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The Iguazu Falls in the green jungle, Puerto Iguazu
Puerto IguazuThe Iguazu Falls in the green jungle
Château Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace, Quebec City
Quebec CityChâteau Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace

Photos: Puerto Iguazu by Muhammed Ballan, Pexels License; Quebec City by Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Puerto Iguazu or Quebec City?

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 Puerto Iguazu for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • getting around
  • prices

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

Choose Quebec City for

  • culture and sights
  • live music and the arts
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Quebec City’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. Puerto Iguazu 5, Quebec City 18: Quebec City leads by 13 points.
Food & drink. Puerto Iguazu 28, Quebec City 57: Quebec City leads by 29 points.
Culture & sights. Puerto Iguazu 9, Quebec City 70: Quebec City leads by 61 points.
Nightlife. Puerto Iguazu 14, Quebec City 42: Quebec City leads by 28 points.
Nature & outdoors. Puerto Iguazu 95, Quebec City 79: Puerto Iguazu leads by 16 points.
Day trips. Puerto Iguazu 33, Quebec City 58: Quebec City leads by 25 points.
Good for families. Puerto Iguazu 55, Quebec City 64: Quebec City leads by 9 points.
Getting around. Puerto Iguazu 54, Quebec City 50: Puerto Iguazu leads by 4 points.
Shopping & style. Puerto Iguazu 17, Quebec City 45: Quebec City leads by 28 points.
Affordability. Puerto Iguazu 48, Quebec City 45: Puerto Iguazu leads by 3 points.
Live music & performing arts. Puerto Iguazu 7, Quebec City 52: Quebec City leads by 45 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Puerto Iguazu 34, Quebec City 55: Quebec City leads by 21 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Puerto Iguazu and Quebec City.

Your match

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

Puerto Iguazu
33match

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

Quebec City
Best match
53match

Wins on culture and sights and live music and the arts with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Puerto Iguazu in July

22 °Cdaytime high
11 °Cnight-time low
103 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
11 hdaylight a day

Quebec City in July

25 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
119 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Puerto IguazuQuebec City

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Puerto Iguazu: 1991-2020 normals, Iguazu Aerodrome (17.8 km from centre). Quebec City: 1991-2020 normals, Beauport (3.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePuerto IguazuQuebec City
Official languageSpanishFrench, English
CurrencyArgentine Peso (ARS)Canadian Dollar (CAD)
SocketsCI220 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC-3UTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number117 or 911911
Elevation162 m98 m
Main airportCataratas Del Iguazú International Airport (IGR)18 km from centre8 non-stop destinationsQuebec Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)13 km from centre34 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days10 days

By the numbers

MeasurePuerto IguazuQuebec City
City population54,903574,482
People per km²-1,184
Museums within 10 km016
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11

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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). 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. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.