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The Cap Spartel lighthouse among palms, Tangier
TangierThe Cap Spartel lighthouse among palms
Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains

Photos: Tangier by Ideophagous, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License.

Tangier 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 Tangier for

  • day trips
  • beaches
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Ushuaia for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • families
  • getting around

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. Tangier 50, Ushuaia 3: Tangier leads by 47 points.
Food & drink. Tangier 58, Ushuaia 40: Tangier leads by 18 points.
Culture & sights. Tangier 57, Ushuaia 22: Tangier leads by 35 points.
Nightlife. Tangier 30, Ushuaia 18: Tangier leads by 12 points.
Nature & outdoors. Tangier 55, Ushuaia 88: Ushuaia leads by 33 points.
Day trips. Tangier 72, Ushuaia 14: Tangier leads by 58 points.
Good for families. Tangier 35, Ushuaia 40: Ushuaia leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Tangier 40, Ushuaia 45: Ushuaia leads by 5 points.
Shopping & style. Tangier 42, Ushuaia 22: Tangier leads by 20 points.
Affordability. Tangier 76, Ushuaia 42: Tangier leads by 34 points.
Live music & performing arts. Tangier 28, Ushuaia 10: Tangier leads by 18 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Tangier 50, Ushuaia 26: Tangier leads by 24 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Tangier and Ushuaia.

Your match

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

Tangier
Best match
49match

Wins on day trips and beaches with your weighting.

Ushuaia
31match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and families with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Tangier in July

29 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
22 °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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TangierUshuaia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Tangier: 1991-2020 normals, Tanger Aerodrome (9.5 km from centre). Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureTangierUshuaia
Official languageArabic, Standard Moroccan TamazightSpanish
CurrencyMoroccan Dirham (MAD)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsCE50 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1UTC-3
Emergency numberPolice 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15117 or 911
Elevation56 m23 m
Main airportTangier Ibn Battuta Airport (TNG)11 km from centre50 non-stop destinationsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureTangierUshuaia
City population1,275,42882,615
People per km²6,3933,592
Museums within 10 km65
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °C3 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). 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.