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São Paulo Cathedral, Sao Paulo
Sao PauloSão Paulo Cathedral
Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains

Photos: Sao Paulo by Webysther Nunes, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License.

Sao Paulo 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 Sao Paulo for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • shopping

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

Choose Ushuaia for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • getting around
  • wellness

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. Sao Paulo 42, Ushuaia 3: Sao Paulo leads by 39 points.
Food & drink. Sao Paulo 84, Ushuaia 40: Sao Paulo leads by 44 points.
Culture & sights. Sao Paulo 60, Ushuaia 22: Sao Paulo leads by 38 points.
Nightlife. Sao Paulo 86, Ushuaia 18: Sao Paulo leads by 68 points.
Nature & outdoors. Sao Paulo 48, Ushuaia 88: Ushuaia leads by 40 points.
Day trips. Sao Paulo 47, Ushuaia 14: Sao Paulo leads by 33 points.
Good for families. Sao Paulo 52, Ushuaia 40: Sao Paulo leads by 12 points.
Getting around. Sao Paulo 44, Ushuaia 45: Ushuaia leads by 1 points.
Shopping & style. Sao Paulo 70, Ushuaia 22: Sao Paulo leads by 48 points.
Affordability. Sao Paulo 62, Ushuaia 42: Sao Paulo leads by 20 points.
Live music & performing arts. Sao Paulo 76, Ushuaia 10: Sao Paulo leads by 66 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Sao Paulo 25, Ushuaia 26: Ushuaia leads by 1 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Sao Paulo and Ushuaia.

Your match

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

Sao Paulo
Best match
58match

Wins on nightlife 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.

Sao Paulo in July

23 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
53 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
11 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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Sao PauloUshuaia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Sao Paulo: 1991-2020 normals, Sao Paulo (5.9 km from centre). Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureSao PauloUshuaia
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
Elevation760 m23 m
Main airportSão Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU)21 km from centre104 non-stop destinationsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureSao PauloUshuaia
City population11,451,99982,615
People per km²7,5193,592
Museums within 10 km905
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00

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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.