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Tempio Voltiano on the lakeshore, Como
ComoTempio Voltiano on the lakeshore
Elizabeth Quay and the centre of Perth, Perth
PerthElizabeth Quay and the centre of Perth

Photos: Como by Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Perth by Samuel Wiki, CC BY 4.0, cropped.

Como or Perth?

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
  • getting around
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Perth for

  • beaches
  • families
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Perth’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, Perth 86: Perth leads by 50 points.
Food & drink. Como 45, Perth 58: Perth leads by 13 points.
Culture & sights. Como 52, Perth 42: Como leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Como 22, Perth 42: Perth leads by 20 points.
Nature & outdoors. Como 82, Perth 72: Como leads by 10 points.
Day trips. Como 87, Perth 48: Como leads by 39 points.
Good for families. Como 47, Perth 74: Perth leads by 27 points.
Getting around. Como 66, Perth 55: Como leads by 11 points.
Shopping & style. Como 42, Perth 44: Perth leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Como 30, Perth 28: Como leads by 2 points.
Live music & performing arts. Como 34, Perth 50: Perth leads by 16 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Como 44, Perth 38: Como leads by 6 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Como and Perth.

Your match

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

Como
49match

Wins on day trips and getting around with your weighting.

Perth
Best match
53match

Wins on beaches and families 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

Perth in July

19 °Cdaytime high
8 °Cnight-time low
145 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
20 °Csea
10 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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ComoPerth

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Como: 1991-2020 normals, Lugano (23 km from centre). Perth: 1991-2020 normals, Perth (7.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureComoPerth
Official languageItalianEnglish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Australian Dollar (AUD)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzI230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+8
Emergency number112000
Elevation201 m2 m
Main airportMilan Malpensa International Airport (MXP)34 km from centre208 non-stop destinationsPerth International Airport (PER)10 km from centre49 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureComoPerth
City population83,1842,141,834
People per km²2,242334
Museums within 10 km1115
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km81
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.