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Tempio Voltiano on the lakeshore, Como
ComoTempio Voltiano on the lakeshore
The city from Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavik
ReykjavikThe city from Hallgrímskirkja

Photos: Como by Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Reykjavik by Atlantic Ambience, Pexels License.

Como or Reykjavik?

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
  • culture and sights
  • beaches

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

Choose Reykjavik for

  • wellness
  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Reykjavik’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, Reykjavik 12: Como leads by 24 points.
Food & drink. Como 45, Reykjavik 42: Como leads by 3 points.
Culture & sights. Como 52, Reykjavik 25: Como leads by 27 points.
Nightlife. Como 22, Reykjavik 45: Reykjavik leads by 23 points.
Nature & outdoors. Como 82, Reykjavik 92: Reykjavik leads by 10 points.
Day trips. Como 87, Reykjavik 35: Como leads by 52 points.
Good for families. Como 47, Reykjavik 55: Reykjavik leads by 8 points.
Getting around. Como 66, Reykjavik 55: Como leads by 11 points.
Shopping & style. Como 42, Reykjavik 25: Como leads by 17 points.
Affordability. Como 30, Reykjavik 6: Como leads by 24 points.
Live music & performing arts. Como 34, Reykjavik 45: Reykjavik leads by 11 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Como 44, Reykjavik 88: Reykjavik leads by 44 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Como and Reykjavik.

Your match

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

Como
Best match
49match

Wins on day trips and culture and sights with your weighting.

Reykjavik
44match

Wins on wellness 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

Reykjavik in July

15 °Cdaytime high
9 °Cnight-time low
50 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
11 °Csea
20 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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ComoReykjavik

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Como: 1991-2020 normals, Lugano (23 km from centre). Reykjavik: 1991-2020 normals, Reykjavik (2.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureComoReykjavik
Official languageItalianIcelandic
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Iceland Krona (ISK)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC
Emergency number112112
Elevation201 m8 m
Main airportMilan Malpensa International Airport (MXP)34 km from centre208 non-stop destinationsKeflavik International Airport (KEF)37 km from centre88 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureComoReykjavik
City population83,184138,772
People per km²2,242569
Museums within 10 km1123
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km81
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.