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Tempio Voltiano on the lakeshore, Como
ComoTempio Voltiano on the lakeshore
Brooklyn Bridge and Lower Manhattan, New York
New YorkBrooklyn Bridge and Lower Manhattan

Photos: Como by Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; New York by Jakub Hałun, CC BY 4.0, cropped.

Como or New York?

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
  • prices

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

Choose New York for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on New York’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, New York 50: New York leads by 14 points.
Food & drink. Como 45, New York 92: New York leads by 47 points.
Culture & sights. Como 52, New York 89: New York leads by 37 points.
Nightlife. Como 22, New York 97: New York leads by 75 points.
Nature & outdoors. Como 82, New York 55: Como leads by 27 points.
Day trips. Como 87, New York 68: Como leads by 19 points.
Good for families. Como 47, New York 70: New York leads by 23 points.
Getting around. Como 66, New York 82: New York leads by 16 points.
Shopping & style. Como 42, New York 97: New York leads by 55 points.
Affordability. Como 30, New York 12: Como leads by 18 points.
Live music & performing arts. Como 34, New York 99: New York leads by 65 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Como 44, New York 42: Como leads by 2 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Como and New York.

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 day trips with your weighting.

New York
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
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

New York in July

30 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
107 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
22 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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ComoNew York

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Como: 1991-2020 normals, Lugano (23 km from centre). New York: 1991-2020 normals, LaGuardia Airport (12.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureComoNew York
Official languageItalian-
CurrencyEuro (EUR)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation201 m25 m
Main airportMilan Malpensa International Airport (MXP)34 km from centre208 non-stop destinationsJohn F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)21 km from centre189 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureComoNew York
City population83,1848,804,190
People per km²2,2427,256
Museums within 10 km11157
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km82
Swim season, months above 21 °C-3 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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.