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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 Space Needle behind Pier 70, Seattle
SeattleThe Space Needle behind Pier 70

Photos: Mendoza by David, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Seattle by Caio, Pexels License.

Mendoza or Seattle?

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
  • wellness
  • food and drink

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

Choose Seattle for

  • live music and the arts
  • beaches
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Seattle’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, Seattle 30: Seattle leads by 24 points.
Food & drink. Mendoza 68, Seattle 66: Mendoza leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Mendoza 30, Seattle 50: Seattle leads by 20 points.
Nightlife. Mendoza 40, Seattle 55: Seattle leads by 15 points.
Nature & outdoors. Mendoza 83, Seattle 87: Seattle leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Mendoza 52, Seattle 55: Seattle leads by 3 points.
Good for families. Mendoza 42, Seattle 64: Seattle leads by 22 points.
Getting around. Mendoza 48, Seattle 60: Seattle leads by 12 points.
Shopping & style. Mendoza 33, Seattle 52: Seattle leads by 19 points.
Affordability. Mendoza 56, Seattle 22: Mendoza leads by 34 points.
Live music & performing arts. Mendoza 33, Seattle 70: Seattle leads by 37 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Mendoza 55, Seattle 40: Mendoza leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Mendoza and Seattle.

Your match

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

Mendoza
46match

Wins on prices and wellness with your weighting.

Seattle
Best match
54match

Wins on live music and the arts and beaches 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

Seattle in July

25 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
15 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
12 °Csea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MendozaSeattle

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Mendoza: 1991-2020 normals, Mendoza Aerodrome (8.5 km from centre). Seattle: 1991-2020 normals, Seattle-Tacoma Airport (17.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMendozaSeattle
Official languageSpanish-
CurrencyArgentine Peso (ARS)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCI220 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC-3UTC-8, UTC-7 in summer
Emergency number117 or 911911
Elevation769 m40 m
Main airportGovernor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ)8 km from centre5 non-stop destinationsSeattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA)18 km from centre135 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureMendozaSeattle
City population127,160737,015
People per km²2,3551,996
Museums within 10 km127
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
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. 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.