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The Eiffel Tower from the Trocadéro, Paris
ParisThe Eiffel Tower from the Trocadéro
The Iguazu Falls in the green jungle, Puerto Iguazu
Puerto IguazuThe Iguazu Falls in the green jungle

Photos: Paris by Efrem Efre, Pexels License; Puerto Iguazu by Muhammed Ballan, Pexels License.

Paris 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 Paris for

  • culture and sights
  • shopping
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Puerto Iguazu for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • prices

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. Paris 9, Puerto Iguazu 5: Paris leads by 4 points.
Food & drink. Paris 96, Puerto Iguazu 28: Paris leads by 68 points.
Culture & sights. Paris 97, Puerto Iguazu 9: Paris leads by 88 points.
Nightlife. Paris 80, Puerto Iguazu 14: Paris leads by 66 points.
Nature & outdoors. Paris 52, Puerto Iguazu 95: Puerto Iguazu leads by 43 points.
Day trips. Paris 92, Puerto Iguazu 33: Paris leads by 59 points.
Good for families. Paris 79, Puerto Iguazu 55: Paris leads by 24 points.
Getting around. Paris 88, Puerto Iguazu 54: Paris leads by 34 points.
Shopping & style. Paris 98, Puerto Iguazu 17: Paris leads by 81 points.
Affordability. Paris 25, Puerto Iguazu 48: Puerto Iguazu leads by 23 points.
Live music & performing arts. Paris 88, Puerto Iguazu 7: Paris leads by 81 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Paris 40, Puerto Iguazu 34: Paris leads by 6 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Paris and Puerto Iguazu.

Your match

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

Paris
Best match
70match

Wins on culture and sights and shopping with your weighting.

Puerto Iguazu
33match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and prices with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Paris in July

26 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
58 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
16 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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ParisPuerto Iguazu

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Paris: 1991-2020 normals, Paris-Montsouris (4.6 km from centre). Puerto Iguazu: 1991-2020 normals, Iguazu Aerodrome (17.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureParisPuerto Iguazu
Official languageFrenchSpanish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-3
Emergency number112117 or 911
Elevation27 m162 m
Main airportCharles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG)22 km from centre277 non-stop destinationsCataratas Del Iguazú International Airport (IGR)18 km from centre8 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureParisPuerto Iguazu
City population2,103,77854,903
People per km²19,960-
Museums within 10 km2510
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km41

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