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Tempio Voltiano on the lakeshore, Como
ComoTempio Voltiano on the lakeshore
Comares Tower and the Palace of Charles V, Alhambra, Granada
GranadaComares Tower and the Palace of Charles V, Alhambra

Photos: Como by Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Granada by Jebulon, CC0.

Como or Granada?

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

  • day trips
  • nature and the outdoors
  • shopping

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

Choose Granada for

  • nightlife
  • prices
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Granada’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, Granada 38: Granada leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Como 45, Granada 62: Granada leads by 17 points.
Culture & sights. Como 52, Granada 80: Granada leads by 28 points.
Nightlife. Como 22, Granada 58: Granada leads by 36 points.
Nature & outdoors. Como 82, Granada 80: Como leads by 2 points.
Day trips. Como 87, Granada 76: Como leads by 11 points.
Good for families. Como 47, Granada 52: Granada leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Como 66, Granada 68: Granada leads by 2 points.
Shopping & style. Como 42, Granada 40: Como leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Como 30, Granada 63: Granada leads by 33 points.
Live music & performing arts. Como 34, Granada 58: Granada leads by 24 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Como 44, Granada 48: Granada leads by 4 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Como and Granada.

Your match

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

Como
49match

Wins on day trips and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

Granada
Best match
60match

Wins on nightlife and prices 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

Granada in July

35 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
13 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). Granada: 1991-2020 normals, Granada / Caserío Hospicio (5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureComoGranada
Official languageItalianSpanish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation201 m693 m
Main airportMilan Malpensa International Airport (MXP)34 km from centre208 non-stop destinationsF.G.L. Airport Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX)16 km from centre13 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureComoGranada
City population83,184233,975
People per km²2,2422,659
Museums within 10 km1120
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km81

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. 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.