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The Iguazu Falls in the green jungle, Puerto Iguazu
Puerto IguazuThe Iguazu Falls in the green jungle
Camelback Mountain above the city, Scottsdale
ScottsdaleCamelback Mountain above the city

Photos: Puerto Iguazu by Muhammed Ballan, Pexels License; Scottsdale by Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Puerto Iguazu or Scottsdale?

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

  • getting around
  • nature and the outdoors
  • prices

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

Choose Scottsdale for

  • shopping
  • nightlife
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Scottsdale’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, Scottsdale 8: Scottsdale leads by 3 points.
Food & drink. Puerto Iguazu 28, Scottsdale 46: Scottsdale leads by 18 points.
Culture & sights. Puerto Iguazu 9, Scottsdale 38: Scottsdale leads by 29 points.
Nightlife. Puerto Iguazu 14, Scottsdale 52: Scottsdale leads by 38 points.
Nature & outdoors. Puerto Iguazu 95, Scottsdale 68: Puerto Iguazu leads by 27 points.
Day trips. Puerto Iguazu 33, Scottsdale 50: Scottsdale leads by 17 points.
Good for families. Puerto Iguazu 55, Scottsdale 60: Scottsdale leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Puerto Iguazu 54, Scottsdale 20: Puerto Iguazu leads by 34 points.
Shopping & style. Puerto Iguazu 17, Scottsdale 60: Scottsdale leads by 43 points.
Affordability. Puerto Iguazu 48, Scottsdale 32: Puerto Iguazu leads by 16 points.
Live music & performing arts. Puerto Iguazu 7, Scottsdale 40: Scottsdale leads by 33 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Puerto Iguazu 34, Scottsdale 72: Scottsdale leads by 38 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Puerto Iguazu and Scottsdale.

Your match

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

Puerto Iguazu
33match

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

Scottsdale
Best match
46match

Wins on shopping and nightlife 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

Scottsdale in July

41 °Cdaytime high
29 °Cnight-time low
23 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Puerto IguazuScottsdale

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Puerto Iguazu: 1991-2020 normals, Iguazu Aerodrome (17.8 km from centre). Scottsdale: 1991-2020 normals, Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport (13.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePuerto IguazuScottsdale
Official languageSpanish-
CurrencyArgentine Peso (ARS)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCI220 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC-3UTC-7
Emergency number117 or 911911
Elevation162 m380 m
Main airportCataratas Del Iguazú International Airport (IGR)18 km from centre8 non-stop destinationsPhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)10 km from centre148 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasurePuerto IguazuScottsdale
City population54,903241,361
Museums within 10 km010
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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.