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The old Hokkaido Government Office and its flower beds, Sapporo
SapporoThe old Hokkaido Government Office and its flower beds
Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains

Photos: Sapporo by Feri88, CC BY 3.0, cropped; Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License.

Sapporo 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 Sapporo for

  • wellness
  • day trips
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Sapporo’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. Sapporo 28, Ushuaia 3: Sapporo leads by 25 points.
Food & drink. Sapporo 80, Ushuaia 40: Sapporo leads by 40 points.
Culture & sights. Sapporo 40, Ushuaia 22: Sapporo leads by 18 points.
Nightlife. Sapporo 62, Ushuaia 18: Sapporo leads by 44 points.
Nature & outdoors. Sapporo 86, Ushuaia 88: Ushuaia leads by 2 points.
Day trips. Sapporo 64, Ushuaia 14: Sapporo leads by 50 points.
Good for families. Sapporo 72, Ushuaia 40: Sapporo leads by 32 points.
Getting around. Sapporo 80, Ushuaia 45: Sapporo leads by 35 points.
Shopping & style. Sapporo 58, Ushuaia 22: Sapporo leads by 36 points.
Affordability. Sapporo 60, Ushuaia 42: Sapporo leads by 18 points.
Live music & performing arts. Sapporo 44, Ushuaia 10: Sapporo leads by 34 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Sapporo 80, Ushuaia 26: Sapporo leads by 54 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Sapporo and Ushuaia.

Your match

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

Sapporo
Best match
63match

Wins on wellness 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.

Sapporo in July

25 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
91 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
19 °Csea
15 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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SapporoUshuaia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Sapporo: 1991-2020 normals, Sapporo (2.2 km from centre). Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureSapporoUshuaia
Official languageJapaneseSpanish
CurrencyYen (JPY)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the regionCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC+9UTC-3
Emergency numberPolice 110, fire 119117 or 911
Elevation5 m23 m
Main airportNew Chitose Airport (CTS)42 km from centre42 non-stop destinationsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureSapporoUshuaia
City population1,959,31382,615
People per km²1,7473,592
Museums within 10 km335
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °C1 month-

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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.