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Tempio Voltiano on the lakeshore, Como
ComoTempio Voltiano on the lakeshore
Place d'Armes and Notre-Dame Basilica, Montreal
MontrealPlace d'Armes and Notre-Dame Basilica

Photos: Como by Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Montreal by Arild Vågen, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Como or Montreal?

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
  • nature and the outdoors
  • beaches

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

Choose Montreal for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Montreal’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, Montreal 25: Como leads by 11 points.
Food & drink. Como 45, Montreal 78: Montreal leads by 33 points.
Culture & sights. Como 52, Montreal 60: Montreal leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Como 22, Montreal 75: Montreal leads by 53 points.
Nature & outdoors. Como 82, Montreal 66: Como leads by 16 points.
Day trips. Como 87, Montreal 55: Como leads by 32 points.
Good for families. Como 47, Montreal 68: Montreal leads by 21 points.
Getting around. Como 66, Montreal 72: Montreal leads by 6 points.
Shopping & style. Como 42, Montreal 60: Montreal leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Como 30, Montreal 45: Montreal leads by 15 points.
Live music & performing arts. Como 34, Montreal 76: Montreal leads by 42 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Como 44, Montreal 57: Montreal leads by 13 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Como and Montreal.

Your match

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

Como
49match

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

Montreal
Best match
61match

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

Montreal in July

27 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
98 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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ComoMontreal

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Como: 1991-2020 normals, Lugano (23 km from centre). Montreal: 1991-2020 normals, Montreal McTavish (3.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureComoMontreal
Official languageItalianFrench, English
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Canadian Dollar (CAD)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation201 m31 m
Main airportMilan Malpensa International Airport (MXP)34 km from centre208 non-stop destinationsMontreal / Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL)16 km from centre166 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days10 days

By the numbers

MeasureComoMontreal
City population83,1841,895,211
People per km²2,2423,806
Museums within 10 km1137
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km80

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.