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Vine rows before the snow-capped Andes in the Uco Valley, Mendoza
MendozaVine rows before the snow-capped Andes in the Uco Valley
The Silver Pagoda, Phnom Penh
Phnom PenhThe Silver Pagoda

Photos: Mendoza by David, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Phnom Penh by Francisco Anzola, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Mendoza or Phnom Penh?

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 Mendoza for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • day trips
  • getting around

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

Choose Phnom Penh for

  • culture and sights
  • prices
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Phnom Penh’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. Mendoza and Phnom Penh are level on 6.
Food & drink. Mendoza 68, Phnom Penh 62: Mendoza leads by 6 points.
Culture & sights. Mendoza 30, Phnom Penh 62: Phnom Penh leads by 32 points.
Nightlife. Mendoza 40, Phnom Penh 58: Phnom Penh leads by 18 points.
Nature & outdoors. Mendoza 83, Phnom Penh 28: Mendoza leads by 55 points.
Day trips. Mendoza 52, Phnom Penh 34: Mendoza leads by 18 points.
Good for families. Mendoza 42, Phnom Penh 32: Mendoza leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Mendoza 48, Phnom Penh 35: Mendoza leads by 13 points.
Shopping & style. Mendoza 33, Phnom Penh 46: Phnom Penh leads by 13 points.
Affordability. Mendoza 56, Phnom Penh 86: Phnom Penh leads by 30 points.
Live music & performing arts. Mendoza 33, Phnom Penh 32: Mendoza leads by 1 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Mendoza 55, Phnom Penh 50: Mendoza leads by 5 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Mendoza and Phnom Penh.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Mendoza
46match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and day trips with your weighting.

Phnom Penh
44match

Wins on culture and sights 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.

Mendoza in July

15 °Cdaytime high
2 °Cnight-time low
5 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
10 hdaylight a day

Phnom Penh in July

33 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
168 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MendozaPhnom Penh

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Mendoza: 1991-2020 normals, Mendoza Aerodrome (8.5 km from centre). Phnom Penh: 1991-2020 normals, Phnom-Penh / Pochentong (8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMendozaPhnom Penh
Official languageSpanishKhmer
CurrencyArgentine Peso (ARS)Riel (KHR)
SocketsCI220 V, 50 HzACG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC-3UTC+7
Emergency number117 or 911Police 117, ambulance 119, fire 118
Elevation769 m11 m
Main airportGovernor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ)8 km from centre5 non-stop destinationsTecho International Airport (KTI)23 km from centre41 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days21 days

By the numbers

MeasureMendozaPhnom Penh
City population127,1602,129,371
People per km²2,3553,138
Museums within 10 km13
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01

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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). 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.