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Elizabeth Quay and the centre of Perth, Perth
PerthElizabeth Quay and the centre of Perth
Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains

Photos: Perth by Samuel Wiki, CC BY 4.0, cropped; Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License.

Perth 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 Perth for

  • beaches
  • live music and the arts
  • day trips

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

Choose Ushuaia for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • 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. Perth 86, Ushuaia 3: Perth leads by 83 points.
Food & drink. Perth 58, Ushuaia 40: Perth leads by 18 points.
Culture & sights. Perth 42, Ushuaia 22: Perth leads by 20 points.
Nightlife. Perth 42, Ushuaia 18: Perth leads by 24 points.
Nature & outdoors. Perth 72, Ushuaia 88: Ushuaia leads by 16 points.
Day trips. Perth 48, Ushuaia 14: Perth leads by 34 points.
Good for families. Perth 74, Ushuaia 40: Perth leads by 34 points.
Getting around. Perth 55, Ushuaia 45: Perth leads by 10 points.
Shopping & style. Perth 44, Ushuaia 22: Perth leads by 22 points.
Affordability. Perth 28, Ushuaia 42: Ushuaia leads by 14 points.
Live music & performing arts. Perth 50, Ushuaia 10: Perth leads by 40 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Perth 38, Ushuaia 26: Perth leads by 12 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Perth and Ushuaia.

Your match

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

Perth
Best match
53match

Wins on beaches and live music and the arts with your weighting.

Ushuaia
31match

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.

Perth in July

19 °Cdaytime high
8 °Cnight-time low
145 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
20 °Csea
10 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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PerthUshuaia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Perth: 1991-2020 normals, Perth (7.3 km from centre). Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePerthUshuaia
Official languageEnglishSpanish
CurrencyAustralian Dollar (AUD)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsI230 V, 50 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC+8UTC-3
Emergency number000117 or 911
Elevation2 m23 m
Main airportPerth International Airport (PER)10 km from centre49 non-stop destinationsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasurePerthUshuaia
City population2,141,83482,615
People per km²3343,592
Museums within 10 km155
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.