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The Opera House on the fjord, Oslo
OsloThe Opera House on the fjord
Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains

Photos: Oslo by Beata May, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License.

Oslo 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 Oslo for

  • live music and the arts
  • culture and sights
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Oslo’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. Oslo 36, Ushuaia 3: Oslo leads by 33 points.
Food & drink. Oslo 55, Ushuaia 40: Oslo leads by 15 points.
Culture & sights. Oslo 66, Ushuaia 22: Oslo leads by 44 points.
Nightlife. Oslo 48, Ushuaia 18: Oslo leads by 30 points.
Nature & outdoors. Oslo 82, Ushuaia 88: Ushuaia leads by 6 points.
Day trips. Oslo 52, Ushuaia 14: Oslo leads by 38 points.
Good for families. Oslo 63, Ushuaia 40: Oslo leads by 23 points.
Getting around. Oslo 85, Ushuaia 45: Oslo leads by 40 points.
Shopping & style. Oslo 50, Ushuaia 22: Oslo leads by 28 points.
Affordability. Oslo 14, Ushuaia 42: Ushuaia leads by 28 points.
Live music & performing arts. Oslo 62, Ushuaia 10: Oslo leads by 52 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Oslo 60, Ushuaia 26: Oslo leads by 34 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Oslo and Ushuaia.

Your match

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

Oslo
Best match
56match

Wins on live music and the arts and culture and sights 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.

Oslo in July

23 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
86 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
18 °Csea
18 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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OsloUshuaia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Oslo: 1991-2020 normals, Oslo-Blindern (4.3 km from centre). Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureOsloUshuaia
Official languageNorwegian, Nynorsk, Bokmål, SámiSpanish
CurrencyNorwegian Krone (NOK)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-3
Emergency numberPolice 112, ambulance 113, fire 110117 or 911
Elevation23 m23 m
Main airportOslo-Gardermoen International Airport (OSL)37 km from centre147 non-stop destinationsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureOsloUshuaia
City population717,71082,615
People per km²-3,592
Museums within 10 km605
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone-

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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). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.