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The Iguazu Falls in the green jungle, Puerto Iguazu
Puerto IguazuThe Iguazu Falls in the green jungle
The city from Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavik
ReykjavikThe city from Hallgrímskirkja

Photos: Puerto Iguazu by Muhammed Ballan, Pexels License; Reykjavik by Atlantic Ambience, Pexels License.

Puerto Iguazu or Reykjavik?

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

  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Reykjavik for

  • wellness
  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Reykjavik’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, Reykjavik 12: Reykjavik leads by 7 points.
Food & drink. Puerto Iguazu 28, Reykjavik 42: Reykjavik leads by 14 points.
Culture & sights. Puerto Iguazu 9, Reykjavik 25: Reykjavik leads by 16 points.
Nightlife. Puerto Iguazu 14, Reykjavik 45: Reykjavik leads by 31 points.
Nature & outdoors. Puerto Iguazu 95, Reykjavik 92: Puerto Iguazu leads by 3 points.
Day trips. Puerto Iguazu 33, Reykjavik 35: Reykjavik leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Puerto Iguazu and Reykjavik are level on 55.
Getting around. Puerto Iguazu 54, Reykjavik 55: Reykjavik leads by 1 points.
Shopping & style. Puerto Iguazu 17, Reykjavik 25: Reykjavik leads by 8 points.
Affordability. Puerto Iguazu 48, Reykjavik 6: Puerto Iguazu leads by 42 points.
Live music & performing arts. Puerto Iguazu 7, Reykjavik 45: Reykjavik leads by 38 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Puerto Iguazu 34, Reykjavik 88: Reykjavik leads by 54 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Puerto Iguazu and Reykjavik.

Your match

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

Puerto Iguazu
33match

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

Reykjavik
Best match
44match

Wins on wellness 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
No seasea
11 hdaylight a day

Reykjavik in July

15 °Cdaytime high
9 °Cnight-time low
50 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
11 °Csea
20 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Puerto IguazuReykjavik

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Puerto Iguazu: 1991-2020 normals, Iguazu Aerodrome (17.8 km from centre). Reykjavik: 1991-2020 normals, Reykjavik (2.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePuerto IguazuReykjavik
Official languageSpanishIcelandic
CurrencyArgentine Peso (ARS)Iceland Krona (ISK)
SocketsCI220 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC-3UTC
Emergency number117 or 911112
Elevation162 m8 m
Main airportCataratas Del Iguazú International Airport (IGR)18 km from centre8 non-stop destinationsKeflavik International Airport (KEF)37 km from centre88 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasurePuerto IguazuReykjavik
City population54,903138,772
People per km²-569
Museums within 10 km023
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °C-None

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.