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Tempio Voltiano on the lakeshore, Como
ComoTempio Voltiano on the lakeshore
The Riva in front of Diocletian's Palace, Split
SplitThe Riva in front of Diocletian's Palace

Photos: Como by Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Split by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Como or Split?

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

  • shopping
  • day trips
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Split for

  • beaches
  • nightlife
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Split’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, Split 75: Split leads by 39 points.
Food & drink. Como 45, Split 57: Split leads by 12 points.
Culture & sights. Como 52, Split 66: Split leads by 14 points.
Nightlife. Como 22, Split 52: Split leads by 30 points.
Nature & outdoors. Como 82, Split 77: Como leads by 5 points.
Day trips. Como 87, Split 78: Como leads by 9 points.
Good for families. Como 47, Split 54: Split leads by 7 points.
Getting around. Como 66, Split 67: Split leads by 1 points.
Shopping & style. Como 42, Split 32: Como leads by 10 points.
Affordability. Como 30, Split 45: Split leads by 15 points.
Live music & performing arts. Como 34, Split 37: Split leads by 3 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Como 44, Split 40: Como leads by 4 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Como and Split.

Your match

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

Como
49match

Wins on shopping and day trips with your weighting.

Split
Best match
57match

Wins on beaches and nightlife 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

Split in July

31 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
25 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
24 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Como: 1991-2020 normals, Lugano (23 km from centre). Split: 1991-2020 normals, Split / Marjan (0.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureComoSplit
Official languageItalianCroatian
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 m0 m
Main airportMilan Malpensa International Airport (MXP)34 km from centre208 non-stop destinationsSplit Saint Jerome Airport (SPU)12 km from centre69 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureComoSplit
City population83,184160,577
People per km²2,242-
Museums within 10 km1111
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km84
Swim season, months above 21 °C-4 months

Where else could you go?

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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.