanish
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+3UTC-3
Emergency number112117 or 911
Elevation2 m23 m
Main airportAdnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)13 km from centre120 non-stop destinationsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureIzmirUshuaia
City population4,493,24282,615
People per km²4,7603,592
Museums within 10 km295
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 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). 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.