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The Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower, Nairobi
NairobiThe Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower
The Iguazu Falls in the green jungle, Puerto Iguazu
Puerto IguazuThe Iguazu Falls in the green jungle

Photos: Nairobi by Lmwangi, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Puerto Iguazu by Muhammed Ballan, Pexels License.

Nairobi or Puerto Iguazu?

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 Nairobi for

  • nightlife
  • shopping
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Puerto Iguazu for

  • getting around
  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Puerto Iguazu’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. Nairobi 4, Puerto Iguazu 5: Puerto Iguazu leads by 1 points.
Food & drink. Nairobi 48, Puerto Iguazu 28: Nairobi leads by 20 points.
Culture & sights. Nairobi 35, Puerto Iguazu 9: Nairobi leads by 26 points.
Nightlife. Nairobi 58, Puerto Iguazu 14: Nairobi leads by 44 points.
Nature & outdoors. Nairobi 84, Puerto Iguazu 95: Puerto Iguazu leads by 11 points.
Day trips. Nairobi 28, Puerto Iguazu 33: Puerto Iguazu leads by 5 points.
Good for families. Nairobi and Puerto Iguazu are level on 55.
Getting around. Nairobi 20, Puerto Iguazu 54: Puerto Iguazu leads by 34 points.
Shopping & style. Nairobi 45, Puerto Iguazu 17: Nairobi leads by 28 points.
Affordability. Nairobi 60, Puerto Iguazu 48: Nairobi leads by 12 points.
Live music & performing arts. Nairobi 35, Puerto Iguazu 7: Nairobi leads by 28 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Nairobi 25, Puerto Iguazu 34: Puerto Iguazu leads by 9 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Nairobi and Puerto Iguazu.

Your match

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

Nairobi
Best match
41match

Wins on nightlife and shopping with your weighting.

Puerto Iguazu
33match

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.

Nairobi in July

24 °Cdaytime high
12 °Cnight-time low
11 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
12 hdaylight a day

Puerto Iguazu in July

22 °Cdaytime high
11 °Cnight-time low
103 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
11 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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NairobiPuerto Iguazu

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Nairobi: 1991-2020 normals, Nairobi ACC/FIC/RCC/MET/COM/ (13.3 km from centre). Puerto Iguazu: 1991-2020 normals, Iguazu Aerodrome (17.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureNairobiPuerto Iguazu
Official languageEnglish, SwahiliSpanish
CurrencyKenyan Shilling (KES)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsG240 V, 50 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC+3UTC-3
Emergency numberPolice 112/999, ambulance 112/999, fire 112/999117 or 911
Elevation1,661 m162 m
Main airportJomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)13 km from centre60 non-stop destinationsCataratas Del Iguazú International Airport (IGR)18 km from centre8 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year10 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureNairobiPuerto Iguazu
City population5,545,00054,903
People per km²7,967-
Museums within 10 km40
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01

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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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.