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A skier in powder among snow-covered firs at Marmot Basin, Jasper
JasperA skier in powder among snow-covered firs at Marmot Basin
The Iguazu Falls in the green jungle, Puerto Iguazu
Puerto IguazuThe Iguazu Falls in the green jungle

Photos: Jasper by Marmot Basin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Puerto Iguazu by Muhammed Ballan, Pexels License.

Jasper 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 Jasper for

  • beaches
  • wellness
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Puerto Iguazu for

  • getting around
  • prices
  • day trips

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. Jasper 25, Puerto Iguazu 5: Jasper leads by 20 points.
Food & drink. Jasper 22, Puerto Iguazu 28: Puerto Iguazu leads by 6 points.
Culture & sights. Jasper 10, Puerto Iguazu 9: Jasper leads by 1 points.
Nightlife. Jasper and Puerto Iguazu are level on 14.
Nature & outdoors. Jasper and Puerto Iguazu are level on 95.
Day trips. Jasper 8, Puerto Iguazu 33: Puerto Iguazu leads by 25 points.
Good for families. Jasper 42, Puerto Iguazu 55: Puerto Iguazu leads by 13 points.
Getting around. Jasper 18, Puerto Iguazu 54: Puerto Iguazu leads by 36 points.
Shopping & style. Jasper 12, Puerto Iguazu 17: Puerto Iguazu leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Jasper 20, Puerto Iguazu 48: Puerto Iguazu leads by 28 points.
Live music & performing arts. Jasper and Puerto Iguazu are level on 7.
Wellness & relaxation. Jasper 46, Puerto Iguazu 34: Jasper leads by 12 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Jasper and Puerto Iguazu.

Your match

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

Jasper
27match

Wins on beaches and wellness with your weighting.

Puerto Iguazu
Best match
33match

Wins on getting around and prices with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Jasper in July

24 °Cdaytime high
7 °Cnight-time low
50 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Puerto Iguazu in July

22 °Cdaytime high
11 °Cnight-time low
103 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
11 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

-10°0°10°20°30°40°JFMAMJJASOND

Rainfall in the month, mm

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JasperPuerto Iguazu

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Jasper: 1991-2020 normals, Jasper Warden (7.2 km from centre). Puerto Iguazu: 1991-2020 normals, Iguazu Aerodrome (17.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureJasperPuerto Iguazu
Official languageFrench, EnglishSpanish
CurrencyCanadian Dollar (CAD)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC-7, UTC-6 in summerUTC-3
Emergency number911117 or 911
Elevation1,060 m162 m
Main airportEdmonton International Airport (YEG)304 km from centre52 non-stop destinationsCataratas Del Iguazú International Airport (IGR)18 km from centre8 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureJasperPuerto Iguazu
City population4,73854,903
People per km²5-
Museums within 10 km10
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01

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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. 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 2026-11-02. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.