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Sint Servaasbrug over the Maas, Maastricht
MaastrichtSint Servaasbrug over the Maas
Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains

Photos: Maastricht by Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License.

Maastricht 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 Maastricht for

  • day trips
  • culture and sights
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Maastricht’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. Maastricht 8, Ushuaia 3: Maastricht leads by 5 points.
Food & drink. Maastricht 58, Ushuaia 40: Maastricht leads by 18 points.
Culture & sights. Maastricht 60, Ushuaia 22: Maastricht leads by 38 points.
Nightlife. Maastricht 42, Ushuaia 18: Maastricht leads by 24 points.
Nature & outdoors. Maastricht 58, Ushuaia 88: Ushuaia leads by 30 points.
Day trips. Maastricht 77, Ushuaia 14: Maastricht leads by 63 points.
Good for families. Maastricht 55, Ushuaia 40: Maastricht leads by 15 points.
Getting around. Maastricht 74, Ushuaia 45: Maastricht leads by 29 points.
Shopping & style. Maastricht 60, Ushuaia 22: Maastricht leads by 38 points.
Affordability. Maastricht 38, Ushuaia 42: Ushuaia leads by 4 points.
Live music & performing arts. Maastricht 40, Ushuaia 10: Maastricht leads by 30 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Maastricht 52, Ushuaia 26: Maastricht leads by 26 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Maastricht and Ushuaia.

Your match

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

Maastricht
Best match
52match

Wins on day trips and culture and sights 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.

Maastricht in July

24 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
73 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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MaastrichtUshuaia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Maastricht: 1991-2020 normals, Maastricht Airport Zuid Limburg (10 km from centre). Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMaastrichtUshuaia
Official languageDutchSpanish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-3
Emergency number112117 or 911
Elevation49 m23 m
Main airportMaastricht Aachen Airport (MST)9 km from centre5 non-stop destinationsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureMaastrichtUshuaia
City population120,22782,615
People per km²2,0003,592
Museums within 10 km215
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km50

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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.