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Tempio Voltiano on the lakeshore, Como
ComoTempio Voltiano on the lakeshore
The skyline and the Rocky Mountains over City Park and Ferril Lake, Denver
DenverThe skyline and the Rocky Mountains over City Park and Ferril Lake

Photos: Como by Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Denver by Zenhaus, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Como or Denver?

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

  • beaches
  • day trips
  • getting around

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

Choose Denver for

  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Denver’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, Denver 5: Como leads by 31 points.
Food & drink. Como 45, Denver 54: Denver leads by 9 points.
Culture & sights. Como 52, Denver 44: Como leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Como 22, Denver 47: Denver leads by 25 points.
Nature & outdoors. Como 82, Denver 84: Denver leads by 2 points.
Day trips. Como 87, Denver 57: Como leads by 30 points.
Good for families. Como 47, Denver 67: Denver leads by 20 points.
Getting around. Como 66, Denver 40: Como leads by 26 points.
Shopping & style. Como 42, Denver 44: Denver leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Como 30, Denver 36: Denver leads by 6 points.
Live music & performing arts. Como 34, Denver 66: Denver leads by 32 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Como 44, Denver 40: Como leads by 4 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Como and Denver.

Your match

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

Too close to call, level with your weighting

Como
49match

Wins on beaches and day trips with your weighting.

Denver
49match

Wins on live music and the arts and nightlife 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

Denver in July

32 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
55 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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ComoDenver

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Como: 1991-2020 normals, Lugano (23 km from centre). Denver: 1991-2020 normals, Denver / Stapleton International, Co. (11.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureComoDenver
Official languageItalian-
CurrencyEuro (EUR)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-7, UTC-6 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation201 m1,609 m
Main airportMilan Malpensa International Airport (MXP)34 km from centre208 non-stop destinationsDenver International Airport (DEN)30 km from centre231 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureComoDenver
City population83,184715,522
People per km²2,2421,783
Museums within 10 km1126
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km80

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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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.