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Tempio Voltiano on the lakeshore, Como
ComoTempio Voltiano on the lakeshore
Sint Servaasbrug over the Maas, Maastricht
MaastrichtSint Servaasbrug over the Maas

Photos: Como by Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Maastricht by Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Como or Maastricht?

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
  • day trips

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

Choose Maastricht for

  • nightlife
  • shopping
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Maastricht’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, Maastricht 8: Como leads by 28 points.
Food & drink. Como 45, Maastricht 58: Maastricht leads by 13 points.
Culture & sights. Como 52, Maastricht 60: Maastricht leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Como 22, Maastricht 42: Maastricht leads by 20 points.
Nature & outdoors. Como 82, Maastricht 58: Como leads by 24 points.
Day trips. Como 87, Maastricht 77: Como leads by 10 points.
Good for families. Como 47, Maastricht 55: Maastricht leads by 8 points.
Getting around. Como 66, Maastricht 74: Maastricht leads by 8 points.
Shopping & style. Como 42, Maastricht 60: Maastricht leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Como 30, Maastricht 38: Maastricht leads by 8 points.
Live music & performing arts. Como 34, Maastricht 40: Maastricht leads by 6 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Como 44, Maastricht 52: Maastricht leads by 8 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Como and Maastricht.

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.

Maastricht
Best match
52match

Wins on nightlife and shopping 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

Maastricht in July

24 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
73 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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ComoMaastricht

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Como: 1991-2020 normals, Lugano (23 km from centre). Maastricht: 1991-2020 normals, Maastricht Airport Zuid Limburg (10 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureComoMaastricht
Official languageItalianDutch
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation201 m49 m
Main airportMilan Malpensa International Airport (MXP)34 km from centre208 non-stop destinationsMaastricht Aachen Airport (MST)9 km from centre5 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureComoMaastricht
City population83,184120,227
People per km²2,2422,000
Museums within 10 km1121
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km85

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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. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

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.