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Triplandio Ushuaia guide covers 3 travel guides across 12 areas, complete with hotel picks. Explore 12 self-guided walking tours in Ushuaia with 34 POI, spanning 20.3 km in total. Get inspired by 5 local dishes, complete with recipes and our unique Food Flavour DNA graph.
Ushuaia
City & Country Data Argentina (Ushuaia)
Key travel data for Ushuaia — cost of living, safety, healthcare, local currency and essentials, curated by Triplandio.
🌍 Argentina
Cost
HIGH
Safety
66
Health
60
Lifestyle
68
Infra
50
Rank
#56
Score
43
Tourists
7.4M/y
GDP/cap
$14.9k
Life Exp
77.5 yrs
Population
45.9M
Currency
ARS $
Language
Spanish
Payments
Cards OK
Emergency
911
💰 Prices in Ushuaia
Coffee
$2.50
Beer
$5.00
Lunch
$20.00
Groceries
$50.00/w
Taxi/km
$1.00
Transit
$1.50
Fuel
$1.50/l
Internet
$50.00/m
Salary
$800/m
Best time to visit Ushuaia (Argentina)
Now (September) avg: 1°C, mostly dry, moderate crowds. Best months to walk: Sep & Aug.
Live Temp
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~Day / Night Temp
3°C / -2°C
Sunrise / Sunset
7:11 / 19:38
Local time
19:22
Best Months 
Sep & Aug
Sep & Aug
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Mar
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Apr
M
May
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Jun
J
Jul
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Aug
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Oct
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Temperature
Average night-low temperature, month by month. Zero line marks freezing point.
Crowds
How busy it gets — traveller interest by month.
Rainfall
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Sunshine
Hours of sun per day, by month.
King crab sautéed in a rich garlic sauce, served piping hot. Grilled sausage in a crusty bun, a local street food classic. Rich and creamy crab stew, a warm dish for cold Ushuaia days. Lamb roasted over an open flame, typical of Tierra del Fuego. Fresh black hake grilled to perfection, a seafood delight from Ushuaia.
Traditional Local Food
Ushuaia (Argentina)
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Main course
Fish & Seafood
Centolla al Ajillo
sen-TOH-yah al ah-HEE-yo
· King crab in garlic sauce
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Street food
Meat
Choripán Fueguino
choh-ree-PAHN fweh-GHEE-noh
· Fuegian sausage sandwich
Soup
Fish & Seafood
Chupe de Centolla
CHOO-peh deh sen-TOH-yah
· King crab stew
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Main course
Meat
Cordero Fueguino
kor-DEH-roh fweh-GHEE-noh
· Fuegian roasted lamb
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Main course
Fish & Seafood
Merluza Negra a la Plancha
mehr-LOO-sah NEH-grah ah lah PLAN-chah
· Grilled black hake