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The Teatro Amazonas, Manaus
ManausThe Teatro Amazonas
Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains

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

Manaus 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 Manaus for

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

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

Choose Ushuaia for

  • getting around
  • wellness
  • families

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. Manaus 38, Ushuaia 3: Manaus leads by 35 points.
Food & drink. Manaus 56, Ushuaia 40: Manaus leads by 16 points.
Culture & sights. Manaus 46, Ushuaia 22: Manaus leads by 24 points.
Nightlife. Manaus 42, Ushuaia 18: Manaus leads by 24 points.
Nature & outdoors. Manaus 86, Ushuaia 88: Ushuaia leads by 2 points.
Day trips. Manaus 12, Ushuaia 14: Ushuaia leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Manaus 35, Ushuaia 40: Ushuaia leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Manaus 27, Ushuaia 45: Ushuaia leads by 18 points.
Shopping & style. Manaus 36, Ushuaia 22: Manaus leads by 14 points.
Affordability. Manaus 63, Ushuaia 42: Manaus leads by 21 points.
Live music & performing arts. Manaus 54, Ushuaia 10: Manaus leads by 44 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Manaus 20, Ushuaia 26: Ushuaia leads by 6 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Manaus and Ushuaia.

Your match

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

Manaus
Best match
43match

Wins on live music and the arts and beaches with your weighting.

Ushuaia
31match

Wins on getting around and wellness with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Manaus in July

33 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
74 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
12 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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ManausUshuaia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Manaus: 1991-2020 normals, Manaus (1.7 km from centre). Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureManausUshuaia
Official languagePortugueseSpanish
CurrencyBrazilian Real (BRL)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsCN60 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC-4UTC-3
Emergency numberPolice 190, ambulance 192, fire 193117 or 911
Elevation92 m23 m
Main airportEduardo Gomes International Airport (MAO)9 km from centre21 non-stop destinationsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureManausUshuaia
City population2,303,73282,615
People per km²2023,592
Museums within 10 km135
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10

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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.