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Tempio Voltiano on the lakeshore, Como
ComoTempio Voltiano on the lakeshore
Cinderella Castle, Magic Kingdom, Orlando
OrlandoCinderella Castle, Magic Kingdom

Photos: Como by Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Orlando by Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Como or Orlando?

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

  • getting around
  • nature and the outdoors
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Orlando for

  • families
  • nightlife
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Orlando’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, Orlando 42: Orlando leads by 6 points.
Food & drink. Como 45, Orlando 48: Orlando leads by 3 points.
Culture & sights. Como 52, Orlando 22: Como leads by 30 points.
Nightlife. Como 22, Orlando 40: Orlando leads by 18 points.
Nature & outdoors. Como 82, Orlando 46: Como leads by 36 points.
Day trips. Como 87, Orlando 58: Como leads by 29 points.
Good for families. Como 47, Orlando 98: Orlando leads by 51 points.
Getting around. Como 66, Orlando 8: Como leads by 58 points.
Shopping & style. Como 42, Orlando 58: Orlando leads by 16 points.
Affordability. Como 30, Orlando 36: Orlando leads by 6 points.
Live music & performing arts. Como 34, Orlando 40: Orlando leads by 6 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Como 44, Orlando 32: Como leads by 12 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Como and Orlando.

Your match

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

Como
Best match
49match

Wins on getting around and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

Orlando
44match

Wins on families and nightlife 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

Orlando in July

33 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
189 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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ComoOrlando

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Como: 1991-2020 normals, Lugano (23 km from centre). Orlando: 1991-2020 normals, Orlando Airport (14.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureComoOrlando
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 m34 m
Main airportMilan Malpensa International Airport (MXP)34 km from centre208 non-stop destinationsOrlando International Airport (MCO)14 km from centre169 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureComoOrlando
City population83,184334,854
People per km²2,2421,086
Museums within 10 km1111
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km80

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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.