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Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains
Valletta from the water, Valletta
VallettaValletta from the water

Photos: Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License; Valletta by Pho Tomass, Pexels License.

Ushuaia or Valletta?

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 Valletta for

  • beaches
  • day trips
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Valletta’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, Valletta 68: Valletta leads by 65 points.
Food & drink. Ushuaia 40, Valletta 55: Valletta leads by 15 points.
Culture & sights. Ushuaia 22, Valletta 76: Valletta leads by 54 points.
Nightlife. Ushuaia 18, Valletta 46: Valletta leads by 28 points.
Nature & outdoors. Ushuaia 88, Valletta 56: Ushuaia leads by 32 points.
Day trips. Ushuaia 14, Valletta 76: Valletta leads by 62 points.
Good for families. Ushuaia 40, Valletta 58: Valletta leads by 18 points.
Getting around. Ushuaia 45, Valletta 62: Valletta leads by 17 points.
Shopping & style. Ushuaia 22, Valletta 38: Valletta leads by 16 points.
Affordability. Ushuaia 42, Valletta 50: Valletta leads by 8 points.
Live music & performing arts. Ushuaia 10, Valletta 44: Valletta leads by 34 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Ushuaia 26, Valletta 32: Valletta leads by 6 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Ushuaia and Valletta.

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.

Valletta
Best match
55match

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

Valletta in July

32 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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UshuaiaValletta

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre). Valletta: 1991-2020 normals, Luqa (5.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureUshuaiaValletta
Official languageSpanishEnglish, Maltese
CurrencyArgentine Peso (ARS)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCI220 V, 50 HzG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftLeft
Time zoneUTC-3UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number117 or 911112
Elevation23 m56 m
Main airportUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinationsMalta International Airport (MLA)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureUshuaiaValletta
City population82,6155,197
People per km²3,5926,496
Museums within 10 km516
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km03
Swim season, months above 21 °C-6 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.