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Big Ben and Westminster Bridge, London
LondonBig Ben and Westminster Bridge
The Iguazu Falls in the green jungle, Puerto Iguazu
Puerto IguazuThe Iguazu Falls in the green jungle

Photos: London by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Puerto Iguazu by Muhammed Ballan, Pexels License.

London 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 London for

  • live music and the arts
  • culture and sights
  • shopping

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

Choose Puerto Iguazu for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • prices

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. London 25, Puerto Iguazu 5: London leads by 20 points.
Food & drink. London 84, Puerto Iguazu 28: London leads by 56 points.
Culture & sights. London 94, Puerto Iguazu 9: London leads by 85 points.
Nightlife. London 88, Puerto Iguazu 14: London leads by 74 points.
Nature & outdoors. London 57, Puerto Iguazu 95: Puerto Iguazu leads by 38 points.
Day trips. London 90, Puerto Iguazu 33: London leads by 57 points.
Good for families. London 82, Puerto Iguazu 55: London leads by 27 points.
Getting around. London 85, Puerto Iguazu 54: London leads by 31 points.
Shopping & style. London 95, Puerto Iguazu 17: London leads by 78 points.
Affordability. London 15, Puerto Iguazu 48: Puerto Iguazu leads by 33 points.
Live music & performing arts. London 98, Puerto Iguazu 7: London leads by 91 points.
Wellness & relaxation. London 40, Puerto Iguazu 34: London leads by 6 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: London and Puerto Iguazu.

Your match

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

London
Best match
71match

Wins on live music and the arts and culture and sights with your weighting.

Puerto Iguazu
33match

Wins on nature and the outdoors 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.

London in July

23 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
46 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine 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

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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LondonPuerto Iguazu

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. London: 1992-2020 (sunshine 1991-2020, rainfall 1991-2020) normals, London Weather Centre (1.3 km from centre). Puerto Iguazu: 1991-2020 normals, Iguazu Aerodrome (17.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLondonPuerto Iguazu
Official languageEnglishSpanish
CurrencyPound Sterling (GBP)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsG230 V, 50 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC, UTC+1 in summerUTC-3
Emergency number112 or 999117 or 911
Elevation4 m162 m
Main airportLondon Heathrow Airport (LHR)23 km from centre224 non-stop destinationsCataratas Del Iguazú International Airport (IGR)18 km from centre8 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year8 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureLondonPuerto Iguazu
City population8,799,72854,903
People per km²5,598-
Museums within 10 km2160
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km41

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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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.