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Château Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace, Quebec City
Quebec CityChâteau Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace
Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains

Photos: Quebec City by Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License.

Quebec City 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 Quebec City for

  • culture and sights
  • day trips
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Ushuaia for

  • nature and the outdoors

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. Quebec City 18, Ushuaia 3: Quebec City leads by 15 points.
Food & drink. Quebec City 57, Ushuaia 40: Quebec City leads by 17 points.
Culture & sights. Quebec City 70, Ushuaia 22: Quebec City leads by 48 points.
Nightlife. Quebec City 42, Ushuaia 18: Quebec City leads by 24 points.
Nature & outdoors. Quebec City 79, Ushuaia 88: Ushuaia leads by 9 points.
Day trips. Quebec City 58, Ushuaia 14: Quebec City leads by 44 points.
Good for families. Quebec City 64, Ushuaia 40: Quebec City leads by 24 points.
Getting around. Quebec City 50, Ushuaia 45: Quebec City leads by 5 points.
Shopping & style. Quebec City 45, Ushuaia 22: Quebec City leads by 23 points.
Affordability. Quebec City 45, Ushuaia 42: Quebec City leads by 3 points.
Live music & performing arts. Quebec City 52, Ushuaia 10: Quebec City leads by 42 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Quebec City 55, Ushuaia 26: Quebec City leads by 29 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Quebec City and Ushuaia.

Your match

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

Quebec City
Best match
53match

Wins on culture and sights and day trips with your weighting.

Ushuaia
31match

Wins on nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Quebec City in July

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

Ushuaia in July

4 °Cdaytime high
0 °Cnight-time low
36 mmrain in the month
2 hsunshine a day
8 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Quebec CityUshuaia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Quebec City: 1991-2020 normals, Beauport (3.2 km from centre). Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureQuebec CityUshuaia
Official languageFrench, EnglishSpanish
CurrencyCanadian Dollar (CAD)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC-5, UTC-4 in summerUTC-3
Emergency number911117 or 911
Elevation98 m23 m
Main airportQuebec Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)13 km from centre34 non-stop destinationsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year10 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureQuebec CityUshuaia
City population574,48282,615
People per km²1,1843,592
Museums within 10 km165
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10

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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). 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.