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Tempio Voltiano on the lakeshore, Como
ComoTempio Voltiano on the lakeshore
Hobart below kunanyi/Mount Wellington, Hobart
HobartHobart below kunanyi/Mount Wellington

Photos: Como by Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Hobart by Gary Houston, CC0.

Como or Hobart?

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
  • getting around
  • beaches

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

Choose Hobart for

  • food and drink
  • live music and the arts
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Hobart’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, Hobart 30: Como leads by 6 points.
Food & drink. Como 45, Hobart 60: Hobart leads by 15 points.
Culture & sights. Como 52, Hobart 56: Hobart leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Como 22, Hobart 30: Hobart leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Como 82, Hobart 85: Hobart leads by 3 points.
Day trips. Como 87, Hobart 60: Como leads by 27 points.
Good for families. Como 47, Hobart 56: Hobart leads by 9 points.
Getting around. Como 66, Hobart 45: Como leads by 21 points.
Shopping & style. Como 42, Hobart 38: Como leads by 4 points.
Affordability. Como 30, Hobart 35: Hobart leads by 5 points.
Live music & performing arts. Como 34, Hobart 45: Hobart leads by 11 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Como 44, Hobart 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 Hobart.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Como
49match

Wins on day trips and getting around with your weighting.

Hobart
48match

Wins on food and drink 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

Hobart in July

13 °Cdaytime high
5 °Cnight-time low
42 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
13 °Csea
9 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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ComoHobart

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Como: 1991-2020 normals, Lugano (23 km from centre). Hobart: 1991-2020 normals, Hobart (2.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureComoHobart
Official languageItalianEnglish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Australian Dollar (AUD)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzI230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+10, UTC+11 in summer
Emergency number112000
Elevation201 m54 m
Main airportMilan Malpensa International Airport (MXP)34 km from centre208 non-stop destinationsHobart International Airport (HBA)17 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days9 days

By the numbers

MeasureComoHobart
City population83,184197,451
People per km²2,242116
Museums within 10 km118
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. 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.