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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 old Hokkaido Government Office and its flower beds, Sapporo
SapporoThe old Hokkaido Government Office and its flower beds

Photos: Mendoza by David, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Sapporo by Feri88, CC BY 3.0, cropped.

Mendoza or Sapporo?

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

Mendoza does not lead in any category we score.

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

Choose Sapporo for

  • getting around
  • families
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Sapporo’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, Sapporo 28: Sapporo leads by 22 points.
Food & drink. Mendoza 68, Sapporo 80: Sapporo leads by 12 points.
Culture & sights. Mendoza 30, Sapporo 40: Sapporo leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Mendoza 40, Sapporo 62: Sapporo leads by 22 points.
Nature & outdoors. Mendoza 83, Sapporo 86: Sapporo leads by 3 points.
Day trips. Mendoza 52, Sapporo 64: Sapporo leads by 12 points.
Good for families. Mendoza 42, Sapporo 72: Sapporo leads by 30 points.
Getting around. Mendoza 48, Sapporo 80: Sapporo leads by 32 points.
Shopping & style. Mendoza 33, Sapporo 58: Sapporo leads by 25 points.
Affordability. Mendoza 56, Sapporo 60: Sapporo leads by 4 points.
Live music & performing arts. Mendoza 33, Sapporo 44: Sapporo leads by 11 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Mendoza 55, Sapporo 80: Sapporo leads by 25 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Mendoza and Sapporo.

Your match

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

Mendoza
46match

Has no clear advantage with the weighting you have chosen.

Sapporo
Best match
63match

Wins on getting around 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

Sapporo in July

25 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
91 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
19 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Mendoza: 1991-2020 normals, Mendoza Aerodrome (8.5 km from centre). Sapporo: 1991-2020 normals, Sapporo (2.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMendozaSapporo
Official languageSpanishJapanese
CurrencyArgentine Peso (ARS)Yen (JPY)
SocketsCI220 V, 50 HzAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the region
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC-3UTC+9
Emergency number117 or 911Police 110, fire 119
Elevation769 m5 m
Main airportGovernor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ)8 km from centre5 non-stop destinationsNew Chitose Airport (CTS)42 km from centre42 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureMendozaSapporo
City population127,1601,959,313
People per km²2,3551,747
Museums within 10 km133
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C-1 month

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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. 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.