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Tempio Voltiano on the lakeshore, Como
ComoTempio Voltiano on the lakeshore
Colourful shopfronts in the city centre, Cork
CorkColourful shopfronts in the city centre

Photos: Como by Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Cork by Selim Karadayı, Pexels License.

Como or Cork?

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 Como for

  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors
  • day trips

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

Choose Cork for

  • nightlife
  • food and drink
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Cork’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. Como 36, Cork 25: Como leads by 11 points.
Food & drink. Como 45, Cork 58: Cork leads by 13 points.
Culture & sights. Como 52, Cork 40: Como leads by 12 points.
Nightlife. Como 22, Cork 40: Cork leads by 18 points.
Nature & outdoors. Como 82, Cork 62: Como leads by 20 points.
Day trips. Como 87, Cork 68: Como leads by 19 points.
Good for families. Como 47, Cork 50: Cork leads by 3 points.
Getting around. Como 66, Cork 58: Como leads by 8 points.
Shopping & style. Como 42, Cork 40: Como leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Como 30, Cork 33: Cork leads by 3 points.
Live music & performing arts. Como 34, Cork 45: Cork leads by 11 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Como 44, Cork 22: Como leads by 22 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Como and Cork.

Your match

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

Como
Best match
49match

Wins on wellness and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

Cork
45match

Wins on nightlife and food and drink with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

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

Cork in July

19 °Cdaytime high
12 °Cnight-time low
86 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
16 °Csea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Cork's station stands 153 m above the city centre, so the centre is likely a little warmer than the figures say.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Como: 1991-2020 normals, Lugano (23 km from centre). Cork: 1991-2020 normals, Cork Airport (5.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureComoCork
Official languageItalianEnglish, Irish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC, UTC+1 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation201 m0 m
Main airportMilan Malpensa International Airport (MXP)34 km from centre208 non-stop destinationsCork International Airport (ORK)7 km from centre47 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureComoCork
City population83,184222,333
People per km²2,2425,961
Museums within 10 km115
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km80
Swim season, months above 21 °C-None

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. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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. 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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.