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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
Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains

Photos: Mendoza by David, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License.

Mendoza or Ushuaia?

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

  • day trips
  • wellness
  • food and drink

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

Choose Ushuaia for

  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Ushuaia’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, Ushuaia 3: Mendoza leads by 3 points.
Food & drink. Mendoza 68, Ushuaia 40: Mendoza leads by 28 points.
Culture & sights. Mendoza 30, Ushuaia 22: Mendoza leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Mendoza 40, Ushuaia 18: Mendoza leads by 22 points.
Nature & outdoors. Mendoza 83, Ushuaia 88: Ushuaia leads by 5 points.
Day trips. Mendoza 52, Ushuaia 14: Mendoza leads by 38 points.
Good for families. Mendoza 42, Ushuaia 40: Mendoza leads by 2 points.
Getting around. Mendoza 48, Ushuaia 45: Mendoza leads by 3 points.
Shopping & style. Mendoza 33, Ushuaia 22: Mendoza leads by 11 points.
Affordability. Mendoza 56, Ushuaia 42: Mendoza leads by 14 points.
Live music & performing arts. Mendoza 33, Ushuaia 10: Mendoza leads by 23 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Mendoza 55, Ushuaia 26: Mendoza leads by 29 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Mendoza and Ushuaia.

Your match

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

Mendoza
Best match
46match

Wins on day trips and wellness with your weighting.

Ushuaia
31match

Wins on 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
10 hdaylight a day

Ushuaia in July

4 °Cdaytime high
0 °Cnight-time low
36 mmrain in the month
2 hsunshine a day
8 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MendozaUshuaia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Mendoza: 1991-2020 normals, Mendoza Aerodrome (8.5 km from centre). Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMendozaUshuaia
Official languageSpanishSpanish
CurrencyArgentine Peso (ARS)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsCI220 V, 50 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC-3UTC-3
Emergency number117 or 911117 or 911
Elevation769 m23 m
Main airportGovernor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ)8 km from centre5 non-stop destinationsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureMendozaUshuaia
City population127,16082,615
People per km²2,3553,592
Museums within 10 km15
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00

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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.