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Tempio Voltiano on the lakeshore, Como
ComoTempio Voltiano on the lakeshore
The Johannesburg skyline and the Hillbrow Tower, Johannesburg
JohannesburgThe Johannesburg skyline and the Hillbrow Tower

Photos: Como by Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Johannesburg by K, Pexels License.

Como or Johannesburg?

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

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • beaches

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

Choose Johannesburg for

  • prices
  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Johannesburg’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, Johannesburg 5: Como leads by 31 points.
Food & drink. Como 45, Johannesburg 58: Johannesburg leads by 13 points.
Culture & sights. Como 52, Johannesburg 56: Johannesburg leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Como 22, Johannesburg 62: Johannesburg leads by 40 points.
Nature & outdoors. Como 82, Johannesburg 55: Como leads by 27 points.
Day trips. Como 87, Johannesburg 52: Como leads by 35 points.
Good for families. Como 47, Johannesburg 42: Como leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Como 66, Johannesburg 18: Como leads by 48 points.
Shopping & style. Como 42, Johannesburg 58: Johannesburg leads by 16 points.
Affordability. Como 30, Johannesburg 72: Johannesburg leads by 42 points.
Live music & performing arts. Como 34, Johannesburg 55: Johannesburg leads by 21 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Como 44, Johannesburg 28: Como leads by 16 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Como and Johannesburg.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Como
49match

Wins on getting around and day trips with your weighting.

Johannesburg
47match

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

Johannesburg in July

19 °Cdaytime high
4 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
11 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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ComoJohannesburg

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Como: 1991-2020 normals, Lugano (23 km from centre). Johannesburg: 2005-2019 (sunshine 1991-2020, rainfall 1991-2020) normals, Johannesburg B / Roosevelt Park (7.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureComoJohannesburg
Official languageItalianEnglish, Zulu, Xhosa, Afrikaans, Venda, Northern Sotho, Swazi, Tswana, Tsonga, Sesotho, Southern Ndebele, South African Sign Language
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Rand (ZAR)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzCMN230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+2
Emergency number112112
Elevation201 m1,753 m
Main airportMilan Malpensa International Airport (MXP)34 km from centre208 non-stop destinationsO.R. Tambo International Airport (JNB)22 km from centre84 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureComoJohannesburg
City population83,1844,803,262
People per km²2,2422,922
Museums within 10 km1114
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. 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.