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A madrasa and its minarets on the Registan, Samarkand
SamarkandA madrasa and its minarets on the Registan
Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains

Photos: Samarkand by Yaşar Başkurt, Pexels License; Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License.

Samarkand 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 Samarkand for

  • culture and sights
  • day trips
  • prices

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

Choose Ushuaia for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • families
  • nightlife

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. Samarkand 4, Ushuaia 3: Samarkand leads by 1 points.
Food & drink. Samarkand 54, Ushuaia 40: Samarkand leads by 14 points.
Culture & sights. Samarkand 84, Ushuaia 22: Samarkand leads by 62 points.
Nightlife. Samarkand 14, Ushuaia 18: Ushuaia leads by 4 points.
Nature & outdoors. Samarkand 40, Ushuaia 88: Ushuaia leads by 48 points.
Day trips. Samarkand 72, Ushuaia 14: Samarkand leads by 58 points.
Good for families. Samarkand 30, Ushuaia 40: Ushuaia leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Samarkand 58, Ushuaia 45: Samarkand leads by 13 points.
Shopping & style. Samarkand 42, Ushuaia 22: Samarkand leads by 20 points.
Affordability. Samarkand 80, Ushuaia 42: Samarkand leads by 38 points.
Live music & performing arts. Samarkand 24, Ushuaia 10: Samarkand leads by 14 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Samarkand 32, Ushuaia 26: Samarkand leads by 6 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Samarkand and Ushuaia.

Your match

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

Samarkand
Best match
45match

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

Ushuaia
31match

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

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Samarkand in July

34 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
2 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
15 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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SamarkandUshuaia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Samarkand: 1991-2020 normals, Samarkand (10 km from centre). Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureSamarkandUshuaia
Official languageUzbekSpanish
CurrencyUzbekistan Sum (UZS)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsCFI220 V, 50 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+5UTC-3
Emergency number112117 or 911
Elevation702 m23 m
Main airportSamarkand International Airport (SKD)5 km from centre29 non-stop destinationsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-16 days

By the numbers

MeasureSamarkandUshuaia
City population546,30382,615
People per km²5,0583,592
Museums within 10 km115
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). 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. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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.