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Tempio Voltiano on the lakeshore, Como
ComoTempio Voltiano on the lakeshore
The old Bath House in the Government Gardens, Rotorua
RotoruaThe old Bath House in the Government Gardens

Photos: Como by Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Rotorua by W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Como or Rotorua?

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
  • shopping

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

Choose Rotorua for

  • wellness
  • families
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Rotorua’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, Rotorua 33: Como leads by 3 points.
Food & drink. Como 45, Rotorua 33: Como leads by 12 points.
Culture & sights. Como 52, Rotorua 38: Como leads by 14 points.
Nightlife. Como 22, Rotorua 14: Como leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Como 82, Rotorua 86: Rotorua leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Como 87, Rotorua 45: Como leads by 42 points.
Good for families. Como 47, Rotorua 68: Rotorua leads by 21 points.
Getting around. Como 66, Rotorua 30: Como leads by 36 points.
Shopping & style. Como 42, Rotorua 22: Como leads by 20 points.
Affordability. Como 30, Rotorua 36: Rotorua leads by 6 points.
Live music & performing arts. Como 34, Rotorua 30: Como leads by 4 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Como 44, Rotorua 86: Rotorua leads by 42 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Como and Rotorua.

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 getting around with your weighting.

Rotorua
43match

Wins on wellness 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

Rotorua in July

11 °Cdaytime high
6 °Cnight-time low
113 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
15 °Csea
10 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Rotorua has no weather station within reach, so its figures come from a gridded climate model rather than a measured record, and read a broad area rather than the city itself.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Como: 1991-2020 normals, Lugano (23 km from centre). Rotorua: 2001-2020 normals, NASA POWER reanalysis grid, no weather station within 90 km.

Before you go

MeasureComoRotorua
Official languageItalianEnglish, New Zealand Sign Language, Māori
CurrencyEuro (EUR)New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzI230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+12, UTC+13 in summer
Emergency number112111
Elevation201 m280 m
Main airportMilan Malpensa International Airport (MXP)34 km from centre208 non-stop destinationsRotorua Regional Airport (ROT)7 km from centre3 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureComoRotorua
City population83,18458,500
People per km²2,24222
Museums within 10 km111
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. Temperature and rainfall for destinations with no weather station are from the NASA POWER 2001-2020 climatology, derived from MERRA-2. 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.