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Tempio Voltiano on the lakeshore, Como
ComoTempio Voltiano on the lakeshore
Big Ben and Westminster Bridge, London
LondonBig Ben and Westminster Bridge

Photos: Como by Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; London by AXP Photography, Pexels License.

Como or London?

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

  • nature and the outdoors
  • prices
  • beaches

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

Choose London for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on London’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, London 25: Como leads by 11 points.
Food & drink. Como 45, London 84: London leads by 39 points.
Culture & sights. Como 52, London 94: London leads by 42 points.
Nightlife. Como 22, London 88: London leads by 66 points.
Nature & outdoors. Como 82, London 57: Como leads by 25 points.
Day trips. Como 87, London 90: London leads by 3 points.
Good for families. Como 47, London 82: London leads by 35 points.
Getting around. Como 66, London 85: London leads by 19 points.
Shopping & style. Como 42, London 95: London leads by 53 points.
Affordability. Como 30, London 15: Como leads by 15 points.
Live music & performing arts. Como 34, London 98: London leads by 64 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Como 44, London 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 London.

Your match

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

Como
49match

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

London
Best match
71match

Wins on nightlife 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
15 hdaylight a day

London in July

23 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
46 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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ComoLondon

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Como: 1991-2020 normals, Lugano (23 km from centre). London: 1992-2020 (sunshine 1991-2020, rainfall 1991-2020) normals, London Weather Centre (1.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureComoLondon
Official languageItalianEnglish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Pound Sterling (GBP)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC, UTC+1 in summer
Emergency number112112 or 999
Elevation201 m4 m
Main airportMilan Malpensa International Airport (MXP)34 km from centre208 non-stop destinationsLondon Heathrow Airport (LHR)23 km from centre224 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days8 days

By the numbers

MeasureComoLondon
City population83,1848,799,728
People per km²2,2425,598
Museums within 10 km11216
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km84

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. 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.