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Tempio Voltiano on the lakeshore, Como
ComoTempio Voltiano on the lakeshore
Palms on Waikiki Beach, Honolulu
HonoluluPalms on Waikiki Beach

Photos: Como by Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Honolulu by Jess Loiterton, Pexels License.

Como or Honolulu?

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
  • prices
  • getting around

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

Choose Honolulu for

  • beaches
  • families
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Honolulu’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, Honolulu 91: Honolulu leads by 55 points.
Food & drink. Como 45, Honolulu 70: Honolulu leads by 25 points.
Culture & sights. Como 52, Honolulu 55: Honolulu leads by 3 points.
Nightlife. Como 22, Honolulu 45: Honolulu leads by 23 points.
Nature & outdoors. Como 82, Honolulu 88: Honolulu leads by 6 points.
Day trips. Como 87, Honolulu 38: Como leads by 49 points.
Good for families. Como 47, Honolulu 80: Honolulu leads by 33 points.
Getting around. Como 66, Honolulu 52: Como leads by 14 points.
Shopping & style. Como 42, Honolulu 60: Honolulu leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Como 30, Honolulu 15: Como leads by 15 points.
Live music & performing arts. Como 34, Honolulu 40: Honolulu leads by 6 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Como 44, Honolulu 50: Honolulu leads by 6 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Como and Honolulu.

Your match

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

Como
49match

Wins on day trips and prices with your weighting.

Honolulu
Best match
57match

Wins on beaches and families 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

Honolulu in July

31 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
13 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
26 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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ComoHonolulu

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Como: 1991-2020 normals, Lugano (23 km from centre). Honolulu: 1991-2020 normals, Honolulu International Airport (10.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureComoHonolulu
Official languageItalian-
CurrencyEuro (EUR)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-10
Emergency number112911
Elevation201 m12 m
Main airportMilan Malpensa International Airport (MXP)34 km from centre208 non-stop destinationsDaniel K. Inouye International Airport (HNL)7 km from centre56 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureComoHonolulu
City population83,184350,964
People per km²2,2421,981
Museums within 10 km1112
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km80
Swim season, months above 21 °C-12 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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.