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Painted colonial houses in the Pelourinho, Salvador
SalvadorPainted colonial houses in the Pelourinho
Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains

Photos: Salvador by Paul R. Burley, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License.

Salvador 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 Salvador for

  • beaches
  • live music and the arts
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Ushuaia for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • getting around

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. Salvador 84, Ushuaia 3: Salvador leads by 81 points.
Food & drink. Salvador 66, Ushuaia 40: Salvador leads by 26 points.
Culture & sights. Salvador 74, Ushuaia 22: Salvador leads by 52 points.
Nightlife. Salvador 70, Ushuaia 18: Salvador leads by 52 points.
Nature & outdoors. Salvador 52, Ushuaia 88: Ushuaia leads by 36 points.
Day trips. Salvador 56, Ushuaia 14: Salvador leads by 42 points.
Good for families. Salvador 42, Ushuaia 40: Salvador leads by 2 points.
Getting around. Salvador 42, Ushuaia 45: Ushuaia leads by 3 points.
Shopping & style. Salvador 42, Ushuaia 22: Salvador leads by 20 points.
Affordability. Salvador 70, Ushuaia 42: Salvador leads by 28 points.
Live music & performing arts. Salvador 63, Ushuaia 10: Salvador leads by 53 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Salvador 32, Ushuaia 26: Salvador leads by 6 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Salvador and Ushuaia.

Your match

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

Salvador
Best match
58match

Wins on beaches and live music and the arts with your weighting.

Ushuaia
31match

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

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Salvador in July

27 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
201 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
26 °Csea
11 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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SalvadorUshuaia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Salvador: 1991-2020 normals, Salvador (4.5 km from centre). Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureSalvadorUshuaia
Official languagePortugueseSpanish
CurrencyBrazilian Real (BRL)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsCN60 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC-3UTC-3
Emergency numberPolice 190, ambulance 192, fire 193117 or 911
Elevation8 m23 m
Main airportDeputado Luiz Eduardo Magalhães International Airport (SSA)20 km from centre31 non-stop destinationsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureSalvadorUshuaia
City population2,417,67882,615
People per km²3,4893,592
Museums within 10 km495
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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.