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Tempio Voltiano on the lakeshore, Como
ComoTempio Voltiano on the lakeshore
The Assembly Hall on Temple Square, Salt Lake City
Salt Lake CityThe Assembly Hall on Temple Square

Photos: Como by Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Salt Lake City by hakkun, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Como or Salt Lake City?

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
  • beaches
  • getting around

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

Choose Salt Lake City for

  • families
  • live music and the arts
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Salt Lake City’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, Salt Lake City 12: Como leads by 24 points.
Food & drink. Como 45, Salt Lake City 40: Como leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Como 52, Salt Lake City 42: Como leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Como 22, Salt Lake City 30: Salt Lake City leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Como 82, Salt Lake City 90: Salt Lake City leads by 8 points.
Day trips. Como 87, Salt Lake City 34: Como leads by 53 points.
Good for families. Como 47, Salt Lake City 72: Salt Lake City leads by 25 points.
Getting around. Como 66, Salt Lake City 42: Como leads by 24 points.
Shopping & style. Como 42, Salt Lake City 36: Como leads by 6 points.
Affordability. Como 30, Salt Lake City 40: Salt Lake City leads by 10 points.
Live music & performing arts. Como 34, Salt Lake City 55: Salt Lake City leads by 21 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Como 44, Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City.

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 beaches with your weighting.

Salt Lake City
44match

Wins on families and live music and the arts 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
15 hdaylight a day

Salt Lake City in July

34 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
13 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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ComoSalt Lake City

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Como: 1991-2020 normals, Lugano (23 km from centre). Salt Lake City: 1991-2020 normals, Salt Lake City International Airport (7.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureComoSalt Lake City
Official languageItalian-
CurrencyEuro (EUR)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-7, UTC-6 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation201 m1,288 m
Main airportMilan Malpensa International Airport (MXP)34 km from centre208 non-stop destinationsSalt Lake City International Airport (SLC)9 km from centre108 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureComoSalt Lake City
City population83,184199,723
People per km²2,242690
Museums within 10 km1112
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km80

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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. 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.