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Shitennō-ji temple, Osaka
OsakaShitennō-ji temple
The Iguazu Falls in the green jungle, Puerto Iguazu
Puerto IguazuThe Iguazu Falls in the green jungle

Photos: Osaka by Sarmat Batagov, Pexels License; Puerto Iguazu by Muhammed Ballan, Pexels License.

Osaka 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 Osaka for

  • nightlife
  • day trips
  • food and drink

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

Choose Puerto Iguazu for

  • nature and the outdoors

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. Osaka 34, Puerto Iguazu 5: Osaka leads by 29 points.
Food & drink. Osaka 91, Puerto Iguazu 28: Osaka leads by 63 points.
Culture & sights. Osaka 63, Puerto Iguazu 9: Osaka leads by 54 points.
Nightlife. Osaka 80, Puerto Iguazu 14: Osaka leads by 66 points.
Nature & outdoors. Osaka 58, Puerto Iguazu 95: Puerto Iguazu leads by 37 points.
Day trips. Osaka 97, Puerto Iguazu 33: Osaka leads by 64 points.
Good for families. Osaka 88, Puerto Iguazu 55: Osaka leads by 33 points.
Getting around. Osaka 90, Puerto Iguazu 54: Osaka leads by 36 points.
Shopping & style. Osaka 80, Puerto Iguazu 17: Osaka leads by 63 points.
Affordability. Osaka 60, Puerto Iguazu 48: Osaka leads by 12 points.
Live music & performing arts. Osaka 66, Puerto Iguazu 7: Osaka leads by 59 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Osaka 66, Puerto Iguazu 34: Osaka leads by 32 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Osaka and Puerto Iguazu.

Your match

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

Osaka
Best match
73match

Wins on nightlife and day trips with your weighting.

Puerto Iguazu
33match

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.

Osaka in July

32 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
175 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Puerto Iguazu in July

22 °Cdaytime high
11 °Cnight-time low
103 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
No seasea
11 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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OsakaPuerto Iguazu

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Osaka: 1991-2020 normals, Osaka (1.8 km from centre). Puerto Iguazu: 1991-2020 normals, Iguazu Aerodrome (17.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureOsakaPuerto Iguazu
Official languageJapaneseSpanish
CurrencyYen (JPY)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the regionCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC+9UTC-3
Emergency numberPolice 110, fire 119117 or 911
Elevation20 m162 m
Main airportKansai International Airport (KIX)38 km from centre62 non-stop destinationsCataratas Del Iguazú International Airport (IGR)18 km from centre8 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureOsakaPuerto Iguazu
City population2,751,86254,903
People per km²12,340-
Museums within 10 km440
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km61
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 months-

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.