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Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains
The City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia
ValenciaThe City of Arts and Sciences

Photos: Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License; Valencia by Francesco Ungaro, Pexels License.

Ushuaia or Valencia?

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 Ushuaia for

  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Valencia for

  • beaches
  • day trips
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Valencia’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. Ushuaia 3, Valencia 78: Valencia leads by 75 points.
Food & drink. Ushuaia 40, Valencia 74: Valencia leads by 34 points.
Culture & sights. Ushuaia 22, Valencia 68: Valencia leads by 46 points.
Nightlife. Ushuaia 18, Valencia 66: Valencia leads by 48 points.
Nature & outdoors. Ushuaia 88, Valencia 60: Ushuaia leads by 28 points.
Day trips. Ushuaia 14, Valencia 70: Valencia leads by 56 points.
Good for families. Ushuaia 40, Valencia 75: Valencia leads by 35 points.
Getting around. Ushuaia 45, Valencia 76: Valencia leads by 31 points.
Shopping & style. Ushuaia 22, Valencia 57: Valencia leads by 35 points.
Affordability. Ushuaia 42, Valencia 57: Valencia leads by 15 points.
Live music & performing arts. Ushuaia 10, Valencia 55: Valencia leads by 45 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Ushuaia 26, Valencia 42: Valencia leads by 16 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Ushuaia and Valencia.

Your match

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

Ushuaia
31match

Wins on nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

Valencia
Best match
65match

Wins on beaches and day trips with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

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

Valencia in July

30 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
7 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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UshuaiaValencia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre). Valencia: 1991-2020 normals, Valencia (1.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureUshuaiaValencia
Official languageSpanishSpanish
CurrencyArgentine Peso (ARS)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCI220 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC-3UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number117 or 911112
Elevation23 m15 m
Main airportUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinationsValencia Airport (VLC)9 km from centre109 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureUshuaiaValencia
City population82,615840,792
People per km²3,5926,242
Museums within 10 km545
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km02
Swim season, months above 21 °C-5 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. 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.