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The Riva in front of Diocletian's Palace, Split
SplitThe Riva in front of Diocletian's Palace
Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains

Photos: Split by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License.

Split 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 Split for

  • beaches
  • day trips
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Split’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. Split 75, Ushuaia 3: Split leads by 72 points.
Food & drink. Split 57, Ushuaia 40: Split leads by 17 points.
Culture & sights. Split 66, Ushuaia 22: Split leads by 44 points.
Nightlife. Split 52, Ushuaia 18: Split leads by 34 points.
Nature & outdoors. Split 77, Ushuaia 88: Ushuaia leads by 11 points.
Day trips. Split 78, Ushuaia 14: Split leads by 64 points.
Good for families. Split 54, Ushuaia 40: Split leads by 14 points.
Getting around. Split 67, Ushuaia 45: Split leads by 22 points.
Shopping & style. Split 32, Ushuaia 22: Split leads by 10 points.
Affordability. Split 45, Ushuaia 42: Split leads by 3 points.
Live music & performing arts. Split 37, Ushuaia 10: Split leads by 27 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Split 40, Ushuaia 26: Split leads by 14 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Split and Ushuaia.

Your match

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

Split
Best match
57match

Wins on beaches 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.

Split in July

31 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
25 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
24 °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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SplitUshuaia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Split: 1991-2020 normals, Split / Marjan (0.9 km from centre). Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureSplitUshuaia
Official languageCroatianSpanish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-3
Emergency number112117 or 911
Elevation0 m23 m
Main airportSplit Saint Jerome Airport (SPU)12 km from centre69 non-stop destinationsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureSplitUshuaia
City population160,57782,615
People per km²-3,592
Museums within 10 km115
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km40
Swim season, months above 21 °C4 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). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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. 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.