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Tempio Voltiano on the lakeshore, Como
ComoTempio Voltiano on the lakeshore
Palacio Salvo under a blue sky, Montevideo
MontevideoPalacio Salvo under a blue sky

Photos: Como by Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Montevideo by Andrés Franchi Ugart…, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Como or Montevideo?

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
  • day trips
  • getting around

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

Choose Montevideo for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Montevideo’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, Montevideo 55: Montevideo leads by 19 points.
Food & drink. Como 45, Montevideo 57: Montevideo leads by 12 points.
Culture & sights. Como 52, Montevideo 54: Montevideo leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Como 22, Montevideo 50: Montevideo leads by 28 points.
Nature & outdoors. Como 82, Montevideo 34: Como leads by 48 points.
Day trips. Como 87, Montevideo 55: Como leads by 32 points.
Good for families. Como 47, Montevideo 55: Montevideo leads by 8 points.
Getting around. Como 66, Montevideo 54: Como leads by 12 points.
Shopping & style. Como 42, Montevideo 36: Como leads by 6 points.
Affordability. Como 30, Montevideo 42: Montevideo leads by 12 points.
Live music & performing arts. Como 34, Montevideo 57: Montevideo leads by 23 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Como 44, Montevideo 38: Como leads by 6 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Como and Montevideo.

Your match

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

Too close to call, level with your weighting

Como
49match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and day trips with your weighting.

Montevideo
49match

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
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Montevideo in July

15 °Cdaytime high
6 °Cnight-time low
99 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
11 °Csea
10 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Como: 1991-2020 normals, Lugano (23 km from centre). Montevideo: 1991-2020 normals, Carrasco (19.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureComoMontevideo
Official languageItalian-
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Peso Uruguayo (UYU)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzCFIL230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-3
Emergency number112911
Elevation201 m41 m
Main airportMilan Malpensa International Airport (MXP)34 km from centre208 non-stop destinationsCarrasco General Cesáreo L. Berisso International Airport (MVD)17 km from centre15 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days15 days

By the numbers

MeasureComoMontevideo
City population83,1841,302,954
People per km²2,2421,785
Museums within 10 km1136
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km81
Swim season, months above 21 °C-4 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. 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.