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Tempio Voltiano on the lakeshore, Como
ComoTempio Voltiano on the lakeshore
The cathedral above the old town, Santiago de Compostela
Santiago de CompostelaThe cathedral above the old town

Photos: Como by Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Santiago de Compostela by Luis Miguel Bugallo Sánchez (Lmbuga), CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Como or Santiago de Compostela?

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
  • day trips
  • shopping

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

Choose Santiago de Compostela for

  • prices
  • food and drink
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Santiago de Compostela’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, Santiago de Compostela 32: Como leads by 4 points.
Food & drink. Como 45, Santiago de Compostela 68: Santiago de Compostela leads by 23 points.
Culture & sights. Como 52, Santiago de Compostela 70: Santiago de Compostela leads by 18 points.
Nightlife. Como 22, Santiago de Compostela 45: Santiago de Compostela leads by 23 points.
Nature & outdoors. Como 82, Santiago de Compostela 62: Como leads by 20 points.
Day trips. Como 87, Santiago de Compostela 72: Como leads by 15 points.
Good for families. Como 47, Santiago de Compostela 42: Como leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Como 66, Santiago de Compostela 70: Santiago de Compostela leads by 4 points.
Shopping & style. Como 42, Santiago de Compostela 35: Como leads by 7 points.
Affordability. Como 30, Santiago de Compostela 64: Santiago de Compostela leads by 34 points.
Live music & performing arts. Como 34, Santiago de Compostela 40: Santiago de Compostela leads by 6 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Como 44, Santiago de Compostela 42: Como leads by 2 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Como and Santiago de Compostela.

Your match

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

Como
49match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and day trips with your weighting.

Santiago de Compostela
Best match
54match

Wins on prices and food and drink 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

Santiago de Compostela in July

25 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
41 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
17 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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ComoSantiago de Compostela

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Como: 1991-2020 normals, Lugano (23 km from centre). Santiago de Compostela: 1991-2020 normals, Santiago / Labacolla (8.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureComoSantiago de Compostela
Official languageItalianSpanish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation201 m260 m
Main airportMilan Malpensa International Airport (MXP)34 km from centre208 non-stop destinationsSantiago-Rosalía de Castro Airport (SCQ)10 km from centre29 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureComoSantiago de Compostela
City population83,184100,965
People per km²2,242459
Museums within 10 km116
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km82
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. 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.