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Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains
The British Columbia Parliament Buildings, Victoria
VictoriaThe British Columbia Parliament Buildings

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

Ushuaia or Victoria?

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
  • prices

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

Choose Victoria for

  • day trips
  • live music and the arts
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Victoria’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, Victoria 28: Victoria leads by 25 points.
Food & drink. Ushuaia 40, Victoria 50: Victoria leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Ushuaia 22, Victoria 42: Victoria leads by 20 points.
Nightlife. Ushuaia 18, Victoria 30: Victoria leads by 12 points.
Nature & outdoors. Ushuaia 88, Victoria 77: Ushuaia leads by 11 points.
Day trips. Ushuaia 14, Victoria 54: Victoria leads by 40 points.
Good for families. Ushuaia 40, Victoria 62: Victoria leads by 22 points.
Getting around. Ushuaia 45, Victoria 60: Victoria leads by 15 points.
Shopping & style. Ushuaia 22, Victoria 40: Victoria leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Ushuaia 42, Victoria 34: Ushuaia leads by 8 points.
Live music & performing arts. Ushuaia 10, Victoria 40: Victoria leads by 30 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Ushuaia 26, Victoria 48: Victoria leads by 22 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Ushuaia and Victoria.

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 and prices with your weighting.

Victoria
Best match
47match

Wins on day trips and live music and the arts 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

Victoria in July

21 °Cdaytime high
12 °Cnight-time low
11 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
12 °Csea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Victoria's sunshine is measured 87 km from the centre, at Vancouver International Airport.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre). Victoria: 1991-2020 normals, Victoria Gonzales CS (3.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureUshuaiaVictoria
Official languageSpanishFrench, English
CurrencyArgentine Peso (ARS)Canadian Dollar (CAD)
SocketsCI220 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC-3UTC-8, UTC-7 in summer
Emergency number117 or 911911
Elevation23 m23 m
Main airportUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinationsVictoria International Airport (YYJ)25 km from centre16 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureUshuaiaVictoria
City population82,61591,867
People per km²3,5924,711
Museums within 10 km56
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C-None

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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. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.