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Tempio Voltiano on the lakeshore, Como
ComoTempio Voltiano on the lakeshore
India Gate behind its flower beds, Delhi
DelhiIndia Gate behind its flower beds

Photos: Como by Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Delhi by shalender kumar, Pexels License.

Como or Delhi?

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

  • nature and the outdoors
  • beaches
  • day trips

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

Choose Delhi for

  • prices
  • food and drink
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Delhi’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, Delhi 4: Como leads by 32 points.
Food & drink. Como 45, Delhi 84: Delhi leads by 39 points.
Culture & sights. Como 52, Delhi 85: Delhi leads by 33 points.
Nightlife. Como 22, Delhi 44: Delhi leads by 22 points.
Nature & outdoors. Como 82, Delhi 20: Como leads by 62 points.
Day trips. Como 87, Delhi 68: Como leads by 19 points.
Good for families. Como 47, Delhi 32: Como leads by 15 points.
Getting around. Como 66, Delhi 55: Como leads by 11 points.
Shopping & style. Como 42, Delhi 78: Delhi leads by 36 points.
Affordability. Como 30, Delhi 90: Delhi leads by 60 points.
Live music & performing arts. Como 34, Delhi 55: Delhi leads by 21 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Como 44, Delhi 25: Como leads by 19 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Como and Delhi.

Your match

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

Como
49match

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

Delhi
Best match
53match

Wins on prices 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
15 hdaylight a day

Delhi in July

36 °Cdaytime high
28 °Cnight-time low
190 mmrain in the month
4 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. Como: 1991-2020 normals, Lugano (23 km from centre). Delhi: 1991-2020 normals, New Delhi / Safdarjung (9.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureComoDelhi
Official languageItalianHindi, English
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Indian Rupee (INR)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzCM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+5:30
Emergency number112108 or 112
Elevation201 m221 m
Main airportMilan Malpensa International Airport (MXP)34 km from centre208 non-stop destinationsIndira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)17 km from centre144 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days-

By the numbers

MeasureComoDelhi
City population83,18426,495,000
People per km²2,24218,962
Museums within 10 km1123
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km84

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