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Cinderella Castle, Magic Kingdom, Orlando
OrlandoCinderella Castle, Magic Kingdom
Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains

Photos: Orlando by Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License.

Orlando 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 Orlando for

  • families
  • day trips
  • beaches

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

Choose Ushuaia for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • getting around
  • prices

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. Orlando 42, Ushuaia 3: Orlando leads by 39 points.
Food & drink. Orlando 48, Ushuaia 40: Orlando leads by 8 points.
Culture & sights. Orlando and Ushuaia are level on 22.
Nightlife. Orlando 40, Ushuaia 18: Orlando leads by 22 points.
Nature & outdoors. Orlando 46, Ushuaia 88: Ushuaia leads by 42 points.
Day trips. Orlando 58, Ushuaia 14: Orlando leads by 44 points.
Good for families. Orlando 98, Ushuaia 40: Orlando leads by 58 points.
Getting around. Orlando 8, Ushuaia 45: Ushuaia leads by 37 points.
Shopping & style. Orlando 58, Ushuaia 22: Orlando leads by 36 points.
Affordability. Orlando 36, Ushuaia 42: Ushuaia leads by 6 points.
Live music & performing arts. Orlando 40, Ushuaia 10: Orlando leads by 30 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Orlando 32, Ushuaia 26: Orlando leads by 6 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Orlando and Ushuaia.

Your match

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

Orlando
Best match
44match

Wins on families and day trips with your weighting.

Ushuaia
31match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and getting around with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Orlando in July

33 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
189 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
14 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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OrlandoUshuaia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Orlando: 1991-2020 normals, Orlando Airport (14.2 km from centre). Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureOrlandoUshuaia
Official language-Spanish
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC-5, UTC-4 in summerUTC-3
Emergency number911117 or 911
Elevation34 m23 m
Main airportOrlando International Airport (MCO)14 km from centre169 non-stop destinationsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureOrlandoUshuaia
City population334,85482,615
People per km²1,0863,592
Museums within 10 km115
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). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.

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.