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Tempio Voltiano on the lakeshore, Como
ComoTempio Voltiano on the lakeshore
The Campanile, Trinity College, Dublin
DublinThe Campanile, Trinity College

Photos: Como by Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Dublin by David Kernan, CC BY 4.0, cropped.

Como or Dublin?

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
  • day trips
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Dublin for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Dublin’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, Dublin 27: Como leads by 9 points.
Food & drink. Como 45, Dublin 50: Dublin leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Como 52, Dublin 64: Dublin leads by 12 points.
Nightlife. Como 22, Dublin 62: Dublin leads by 40 points.
Nature & outdoors. Como 82, Dublin 70: Como leads by 12 points.
Day trips. Como 87, Dublin 72: Como leads by 15 points.
Good for families. Como 47, Dublin 57: Dublin leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Como and Dublin are level on 66.
Shopping & style. Como 42, Dublin 54: Dublin leads by 12 points.
Affordability. Como 30, Dublin 20: Como leads by 10 points.
Live music & performing arts. Como 34, Dublin 65: Dublin leads by 31 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Como 44, Dublin 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 Dublin.

Your match

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

Como
49match

Wins on wellness and day trips with your weighting.

Dublin
Best match
53match

Wins on nightlife and live music and the arts 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

Dublin in July

20 °Cdaytime high
11 °Cnight-time low
62 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
15 °Csea
17 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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ComoDublin

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Como: 1991-2020 normals, Lugano (23 km from centre). Dublin: 1991-2020 normals, Dublin Airport (9.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureComoDublin
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 m20 m
Main airportMilan Malpensa International Airport (MXP)34 km from centre208 non-stop destinationsDublin Airport (DUB)9 km from centre200 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureComoDublin
City population83,184592,713
People per km²2,2425,154
Museums within 10 km1140
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km81
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.