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Tempio Voltiano on the lakeshore, Como
ComoTempio Voltiano on the lakeshore
A madrasa and its minarets on the Registan, Samarkand
SamarkandA madrasa and its minarets on the Registan

Photos: Como by Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Samarkand by Yaşar Başkurt, Pexels License.

Como or Samarkand?

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

  • nature and the outdoors
  • beaches
  • families

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

Choose Samarkand for

  • prices
  • culture and sights
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Samarkand’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, Samarkand 4: Como leads by 32 points.
Food & drink. Como 45, Samarkand 54: Samarkand leads by 9 points.
Culture & sights. Como 52, Samarkand 84: Samarkand leads by 32 points.
Nightlife. Como 22, Samarkand 14: Como leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Como 82, Samarkand 40: Como leads by 42 points.
Day trips. Como 87, Samarkand 72: Como leads by 15 points.
Good for families. Como 47, Samarkand 30: Como leads by 17 points.
Getting around. Como 66, Samarkand 58: Como leads by 8 points.
Shopping & style. Como and Samarkand are level on 42.
Affordability. Como 30, Samarkand 80: Samarkand leads by 50 points.
Live music & performing arts. Como 34, Samarkand 24: Como leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Como 44, Samarkand 32: Como leads by 12 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Como and Samarkand.

Your match

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

Como
Best match
49match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and beaches with your weighting.

Samarkand
45match

Wins on prices and culture and sights 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

Samarkand in July

34 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
2 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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ComoSamarkand

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Como: 1991-2020 normals, Lugano (23 km from centre). Samarkand: 1991-2020 normals, Samarkand (10 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureComoSamarkand
Official languageItalianUzbek
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Uzbekistan Sum (UZS)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzCFI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+5
Emergency number112112
Elevation201 m702 m
Main airportMilan Malpensa International Airport (MXP)34 km from centre208 non-stop destinationsSamarkand International Airport (SKD)5 km from centre29 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days-

By the numbers

MeasureComoSamarkand
City population83,184546,303
People per km²2,2425,058
Museums within 10 km1111
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km81

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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. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

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.