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The beach promenade in Tel Aviv, Tel Aviv
Tel AvivThe beach promenade in Tel Aviv
Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains

Photos: Tel Aviv by israeltourism, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License.

Tel Aviv 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 Tel Aviv for

  • beaches
  • day trips
  • nightlife

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

Choose Ushuaia for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • 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. Tel Aviv 86, Ushuaia 3: Tel Aviv leads by 83 points.
Food & drink. Tel Aviv 80, Ushuaia 40: Tel Aviv leads by 40 points.
Culture & sights. Tel Aviv 57, Ushuaia 22: Tel Aviv leads by 35 points.
Nightlife. Tel Aviv 82, Ushuaia 18: Tel Aviv leads by 64 points.
Nature & outdoors. Tel Aviv 52, Ushuaia 88: Ushuaia leads by 36 points.
Day trips. Tel Aviv 84, Ushuaia 14: Tel Aviv leads by 70 points.
Good for families. Tel Aviv 68, Ushuaia 40: Tel Aviv leads by 28 points.
Getting around. Tel Aviv 64, Ushuaia 45: Tel Aviv leads by 19 points.
Shopping & style. Tel Aviv 55, Ushuaia 22: Tel Aviv leads by 33 points.
Affordability. Tel Aviv 14, Ushuaia 42: Ushuaia leads by 28 points.
Live music & performing arts. Tel Aviv 70, Ushuaia 10: Tel Aviv leads by 60 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Tel Aviv 35, Ushuaia 26: Tel Aviv leads by 9 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Tel Aviv and Ushuaia.

Your match

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

Tel Aviv
Best match
62match

Wins on beaches and day trips with your weighting.

Ushuaia
31match

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

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Tel Aviv in July

32 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
27 °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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Tel AvivUshuaia

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

Before you go

MeasureTel AvivUshuaia
Official languageHebrewSpanish
CurrencyNew Israeli Sheqel (ILS)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsCHM230 V, 50 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC-3
Emergency numberPolice 100, fire 102117 or 911
Elevation5 m23 m
Main airportBen Gurion International Airport (TLV)13 km from centre111 non-stop destinationsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-16 days

By the numbers

MeasureTel AvivUshuaia
City population467,87582,615
People per km²8,9983,592
Museums within 10 km985
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km20
Swim season, months above 21 °C7 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). 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. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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.