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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 city from Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavik
ReykjavikThe city from Hallgrímskirkja

Photos: Mendoza by David, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Reykjavik by Atlantic Ambience, Pexels License.

Mendoza or Reykjavik?

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

  • prices
  • food and drink
  • day trips

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

Choose Reykjavik for

  • wellness
  • families
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Reykjavik’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 6, Reykjavik 12: Reykjavik leads by 6 points.
Food & drink. Mendoza 68, Reykjavik 42: Mendoza leads by 26 points.
Culture & sights. Mendoza 30, Reykjavik 25: Mendoza leads by 5 points.
Nightlife. Mendoza 40, Reykjavik 45: Reykjavik leads by 5 points.
Nature & outdoors. Mendoza 83, Reykjavik 92: Reykjavik leads by 9 points.
Day trips. Mendoza 52, Reykjavik 35: Mendoza leads by 17 points.
Good for families. Mendoza 42, Reykjavik 55: Reykjavik leads by 13 points.
Getting around. Mendoza 48, Reykjavik 55: Reykjavik leads by 7 points.
Shopping & style. Mendoza 33, Reykjavik 25: Mendoza leads by 8 points.
Affordability. Mendoza 56, Reykjavik 6: Mendoza leads by 50 points.
Live music & performing arts. Mendoza 33, Reykjavik 45: Reykjavik leads by 12 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Mendoza 55, Reykjavik 88: Reykjavik leads by 33 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Mendoza and Reykjavik.

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 prices and food and drink with your weighting.

Reykjavik
44match

Wins on wellness and families 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
No seasea
10 hdaylight a day

Reykjavik in July

15 °Cdaytime high
9 °Cnight-time low
50 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
11 °Csea
20 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MendozaReykjavik

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Mendoza: 1991-2020 normals, Mendoza Aerodrome (8.5 km from centre). Reykjavik: 1991-2020 normals, Reykjavik (2.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMendozaReykjavik
Official languageSpanishIcelandic
CurrencyArgentine Peso (ARS)Iceland Krona (ISK)
SocketsCI220 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC-3UTC
Emergency number117 or 911112
Elevation769 m8 m
Main airportGovernor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ)8 km from centre5 non-stop destinationsKeflavik International Airport (KEF)37 km from centre88 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureMendozaReykjavik
City population127,160138,772
People per km²2,355569
Museums within 10 km123
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C-None

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.