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The Casino de Monte-Carlo, Monaco
MonacoThe Casino de Monte-Carlo
Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains

Photos: Monaco by otterboris, CC BY 3.0, cropped; Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License.

Monaco 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 Monaco for

  • day trips
  • beaches
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Ushuaia for

  • prices
  • 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. Monaco 68, Ushuaia 3: Monaco leads by 65 points.
Food & drink. Monaco 57, Ushuaia 40: Monaco leads by 17 points.
Culture & sights. Monaco 55, Ushuaia 22: Monaco leads by 33 points.
Nightlife. Monaco 48, Ushuaia 18: Monaco leads by 30 points.
Nature & outdoors. Monaco 70, Ushuaia 88: Ushuaia leads by 18 points.
Day trips. Monaco 84, Ushuaia 14: Monaco leads by 70 points.
Good for families. Monaco 60, Ushuaia 40: Monaco leads by 20 points.
Getting around. Monaco 78, Ushuaia 45: Monaco leads by 33 points.
Shopping & style. Monaco 52, Ushuaia 22: Monaco leads by 30 points.
Affordability. Monaco 3, Ushuaia 42: Ushuaia leads by 39 points.
Live music & performing arts. Monaco 63, Ushuaia 10: Monaco leads by 53 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Monaco 55, Ushuaia 26: Monaco leads by 29 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Monaco and Ushuaia.

Your match

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

Monaco
Best match
58match

Wins on day trips and beaches with your weighting.

Ushuaia
31match

Wins on prices 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.

Monaco in July

28 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
13 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
24 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Ushuaia in July

4 °Cdaytime high
0 °Cnight-time low
36 mmrain in the month
2 hsunshine a day
No seasea
8 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MonacoUshuaia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Monaco: 1991-2020 normals, Nice (19.9 km from centre). Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMonacoUshuaia
Official languageFrenchSpanish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsCEF230 V, 50 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-3
Emergency number112117 or 911
Elevation68 m23 m
Main airportNice-Côte d'Azur Airport (NCE)18 km from centre130 non-stop destinationsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureMonacoUshuaia
City population38,85782,615
People per km²18,5033,592
Museums within 10 km145
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km20
Swim season, months above 21 °C4 months-

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Sources

Ground elevations sampled from the Mapzen terrain tiles via OpenTopoData, merging SRTM, ASTER, NED, EU-DEM and national 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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). Time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0); clock offsets computed from the IANA time zone database. Price level from World Bank open data (PPP conversion factor for private consumption and official exchange rate), CC BY 4.0. 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.