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The Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière, Lyon
LyonThe Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière
Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains

Photos: Lyon by Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License.

Lyon 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 Lyon for

  • day trips
  • live music and the arts
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Lyon’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. Lyon 12, Ushuaia 3: Lyon leads by 9 points.
Food & drink. Lyon 84, Ushuaia 40: Lyon leads by 44 points.
Culture & sights. Lyon 77, Ushuaia 22: Lyon leads by 55 points.
Nightlife. Lyon 58, Ushuaia 18: Lyon leads by 40 points.
Nature & outdoors. Lyon 64, Ushuaia 88: Ushuaia leads by 24 points.
Day trips. Lyon 77, Ushuaia 14: Lyon leads by 63 points.
Good for families. Lyon 62, Ushuaia 40: Lyon leads by 22 points.
Getting around. Lyon 77, Ushuaia 45: Lyon leads by 32 points.
Shopping & style. Lyon 58, Ushuaia 22: Lyon leads by 36 points.
Affordability. Lyon and Ushuaia are level on 42.
Live music & performing arts. Lyon 68, Ushuaia 10: Lyon leads by 58 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Lyon 40, Ushuaia 26: Lyon leads by 14 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Lyon and Ushuaia.

Your match

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

Lyon
Best match
60match

Wins on day trips and live music and the arts 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.

Lyon in July

28 °Cdaytime high
17 °Cnight-time low
66 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
15 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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LyonUshuaia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Lyon: 1991-2020 normals, Lyon / Bron (10.6 km from centre). Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLyonUshuaia
Official languageFrenchSpanish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-3
Emergency number112117 or 911
Elevation160 m23 m
Main airportLyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS)20 km from centre141 non-stop destinationsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureLyonUshuaia
City population519,12782,615
People per km²10,8383,592
Museums within 10 km435
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km20

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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). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

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.