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The CN Tower and skyline from the Toronto Islands, Toronto
TorontoThe CN Tower and skyline from the Toronto Islands
Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains

Photos: Toronto by Dillan Payne, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License.

Toronto 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 Toronto for

  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Toronto’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. Toronto 34, Ushuaia 3: Toronto leads by 31 points.
Food & drink. Toronto 70, Ushuaia 40: Toronto leads by 30 points.
Culture & sights. Toronto 50, Ushuaia 22: Toronto leads by 28 points.
Nightlife. Toronto 62, Ushuaia 18: Toronto leads by 44 points.
Nature & outdoors. Toronto 52, Ushuaia 88: Ushuaia leads by 36 points.
Day trips. Toronto 50, Ushuaia 14: Toronto leads by 36 points.
Good for families. Toronto 74, Ushuaia 40: Toronto leads by 34 points.
Getting around. Toronto 65, Ushuaia 45: Toronto leads by 20 points.
Shopping & style. Toronto 66, Ushuaia 22: Toronto leads by 44 points.
Affordability. Toronto 34, Ushuaia 42: Ushuaia leads by 8 points.
Live music & performing arts. Toronto 72, Ushuaia 10: Toronto leads by 62 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Toronto 33, Ushuaia 26: Toronto leads by 7 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Toronto and Ushuaia.

Your match

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

Toronto
Best match
55match

Wins on live music and the arts and nightlife 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.

Toronto in July

27 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
83 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
20 °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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TorontoUshuaia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Toronto: 1991-2020 normals, Toronto City (1.1 km from centre). Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureTorontoUshuaia
Official languageFrench, EnglishSpanish
CurrencyCanadian Dollar (CAD)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC-5, UTC-4 in summerUTC-3
Emergency number911117 or 911
Elevation76 m23 m
Main airportToronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)20 km from centre191 non-stop destinationsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureTorontoUshuaia
City population2,794,35682,615
People per km²4,4343,592
Museums within 10 km325
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C1 month-

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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.