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Tempio Voltiano on the lakeshore, Como
ComoTempio Voltiano on the lakeshore
The Opera House on the fjord, Oslo
OsloThe Opera House on the fjord

Photos: Como by Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Oslo by Beata May, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Como or Oslo?

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
  • prices

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

Choose Oslo for

  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Oslo’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 and Oslo are level on 36.
Food & drink. Como 45, Oslo 55: Oslo leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Como 52, Oslo 66: Oslo leads by 14 points.
Nightlife. Como 22, Oslo 48: Oslo leads by 26 points.
Nature & outdoors. Como and Oslo are level on 82.
Day trips. Como 87, Oslo 52: Como leads by 35 points.
Good for families. Como 47, Oslo 63: Oslo leads by 16 points.
Getting around. Como 66, Oslo 85: Oslo leads by 19 points.
Shopping & style. Como 42, Oslo 50: Oslo leads by 8 points.
Affordability. Como 30, Oslo 14: Como leads by 16 points.
Live music & performing arts. Como 34, Oslo 62: Oslo leads by 28 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Como 44, Oslo 60: Oslo leads by 16 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Como and Oslo.

Your match

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

Como
49match

Wins on day trips and prices with your weighting.

Oslo
Best match
56match

Wins on live music and the arts 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
No seasea
15 hdaylight a day

Oslo in July

23 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
86 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
18 °Csea
18 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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ComoOslo

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Como: 1991-2020 normals, Lugano (23 km from centre). Oslo: 1991-2020 normals, Oslo-Blindern (4.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureComoOslo
Official languageItalianNorwegian, Nynorsk, Bokmål, Sámi
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Norwegian Krone (NOK)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112Police 112, ambulance 113, fire 110
Elevation201 m23 m
Main airportMilan Malpensa International Airport (MXP)34 km from centre208 non-stop destinationsOslo-Gardermoen International Airport (OSL)37 km from centre147 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureComoOslo
City population83,184717,710
People per km²2,242-
Museums within 10 km1160
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km80
Swim season, months above 21 °C-None

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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.