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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
Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains

Photos: Jasper by Marmot Basin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License.

Jasper 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 Jasper for

  • beaches
  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Ushuaia for

  • getting around
  • prices
  • food and drink

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. Jasper 25, Ushuaia 3: Jasper leads by 22 points.
Food & drink. Jasper 22, Ushuaia 40: Ushuaia leads by 18 points.
Culture & sights. Jasper 10, Ushuaia 22: Ushuaia leads by 12 points.
Nightlife. Jasper 14, Ushuaia 18: Ushuaia leads by 4 points.
Nature & outdoors. Jasper 95, Ushuaia 88: Jasper leads by 7 points.
Day trips. Jasper 8, Ushuaia 14: Ushuaia leads by 6 points.
Good for families. Jasper 42, Ushuaia 40: Jasper leads by 2 points.
Getting around. Jasper 18, Ushuaia 45: Ushuaia leads by 27 points.
Shopping & style. Jasper 12, Ushuaia 22: Ushuaia leads by 10 points.
Affordability. Jasper 20, Ushuaia 42: Ushuaia leads by 22 points.
Live music & performing arts. Jasper 7, Ushuaia 10: Ushuaia leads by 3 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Jasper 46, Ushuaia 26: Jasper leads by 20 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Jasper and Ushuaia.

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.

Ushuaia
Best match
31match

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

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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JasperUshuaia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Jasper: 1991-2020 normals, Jasper Warden (7.2 km from centre). Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureJasperUshuaia
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 m23 m
Main airportEdmonton International Airport (YEG)304 km from centre52 non-stop destinationsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureJasperUshuaia
City population4,73882,615
People per km²53,592
Museums within 10 km15
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00

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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.