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The Iguazu Falls in the green jungle, Puerto Iguazu
Puerto IguazuThe Iguazu Falls in the green jungle
Hanok houses in Bukchon, Seoul
SeoulHanok houses in Bukchon

Photos: Puerto Iguazu by Muhammed Ballan, Pexels License; Seoul by 거열 박, Pexels License.

Puerto Iguazu or Seoul?

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

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

Choose Seoul for

  • nightlife
  • shopping
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Seoul’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, Seoul 18: Seoul leads by 13 points.
Food & drink. Puerto Iguazu 28, Seoul 84: Seoul leads by 56 points.
Culture & sights. Puerto Iguazu 9, Seoul 75: Seoul leads by 66 points.
Nightlife. Puerto Iguazu 14, Seoul 84: Seoul leads by 70 points.
Nature & outdoors. Puerto Iguazu 95, Seoul 75: Puerto Iguazu leads by 20 points.
Day trips. Puerto Iguazu 33, Seoul 77: Seoul leads by 44 points.
Good for families. Puerto Iguazu 55, Seoul 80: Seoul leads by 25 points.
Getting around. Puerto Iguazu 54, Seoul 87: Seoul leads by 33 points.
Shopping & style. Puerto Iguazu 17, Seoul 85: Seoul leads by 68 points.
Affordability. Puerto Iguazu 48, Seoul 50: Seoul leads by 2 points.
Live music & performing arts. Puerto Iguazu 7, Seoul 63: Seoul leads by 56 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Puerto Iguazu 34, Seoul 75: Seoul leads by 41 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Puerto Iguazu and Seoul.

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 with your weighting.

Seoul
Best match
71match

Wins on nightlife and shopping 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

Seoul in July

29 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
422 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
21 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Puerto IguazuSeoul

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Puerto Iguazu: 1991-2020 normals, Iguazu Aerodrome (17.8 km from centre). Seoul: 1991-2020 normals, Seoul (2.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePuerto IguazuSeoul
Official languageSpanishKorean, Korean Sign Language
CurrencyArgentine Peso (ARS)Won (KRW)
SocketsCI220 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC-3UTC+9
Emergency number117 or 911Police 112, ambulance 119, fire 119
Elevation162 m38 m
Main airportCataratas Del Iguazú International Airport (IGR)18 km from centre8 non-stop destinationsIncheon International Airport (ICN)49 km from centre162 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days18 days

By the numbers

MeasurePuerto IguazuSeoul
City population54,9039,668,465
People per km²-15,973
Museums within 10 km081
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km15
Swim season, months above 21 °C-2 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. 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. 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.