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Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains
The US Capitol, Washington DC
Washington DCThe US Capitol

Photos: Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License; Washington DC by Guohua Song, Pexels License.

Ushuaia or Washington DC?

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 Washington DC for

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

What lies behind each score is written up on Washington DC’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, Washington DC 12: Washington DC leads by 9 points.
Food & drink. Ushuaia 40, Washington DC 67: Washington DC leads by 27 points.
Culture & sights. Ushuaia 22, Washington DC 84: Washington DC leads by 62 points.
Nightlife. Ushuaia 18, Washington DC 57: Washington DC leads by 39 points.
Nature & outdoors. Ushuaia 88, Washington DC 64: Ushuaia leads by 24 points.
Day trips. Ushuaia 14, Washington DC 73: Washington DC leads by 59 points.
Good for families. Ushuaia 40, Washington DC 73: Washington DC leads by 33 points.
Getting around. Ushuaia 45, Washington DC 72: Washington DC leads by 27 points.
Shopping & style. Ushuaia 22, Washington DC 52: Washington DC leads by 30 points.
Affordability. Ushuaia 42, Washington DC 28: Ushuaia leads by 14 points.
Live music & performing arts. Ushuaia 10, Washington DC 67: Washington DC leads by 57 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Ushuaia and Washington DC are level on 26.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Ushuaia and Washington DC.

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.

Washington DC
Best match
56match

Wins on culture and sights 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

Washington DC in July

32 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
108 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
25 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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UshuaiaWashington DC

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre). Washington DC: 1991-2020 normals, Washington National Airport (5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureUshuaiaWashington DC
Official languageSpanish-
CurrencyArgentine Peso (ARS)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCI220 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC-3UTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number117 or 911911
Elevation23 m72 m
Main airportUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinationsRonald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)5 km from centre105 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureUshuaiaWashington DC
City population82,615689,545
People per km²3,5923,896
Museums within 10 km598
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C-3 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. 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.