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The old Tampa Bay Hotel across the river, Tampa
TampaThe old Tampa Bay Hotel across the river
Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains

Photos: Tampa by Ken Lund, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License.

Tampa 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 Tampa for

  • beaches
  • day trips
  • families

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

Choose Ushuaia for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • getting around
  • prices

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. Tampa 70, Ushuaia 3: Tampa leads by 67 points.
Food & drink. Tampa 57, Ushuaia 40: Tampa leads by 17 points.
Culture & sights. Tampa 42, Ushuaia 22: Tampa leads by 20 points.
Nightlife. Tampa 52, Ushuaia 18: Tampa leads by 34 points.
Nature & outdoors. Tampa 55, Ushuaia 88: Ushuaia leads by 33 points.
Day trips. Tampa 54, Ushuaia 14: Tampa leads by 40 points.
Good for families. Tampa 78, Ushuaia 40: Tampa leads by 38 points.
Getting around. Tampa 22, Ushuaia 45: Ushuaia leads by 23 points.
Shopping & style. Tampa 40, Ushuaia 22: Tampa leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Tampa 40, Ushuaia 42: Ushuaia leads by 2 points.
Live music & performing arts. Tampa 47, Ushuaia 10: Tampa leads by 37 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Tampa 30, Ushuaia 26: Tampa leads by 4 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Tampa and Ushuaia.

Your match

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

Tampa
Best match
49match

Wins on beaches and day trips 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.

Tampa in July

32 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
197 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
30 °Csea
14 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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TampaUshuaia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Tampa: 1991-2020 normals, Tampa International Airport (7.6 km from centre). Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureTampaUshuaia
Official language-Spanish
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC-5, UTC-4 in summerUTC-3
Emergency number911117 or 911
Elevation30 m23 m
Main airportTampa International Airport (TPA)8 km from centre101 non-stop destinationsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureTampaUshuaia
City population384,95982,615
People per km²8483,592
Museums within 10 km65
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C8 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). 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.