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Tempio Voltiano on the lakeshore, Como
ComoTempio Voltiano on the lakeshore
Colourful houses in the old town, Mazatlan
MazatlanColourful houses in the old town

Photos: Como by Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Mazatlan by Gzzz, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Como or Mazatlan?

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
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Mazatlan for

  • beaches
  • prices
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Mazatlan’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, Mazatlan 80: Mazatlan leads by 44 points.
Food & drink. Como 45, Mazatlan 62: Mazatlan leads by 17 points.
Culture & sights. Como 52, Mazatlan 42: Como leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Como 22, Mazatlan 55: Mazatlan leads by 33 points.
Nature & outdoors. Como 82, Mazatlan 66: Como leads by 16 points.
Day trips. Como 87, Mazatlan 45: Como leads by 42 points.
Good for families. Como 47, Mazatlan 60: Mazatlan leads by 13 points.
Getting around. Como 66, Mazatlan 42: Como leads by 24 points.
Shopping & style. Como 42, Mazatlan 30: Como leads by 12 points.
Affordability. Como 30, Mazatlan 70: Mazatlan leads by 40 points.
Live music & performing arts. Como 34, Mazatlan 40: Mazatlan leads by 6 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Como 44, Mazatlan 35: Como leads by 9 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Como and Mazatlan.

Your match

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

Como
49match

Wins on day trips and getting around with your weighting.

Mazatlan
Best match
52match

Wins on beaches and prices 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

Mazatlan in July

34 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
153 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
29 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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ComoMazatlan

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Como: 1991-2020 normals, Lugano (23 km from centre). Mazatlan: 1991-2020 normals, Colonia Juan Carras-Co Mazatlan, Sin. (2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureComoMazatlan
Official languageItalianSpanish, Nahuatl, Yucatec Maya
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Mexican Peso (MXN)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzAB127 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-7
Emergency number112911
Elevation201 m139 m
Main airportMilan Malpensa International Airport (MXP)34 km from centre208 non-stop destinationsGeneral Rafael Buelna International Airport (MZT)16 km from centre23 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days9 days

By the numbers

MeasureComoMazatlan
City population83,184441,975
People per km²2,242-
Museums within 10 km113
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 2026-11-02. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.