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Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains
The Bell Tower of Xi'an under a blue sky, Xi'an
Xi'anThe Bell Tower of Xi'an under a blue sky

Photos: Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License; Xi'an by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Ushuaia or Xi'an?

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 Xi'an for

  • day trips
  • culture and sights
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Xi'an’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, Xi'an 4: Xi'an leads by 1 points.
Food & drink. Ushuaia 40, Xi'an 70: Xi'an leads by 30 points.
Culture & sights. Ushuaia 22, Xi'an 81: Xi'an leads by 59 points.
Nightlife. Ushuaia 18, Xi'an 42: Xi'an leads by 24 points.
Nature & outdoors. Ushuaia 88, Xi'an 62: Ushuaia leads by 26 points.
Day trips. Ushuaia 14, Xi'an 80: Xi'an leads by 66 points.
Good for families. Ushuaia 40, Xi'an 48: Xi'an leads by 8 points.
Getting around. Ushuaia 45, Xi'an 66: Xi'an leads by 21 points.
Shopping & style. Ushuaia 22, Xi'an 50: Xi'an leads by 28 points.
Affordability. Ushuaia 42, Xi'an 80: Xi'an leads by 38 points.
Live music & performing arts. Ushuaia 10, Xi'an 40: Xi'an leads by 30 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Ushuaia 26, Xi'an 40: Xi'an leads by 14 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Ushuaia and Xi'an.

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.

Xi'an
Best match
55match

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

Xi'an in July

33 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
96 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
14 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). Xi'an: 1991-2020 normals, Xi'An (4.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureUshuaiaXi'an
Official languageSpanishPutonghua
CurrencyArgentine Peso (ARS)Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
SocketsCI220 V, 50 HzACI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC-3UTC+8
Emergency number117 or 911Police 110, ambulance 120, fire 119
Elevation23 m405 m
Main airportUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinationsXi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY)26 km from centre178 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days6 days

By the numbers

MeasureUshuaiaXi'an
City population82,61512,952,907
People per km²3,5921,283
Museums within 10 km59
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km02

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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. 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.