VacationSelector
Tempio Voltiano on the lakeshore, Como
ComoTempio Voltiano on the lakeshore
The old Hokkaido Government Office and its flower beds, Sapporo
SapporoThe old Hokkaido Government Office and its flower beds

Photos: Como by Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Sapporo by Feri88, CC BY 3.0, cropped.

Como or Sapporo?

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 Sapporo for

  • nightlife
  • wellness
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Sapporo’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, Sapporo 28: Como leads by 8 points.
Food & drink. Como 45, Sapporo 80: Sapporo leads by 35 points.
Culture & sights. Como 52, Sapporo 40: Como leads by 12 points.
Nightlife. Como 22, Sapporo 62: Sapporo leads by 40 points.
Nature & outdoors. Como 82, Sapporo 86: Sapporo leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Como 87, Sapporo 64: Como leads by 23 points.
Good for families. Como 47, Sapporo 72: Sapporo leads by 25 points.
Getting around. Como 66, Sapporo 80: Sapporo leads by 14 points.
Shopping & style. Como 42, Sapporo 58: Sapporo leads by 16 points.
Affordability. Como 30, Sapporo 60: Sapporo leads by 30 points.
Live music & performing arts. Como 34, Sapporo 44: Sapporo leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Como 44, Sapporo 80: Sapporo leads by 36 points.
0255075100

What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Como and Sapporo.

Your match

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

Como
49match

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

Sapporo
Best match
63match

Wins on nightlife and wellness 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

Sapporo in July

25 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
91 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
19 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND

Rainfall in the month, mm

050100150200JFMAMJJASOND
ComoSapporo

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Como: 1991-2020 normals, Lugano (23 km from centre). Sapporo: 1991-2020 normals, Sapporo (2.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureComoSapporo
Official languageItalianJapanese
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Yen (JPY)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the region
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+9
Emergency number112Police 110, fire 119
Elevation201 m5 m
Main airportMilan Malpensa International Airport (MXP)34 km from centre208 non-stop destinationsNew Chitose Airport (CTS)42 km from centre42 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureComoSapporo
City population83,1841,959,313
People per km²2,2421,747
Museums within 10 km1133
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km81
Swim season, months above 21 °C-1 month

Where else could you go?

Every comparison below shares a destination with this one, so you can follow Como or Sapporo somewhere new.

Browse every destination

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.