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The Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower, Nairobi
NairobiThe Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower
Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains

Photos: Nairobi by Lmwangi, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License.

Nairobi 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 Nairobi for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • shopping

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

Choose Ushuaia for

  • getting around
  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness

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. Nairobi 4, Ushuaia 3: Nairobi leads by 1 points.
Food & drink. Nairobi 48, Ushuaia 40: Nairobi leads by 8 points.
Culture & sights. Nairobi 35, Ushuaia 22: Nairobi leads by 13 points.
Nightlife. Nairobi 58, Ushuaia 18: Nairobi leads by 40 points.
Nature & outdoors. Nairobi 84, Ushuaia 88: Ushuaia leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Nairobi 28, Ushuaia 14: Nairobi leads by 14 points.
Good for families. Nairobi 55, Ushuaia 40: Nairobi leads by 15 points.
Getting around. Nairobi 20, Ushuaia 45: Ushuaia leads by 25 points.
Shopping & style. Nairobi 45, Ushuaia 22: Nairobi leads by 23 points.
Affordability. Nairobi 60, Ushuaia 42: Nairobi leads by 18 points.
Live music & performing arts. Nairobi 35, Ushuaia 10: Nairobi leads by 25 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Nairobi 25, Ushuaia 26: Ushuaia leads by 1 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Nairobi and Ushuaia.

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 live music and the arts with your weighting.

Ushuaia
31match

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

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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NairobiUshuaia

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). Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureNairobiUshuaia
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 m23 m
Main airportJomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)13 km from centre60 non-stop destinationsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year10 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureNairobiUshuaia
City population5,545,00082,615
People per km²7,9673,592
Museums within 10 km45
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.