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Tempio Voltiano on the lakeshore, Como
ComoTempio Voltiano on the lakeshore
Camelback Mountain above the city, Scottsdale
ScottsdaleCamelback Mountain above the city

Photos: Como by Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Scottsdale by Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Como or Scottsdale?

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

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • beaches

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

Choose Scottsdale for

  • nightlife
  • wellness
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Scottsdale’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, Scottsdale 8: Como leads by 28 points.
Food & drink. Como 45, Scottsdale 46: Scottsdale leads by 1 points.
Culture & sights. Como 52, Scottsdale 38: Como leads by 14 points.
Nightlife. Como 22, Scottsdale 52: Scottsdale leads by 30 points.
Nature & outdoors. Como 82, Scottsdale 68: Como leads by 14 points.
Day trips. Como 87, Scottsdale 50: Como leads by 37 points.
Good for families. Como 47, Scottsdale 60: Scottsdale leads by 13 points.
Getting around. Como 66, Scottsdale 20: Como leads by 46 points.
Shopping & style. Como 42, Scottsdale 60: Scottsdale leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Como 30, Scottsdale 32: Scottsdale leads by 2 points.
Live music & performing arts. Como 34, Scottsdale 40: Scottsdale leads by 6 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Como 44, Scottsdale 72: Scottsdale leads by 28 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Como and Scottsdale.

Your match

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

Como
Best match
49match

Wins on getting around and day trips with your weighting.

Scottsdale
46match

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
15 hdaylight a day

Scottsdale in July

41 °Cdaytime high
29 °Cnight-time low
23 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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ComoScottsdale

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Como: 1991-2020 normals, Lugano (23 km from centre). Scottsdale: 1991-2020 normals, Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport (13.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureComoScottsdale
Official languageItalian-
CurrencyEuro (EUR)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-7
Emergency number112911
Elevation201 m380 m
Main airportMilan Malpensa International Airport (MXP)34 km from centre208 non-stop destinationsPhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)10 km from centre148 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureComoScottsdale
City population83,184241,361
People per km²2,242-
Museums within 10 km1110
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. 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.