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The Basilica of Saint-Sernin, Toulouse
ToulouseThe Basilica of Saint-Sernin
Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains

Photos: Toulouse by ZbebVial, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License.

Toulouse 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 Toulouse for

  • day trips
  • live music and the arts
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Toulouse’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. Toulouse 10, Ushuaia 3: Toulouse leads by 7 points.
Food & drink. Toulouse 66, Ushuaia 40: Toulouse leads by 26 points.
Culture & sights. Toulouse 64, Ushuaia 22: Toulouse leads by 42 points.
Nightlife. Toulouse 56, Ushuaia 18: Toulouse leads by 38 points.
Nature & outdoors. Toulouse 58, Ushuaia 88: Ushuaia leads by 30 points.
Day trips. Toulouse 72, Ushuaia 14: Toulouse leads by 58 points.
Good for families. Toulouse 62, Ushuaia 40: Toulouse leads by 22 points.
Getting around. Toulouse 70, Ushuaia 45: Toulouse leads by 25 points.
Shopping & style. Toulouse 50, Ushuaia 22: Toulouse leads by 28 points.
Affordability. Toulouse 46, Ushuaia 42: Toulouse leads by 4 points.
Live music & performing arts. Toulouse 58, Ushuaia 10: Toulouse leads by 48 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Toulouse 27, Ushuaia 26: Toulouse leads by 1 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Toulouse and Ushuaia.

Your match

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

Toulouse
Best match
53match

Wins on day trips and live music and the arts 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.

Toulouse in July

28 °Cdaytime high
17 °Cnight-time low
40 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine 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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ToulouseUshuaia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Toulouse: 1991-2020 normals, Toulouse / Blagnac (7 km from centre). Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureToulouseUshuaia
Official languageFrenchSpanish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-3
Emergency number112117 or 911
Elevation115 m23 m
Main airportToulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)7 km from centre84 non-stop destinationsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureToulouseUshuaia
City population514,81982,615
People per km²4,3523,592
Museums within 10 km245
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km20

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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). 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.