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Tempio Voltiano on the lakeshore, Como
ComoTempio Voltiano on the lakeshore
The red five-storey pagoda of Tocho-ji, Fukuoka
FukuokaThe red five-storey pagoda of Tocho-ji

Photos: Como by Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Fukuoka by Nick-D, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Como or Fukuoka?

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
  • day trips
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Fukuoka for

  • nightlife
  • food and drink
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Fukuoka’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, Fukuoka 50: Fukuoka leads by 14 points.
Food & drink. Como 45, Fukuoka 82: Fukuoka leads by 37 points.
Culture & sights. Como 52, Fukuoka 50: Como leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Como 22, Fukuoka 60: Fukuoka leads by 38 points.
Nature & outdoors. Como 82, Fukuoka 62: Como leads by 20 points.
Day trips. Como 87, Fukuoka 84: Como leads by 3 points.
Good for families. Como 47, Fukuoka 78: Fukuoka leads by 31 points.
Getting around. Como 66, Fukuoka 82: Fukuoka leads by 16 points.
Shopping & style. Como 42, Fukuoka 65: Fukuoka leads by 23 points.
Affordability. Como 30, Fukuoka 58: Fukuoka leads by 28 points.
Live music & performing arts. Como 34, Fukuoka 45: Fukuoka leads by 11 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Como 44, Fukuoka 60: Fukuoka leads by 16 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Como and Fukuoka.

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 day trips with your weighting.

Fukuoka
Best match
65match

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

Fukuoka in July

31 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
301 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
24 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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ComoFukuoka

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Como: 1991-2020 normals, Lugano (23 km from centre). Fukuoka: 1991-2020 normals, Fukuoka (1.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureComoFukuoka
Official languageItalianJapanese
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Yen (JPY)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the region
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+9
Emergency number112Police 110, fire 119
Elevation201 m8 m
Main airportMilan Malpensa International Airport (MXP)34 km from centre208 non-stop destinationsFukuoka Airport (FUK)5 km from centre46 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureComoFukuoka
City population83,1841,603,043
People per km²2,2424,715
Museums within 10 km1123
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km82
Swim season, months above 21 °C-4 months

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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. 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.