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The cathedral from the gardens, Malaga
MalagaThe cathedral from the gardens
Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains

Photos: Malaga by Holger Uwe Schmitt, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License.

Malaga 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 Malaga for

  • beaches
  • day trips
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Malaga’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. Malaga 77, Ushuaia 3: Malaga leads by 74 points.
Food & drink. Malaga 68, Ushuaia 40: Malaga leads by 28 points.
Culture & sights. Malaga 65, Ushuaia 22: Malaga leads by 43 points.
Nightlife. Malaga 62, Ushuaia 18: Malaga leads by 44 points.
Nature & outdoors. Malaga 73, Ushuaia 88: Ushuaia leads by 15 points.
Day trips. Malaga 87, Ushuaia 14: Malaga leads by 73 points.
Good for families. Malaga 70, Ushuaia 40: Malaga leads by 30 points.
Getting around. Malaga 70, Ushuaia 45: Malaga leads by 25 points.
Shopping & style. Malaga 55, Ushuaia 22: Malaga leads by 33 points.
Affordability. Malaga 55, Ushuaia 42: Malaga leads by 13 points.
Live music & performing arts. Malaga 45, Ushuaia 10: Malaga leads by 35 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Malaga 42, Ushuaia 26: Malaga leads by 16 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Malaga and Ushuaia.

Your match

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

Malaga
Best match
64match

Wins on beaches and day trips 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.

Malaga in July

31 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
22 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Ushuaia in July

4 °Cdaytime high
0 °Cnight-time low
36 mmrain in the month
2 hsunshine a day
No seasea
8 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MalagaUshuaia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Malaga: 1991-2020 normals, Malaga / Aeropuerto (8.2 km from centre). Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMalagaUshuaia
Official languageSpanishSpanish
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
Elevation18 m23 m
Main airportMálaga-Costa del Sol Airport (AGP)8 km from centre166 non-stop destinationsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureMalagaUshuaia
City population599,06382,615
People per km²1,5173,592
Museums within 10 km325
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °C3 months-

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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.