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The White Tower from the promenade, Thessaloniki
ThessalonikiThe White Tower from the promenade
Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains

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

Thessaloniki 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 Thessaloniki for

  • day trips
  • nightlife
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Thessaloniki’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. Thessaloniki 55, Ushuaia 3: Thessaloniki leads by 52 points.
Food & drink. Thessaloniki 77, Ushuaia 40: Thessaloniki leads by 37 points.
Culture & sights. Thessaloniki 73, Ushuaia 22: Thessaloniki leads by 51 points.
Nightlife. Thessaloniki 76, Ushuaia 18: Thessaloniki leads by 58 points.
Nature & outdoors. Thessaloniki 66, Ushuaia 88: Ushuaia leads by 22 points.
Day trips. Thessaloniki 74, Ushuaia 14: Thessaloniki leads by 60 points.
Good for families. Thessaloniki 50, Ushuaia 40: Thessaloniki leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Thessaloniki 60, Ushuaia 45: Thessaloniki leads by 15 points.
Shopping & style. Thessaloniki 50, Ushuaia 22: Thessaloniki leads by 28 points.
Affordability. Thessaloniki 66, Ushuaia 42: Thessaloniki leads by 24 points.
Live music & performing arts. Thessaloniki 52, Ushuaia 10: Thessaloniki leads by 42 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Thessaloniki 33, Ushuaia 26: Thessaloniki leads by 7 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Thessaloniki and Ushuaia.

Your match

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

Thessaloniki
Best match
61match

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.

Thessaloniki in July

32 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
23 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
26 °Csea
15 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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ThessalonikiUshuaia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Thessaloniki: 1991-2020 normals, Thessaloniki Airport (14 km from centre). Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureThessalonikiUshuaia
Official languageGreekSpanish
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
Elevation6 m23 m
Main airportThessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (SKG)14 km from centre90 non-stop destinationsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureThessalonikiUshuaia
City population309,61782,615
People per km²16,0423,592
Museums within 10 km325
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 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). 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.