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Angkor Wat beyond the palms of the causeway, Siem Reap
Siem ReapAngkor Wat beyond the palms of the causeway
Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains

Photos: Siem Reap by allPhoto Bangkok, Pexels License; Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License.

Siem Reap 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 Siem Reap for

  • culture and sights
  • prices
  • day trips

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

Choose Ushuaia for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • getting around
  • families

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. Siem Reap 5, Ushuaia 3: Siem Reap leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Siem Reap 45, Ushuaia 40: Siem Reap leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Siem Reap 88, Ushuaia 22: Siem Reap leads by 66 points.
Nightlife. Siem Reap 42, Ushuaia 18: Siem Reap leads by 24 points.
Nature & outdoors. Siem Reap 40, Ushuaia 88: Ushuaia leads by 48 points.
Day trips. Siem Reap 55, Ushuaia 14: Siem Reap leads by 41 points.
Good for families. Siem Reap 35, Ushuaia 40: Ushuaia leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Siem Reap 30, Ushuaia 45: Ushuaia leads by 15 points.
Shopping & style. Siem Reap 38, Ushuaia 22: Siem Reap leads by 16 points.
Affordability. Siem Reap 88, Ushuaia 42: Siem Reap leads by 46 points.
Live music & performing arts. Siem Reap 32, Ushuaia 10: Siem Reap leads by 22 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Siem Reap 60, Ushuaia 26: Siem Reap leads by 34 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Siem Reap and Ushuaia.

Your match

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

Siem Reap
Best match
47match

Wins on culture and sights and prices 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.

Siem Reap in July

30 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
197 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
13 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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Siem ReapUshuaia

Where the figures come from

Siem Reap has no weather station within reach, so its figures come from a gridded climate model rather than a measured record, and read a broad area rather than the city itself.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Siem Reap: 2001-2020 normals, NASA POWER reanalysis grid, no weather station within 90 km. Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureSiem ReapUshuaia
Official languageKhmerSpanish
CurrencyRiel (KHR)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsACG230 V, 50 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+7UTC-3
Emergency numberPolice 117, ambulance 119, fire 118117 or 911
Elevation18 m23 m
Main airportSiem Reap-Angkor International Airport (SAI)39 km from centre14 non-stop destinationsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year21 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureSiem ReapUshuaia
City population147,86682,615
People per km²-3,592
Museums within 10 km65
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10

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Sources

Structured data from Wikidata (CC0). Temperature and rainfall for destinations with no weather station are from the NASA POWER 2001-2020 climatology, derived from MERRA-2. 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). 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. Weather data by Meteostat. Meteorological data provided by NOAA, DWD and others. 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.