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Tempio Voltiano on the lakeshore, Como
ComoTempio Voltiano on the lakeshore
The twin towers of the cathedral over Plaza de Armas, Guadalajara
GuadalajaraThe twin towers of the cathedral over Plaza de Armas

Photos: Como by Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Guadalajara by Ponchomx, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Como or Guadalajara?

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
  • nature and the outdoors
  • getting around

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

Choose Guadalajara for

  • prices
  • nightlife
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Guadalajara’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, Guadalajara 5: Como leads by 31 points.
Food & drink. Como 45, Guadalajara 75: Guadalajara leads by 30 points.
Culture & sights. Como 52, Guadalajara 62: Guadalajara leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Como 22, Guadalajara 68: Guadalajara leads by 46 points.
Nature & outdoors. Como 82, Guadalajara 55: Como leads by 27 points.
Day trips. Como 87, Guadalajara 66: Como leads by 21 points.
Good for families. Como 47, Guadalajara 55: Guadalajara leads by 8 points.
Getting around. Como 66, Guadalajara 40: Como leads by 26 points.
Shopping & style. Como 42, Guadalajara 60: Guadalajara leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Como 30, Guadalajara 78: Guadalajara leads by 48 points.
Live music & performing arts. Como 34, Guadalajara 60: Guadalajara leads by 26 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Como 44, Guadalajara 35: Como leads by 9 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Como and Guadalajara.

Your match

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

Como
49match

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

Guadalajara
Best match
55match

Wins on prices 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

Guadalajara in July

25 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
205 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Guadalajara has no weather station within reach, so its figures come from a gridded climate model rather than a measured record, and read a broad area rather than the city itself.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Como: 1991-2020 normals, Lugano (23 km from centre). Guadalajara: 2001-2020 normals, NASA POWER reanalysis grid, no weather station within 90 km.

Before you go

MeasureComoGuadalajara
Official languageItalianSpanish, Nahuatl, Yucatec Maya
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Mexican Peso (MXN)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzAB127 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-6
Emergency number112911
Elevation201 m1,536 m
Main airportMilan Malpensa International Airport (MXP)34 km from centre208 non-stop destinationsGuadalajara International Airport (GDL)17 km from centre70 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days9 days

By the numbers

MeasureComoGuadalajara
City population83,1841,385,621
People per km²2,2429,556
Museums within 10 km1117
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km82

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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. Temperature and rainfall for destinations with no weather station are from the NASA POWER 2001-2020 climatology, derived from MERRA-2. 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.