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Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains
Vilnius Cathedral, Vilnius
VilniusVilnius Cathedral

Photos: Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License; Vilnius by Scotch Mist, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Ushuaia or Vilnius?

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 Vilnius for

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

What lies behind each score is written up on Vilnius’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, Vilnius 17: Vilnius leads by 14 points.
Food & drink. Ushuaia 40, Vilnius 50: Vilnius leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Ushuaia 22, Vilnius 66: Vilnius leads by 44 points.
Nightlife. Ushuaia 18, Vilnius 46: Vilnius leads by 28 points.
Nature & outdoors. Ushuaia 88, Vilnius 52: Ushuaia leads by 36 points.
Day trips. Ushuaia 14, Vilnius 60: Vilnius leads by 46 points.
Good for families. Ushuaia 40, Vilnius 44: Vilnius leads by 4 points.
Getting around. Ushuaia 45, Vilnius 68: Vilnius leads by 23 points.
Shopping & style. Ushuaia 22, Vilnius 38: Vilnius leads by 16 points.
Affordability. Ushuaia 42, Vilnius 64: Vilnius leads by 22 points.
Live music & performing arts. Ushuaia 10, Vilnius 54: Vilnius leads by 44 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Ushuaia 26, Vilnius 34: Vilnius leads by 8 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Ushuaia and Vilnius.

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.

Vilnius
Best match
49match

Wins on day trips and culture and sights 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
8 hdaylight a day

Vilnius in July

24 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
90 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
17 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre). Vilnius: 1991-2020 normals, Vilnius (13 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureUshuaiaVilnius
Official languageSpanishLithuanian
CurrencyArgentine Peso (ARS)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCI220 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC-3UTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number117 or 911112
Elevation23 m98 m
Main airportUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinationsVilnius International Airport (VNO)6 km from centre82 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureUshuaiaVilnius
City population82,615619,405
People per km²3,5921,545
Museums within 10 km531
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km03

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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. 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.