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Erasmus Bridge and the skyline, Rotterdam
RotterdamErasmus Bridge and the skyline
Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains

Photos: Rotterdam by Bas Geerlings, Pexels License; Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License.

Rotterdam 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 Rotterdam for

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

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

Choose Ushuaia for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • prices

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. Rotterdam 27, Ushuaia 3: Rotterdam leads by 24 points.
Food & drink. Rotterdam 52, Ushuaia 40: Rotterdam leads by 12 points.
Culture & sights. Rotterdam 58, Ushuaia 22: Rotterdam leads by 36 points.
Nightlife. Rotterdam 52, Ushuaia 18: Rotterdam leads by 34 points.
Nature & outdoors. Rotterdam 44, Ushuaia 88: Ushuaia leads by 44 points.
Day trips. Rotterdam 85, Ushuaia 14: Rotterdam leads by 71 points.
Good for families. Rotterdam 66, Ushuaia 40: Rotterdam leads by 26 points.
Getting around. Rotterdam 78, Ushuaia 45: Rotterdam leads by 33 points.
Shopping & style. Rotterdam 55, Ushuaia 22: Rotterdam leads by 33 points.
Affordability. Rotterdam 38, Ushuaia 42: Ushuaia leads by 4 points.
Live music & performing arts. Rotterdam 58, Ushuaia 10: Rotterdam leads by 48 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Rotterdam 42, Ushuaia 26: Rotterdam leads by 16 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Rotterdam and Ushuaia.

Your match

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

Rotterdam
Best match
55match

Wins on day trips and live music and the arts with your weighting.

Ushuaia
31match

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

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Rotterdam in July

22 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
91 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
18 °Csea
16 hdaylight a day

Ushuaia in July

4 °Cdaytime high
0 °Cnight-time low
36 mmrain in the month
2 hsunshine a day
No seasea
8 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Rotterdam has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.

Rotterdam's sunshine is measured 52 km from the centre, at De Bilt.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Rotterdam: 1993-2020 (sunshine 1991-2020, rainfall 1991-2020) normals, Rotterdam Airport Zestienhoven (3.9 km from centre). Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureRotterdamUshuaia
Official languageDutchSpanish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-3
Emergency number112117 or 911
Elevation10 m23 m
Main airportRotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)5 km from centre53 non-stop destinationsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureRotterdamUshuaia
City population664,31182,615
People per km²2,0803,592
Museums within 10 km405
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km50
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone-

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

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.