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Narikala Fortress above the old town, Tbilisi
TbilisiNarikala Fortress above the old town
Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains

Photos: Tbilisi by ArtHouse Studio, Pexels License; Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License.

Tbilisi 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 Tbilisi for

  • day trips
  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Tbilisi’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. Tbilisi 7, Ushuaia 3: Tbilisi leads by 4 points.
Food & drink. Tbilisi 72, Ushuaia 40: Tbilisi leads by 32 points.
Culture & sights. Tbilisi 62, Ushuaia 22: Tbilisi leads by 40 points.
Nightlife. Tbilisi 70, Ushuaia 18: Tbilisi leads by 52 points.
Nature & outdoors. Tbilisi 58, Ushuaia 88: Ushuaia leads by 30 points.
Day trips. Tbilisi 77, Ushuaia 14: Tbilisi leads by 63 points.
Good for families. Tbilisi 45, Ushuaia 40: Tbilisi leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Tbilisi 52, Ushuaia 45: Tbilisi leads by 7 points.
Shopping & style. Tbilisi 42, Ushuaia 22: Tbilisi leads by 20 points.
Affordability. Tbilisi 80, Ushuaia 42: Tbilisi leads by 38 points.
Live music & performing arts. Tbilisi 57, Ushuaia 10: Tbilisi leads by 47 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Tbilisi 66, Ushuaia 26: Tbilisi leads by 40 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Tbilisi and Ushuaia.

Your match

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

Tbilisi
Best match
57match

Wins on day trips and nightlife 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.

Tbilisi in July

32 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
34 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
15 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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TbilisiUshuaia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Tbilisi: 1991-2020 normals, Tbilisi (13.8 km from centre). Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureTbilisiUshuaia
Official languageGeorgianSpanish
CurrencyLari (GEL)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+4UTC-3
Emergency number112117 or 911
Elevation575 m23 m
Main airportTbilisi International Airport (TBS)15 km from centre64 non-stop destinationsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year17 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureTbilisiUshuaia
City population1,331,48582,615
People per km²1,8493,592
Museums within 10 km295
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10

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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. 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.