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Tempio Voltiano on the lakeshore, Como
ComoTempio Voltiano on the lakeshore
Shitennō-ji temple, Osaka
OsakaShitennō-ji temple

Photos: Como by Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Osaka by Sarmat Batagov, Pexels License.

Como or Osaka?

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
  • beaches

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

Choose Osaka for

  • nightlife
  • food and drink
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Osaka’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, Osaka 34: Como leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Como 45, Osaka 91: Osaka leads by 46 points.
Culture & sights. Como 52, Osaka 63: Osaka leads by 11 points.
Nightlife. Como 22, Osaka 80: Osaka leads by 58 points.
Nature & outdoors. Como 82, Osaka 58: Como leads by 24 points.
Day trips. Como 87, Osaka 97: Osaka leads by 10 points.
Good for families. Como 47, Osaka 88: Osaka leads by 41 points.
Getting around. Como 66, Osaka 90: Osaka leads by 24 points.
Shopping & style. Como 42, Osaka 80: Osaka leads by 38 points.
Affordability. Como 30, Osaka 60: Osaka leads by 30 points.
Live music & performing arts. Como 34, Osaka 66: Osaka leads by 32 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Como 44, Osaka 66: Osaka leads by 22 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Como and Osaka.

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 beaches with your weighting.

Osaka
Best match
73match

Wins on nightlife and food and drink 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

Osaka in July

32 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
175 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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ComoOsaka

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Como: 1991-2020 normals, Lugano (23 km from centre). Osaka: 1991-2020 normals, Osaka (1.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureComoOsaka
Official languageItalianJapanese
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Yen (JPY)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the region
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+9
Emergency number112Police 110, fire 119
Elevation201 m20 m
Main airportMilan Malpensa International Airport (MXP)34 km from centre208 non-stop destinationsKansai International Airport (KIX)38 km from centre62 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureComoOsaka
City population83,1842,751,862
People per km²2,24212,340
Museums within 10 km1144
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km86
Swim season, months above 21 °C-5 months

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. 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.