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The Auckland skyline and Sky Tower from the Waitematā Harbour, Auckland
AucklandThe Auckland skyline and Sky Tower from the Waitematā Harbour
Tempio Voltiano on the lakeshore, Como
ComoTempio Voltiano on the lakeshore

Photos: Auckland by Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain; Como by Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Auckland or Como?

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 Auckland for

  • beaches
  • families
  • nightlife

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

Choose Como for

  • day trips
  • getting around
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Como’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. Auckland 68, Como 36: Auckland leads by 32 points.
Food & drink. Auckland 62, Como 45: Auckland leads by 17 points.
Culture & sights. Auckland 44, Como 52: Como leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Auckland 42, Como 22: Auckland leads by 20 points.
Nature & outdoors. Auckland 83, Como 82: Auckland leads by 1 points.
Day trips. Auckland 55, Como 87: Como leads by 32 points.
Good for families. Auckland 70, Como 47: Auckland leads by 23 points.
Getting around. Auckland 42, Como 66: Como leads by 24 points.
Shopping & style. Auckland 45, Como 42: Auckland leads by 3 points.
Affordability. Auckland 32, Como 30: Auckland leads by 2 points.
Live music & performing arts. Auckland 45, Como 34: Auckland leads by 11 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Auckland 45, Como 44: Auckland leads by 1 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Auckland and Como.

Your match

Pick a travel style or drag the sliders, and both match scores follow your weighting.

Auckland
Best match
53match

Wins on beaches and families with your weighting.

Como
49match

Wins on day trips and getting around with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Auckland in July

14 °Cdaytime high
7 °Cnight-time low
135 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
14 °Csea
10 hdaylight a day

Como in July

27 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
158 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Auckland's station stands 189 m below the city centre, so the centre is likely a little cooler than the figures say.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Auckland: 1961-1990 normals, Auckland Aerodrome Aws (17 km from centre). Como: 1991-2020 normals, Lugano (23 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAucklandComo
Official languageEnglish, New Zealand Sign Language, MāoriItalian
CurrencyNew Zealand Dollar (NZD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsI230 V, 50 HzCFL230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+12, UTC+13 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number111112
Elevation196 m201 m
Main airportAuckland International Airport (AKL)18 km from centre63 non-stop destinationsMilan Malpensa International Airport (MXP)34 km from centre208 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureAucklandComo
City population1,470,10083,184
People per km²2,6302,242
Museums within 10 km1511
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km08
Swim season, months above 21 °C1 month-

Where else could you go?

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.

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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.