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Big Ben and Westminster Bridge, London
LondonBig Ben and Westminster Bridge
Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains

Photos: London by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License.

London 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 London for

  • live music and the arts
  • day trips
  • shopping

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

Choose Ushuaia for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • 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. London 25, Ushuaia 3: London leads by 22 points.
Food & drink. London 84, Ushuaia 40: London leads by 44 points.
Culture & sights. London 94, Ushuaia 22: London leads by 72 points.
Nightlife. London 88, Ushuaia 18: London leads by 70 points.
Nature & outdoors. London 57, Ushuaia 88: Ushuaia leads by 31 points.
Day trips. London 90, Ushuaia 14: London leads by 76 points.
Good for families. London 82, Ushuaia 40: London leads by 42 points.
Getting around. London 85, Ushuaia 45: London leads by 40 points.
Shopping & style. London 95, Ushuaia 22: London leads by 73 points.
Affordability. London 15, Ushuaia 42: Ushuaia leads by 27 points.
Live music & performing arts. London 98, Ushuaia 10: London leads by 88 points.
Wellness & relaxation. London 40, Ushuaia 26: London leads by 14 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: London and Ushuaia.

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 day trips with your weighting.

Ushuaia
31match

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

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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LondonUshuaia

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). Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLondonUshuaia
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 m23 m
Main airportLondon Heathrow Airport (LHR)23 km from centre224 non-stop destinationsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year8 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureLondonUshuaia
City population8,799,72882,615
People per km²5,5983,592
Museums within 10 km2165
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km40

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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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.