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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 Arctic Cathedral, Tromso
TromsoThe Arctic Cathedral

Photos: Mendoza by David, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Tromso by Moyan Brenn, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Mendoza or Tromso?

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
  • day trips
  • food and drink

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

Choose Tromso for

  • getting around
  • nature and the outdoors
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Tromso’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, Tromso 8: Tromso leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Mendoza 68, Tromso 36: Mendoza leads by 32 points.
Culture & sights. Mendoza 30, Tromso 27: Mendoza leads by 3 points.
Nightlife. Mendoza 40, Tromso 38: Mendoza leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Mendoza 83, Tromso 92: Tromso leads by 9 points.
Day trips. Mendoza 52, Tromso 14: Mendoza leads by 38 points.
Good for families. Mendoza 42, Tromso 45: Tromso leads by 3 points.
Getting around. Mendoza 48, Tromso 60: Tromso leads by 12 points.
Shopping & style. Mendoza 33, Tromso 15: Mendoza leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Mendoza 56, Tromso 11: Mendoza leads by 45 points.
Live music & performing arts. Mendoza 33, Tromso 32: Mendoza leads by 1 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Mendoza 55, Tromso 38: Mendoza leads by 17 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Mendoza and Tromso.

Your match

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

Mendoza
Best match
46match

Wins on prices and day trips with your weighting.

Tromso
35match

Wins on getting around and nature and the outdoors 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

Tromso in July

16 °Cdaytime high
9 °Cnight-time low
73 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
10 °Csea
24 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MendozaTromso

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Mendoza: 1991-2020 normals, Mendoza Aerodrome (8.5 km from centre). Tromso: 1991-2020 normals, Tromso (0.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMendozaTromso
Official languageSpanishNorwegian, Nynorsk, Bokmål, Sámi
CurrencyArgentine Peso (ARS)Norwegian Krone (NOK)
SocketsCI220 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC-3UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number117 or 911Police 112, ambulance 113, fire 110
Elevation769 m20 m
Main airportGovernor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ)8 km from centre5 non-stop destinationsTromsø Airport (TOS)4 km from centre49 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureMendozaTromso
City population127,16079,943
People per km²2,35532
Museums within 10 km18
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. 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.