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The Viru Gate, Tallinn
TallinnThe Viru Gate
Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains

Photos: Tallinn by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License.

Tallinn 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 Tallinn for

  • culture and sights
  • day trips
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Tallinn’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. Tallinn 28, Ushuaia 3: Tallinn leads by 25 points.
Food & drink. Tallinn 52, Ushuaia 40: Tallinn leads by 12 points.
Culture & sights. Tallinn 68, Ushuaia 22: Tallinn leads by 46 points.
Nightlife. Tallinn 44, Ushuaia 18: Tallinn leads by 26 points.
Nature & outdoors. Tallinn 55, Ushuaia 88: Ushuaia leads by 33 points.
Day trips. Tallinn 58, Ushuaia 14: Tallinn leads by 44 points.
Good for families. Tallinn 60, Ushuaia 40: Tallinn leads by 20 points.
Getting around. Tallinn 72, Ushuaia 45: Tallinn leads by 27 points.
Shopping & style. Tallinn 40, Ushuaia 22: Tallinn leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Tallinn 47, Ushuaia 42: Tallinn leads by 5 points.
Live music & performing arts. Tallinn 50, Ushuaia 10: Tallinn leads by 40 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Tallinn 50, Ushuaia 26: Tallinn leads by 24 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Tallinn and Ushuaia.

Your match

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

Tallinn
Best match
52match

Wins on culture and sights 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.

Tallinn in July

22 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
82 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
16 °Csea
18 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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TallinnUshuaia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Tallinn: 1991-2020 normals, Tallin / Harku (10.9 km from centre). Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureTallinnUshuaia
Official languageEstonianSpanish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC-3
Emergency number112117 or 911
Elevation28 m23 m
Main airportLennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL)6 km from centre56 non-stop destinationsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureTallinnUshuaia
City population457,57282,615
People per km²2,8713,592
Museums within 10 km165
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone-

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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.