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Tempio Voltiano on the lakeshore, Como
ComoTempio Voltiano on the lakeshore
The Viru Gate, Tallinn
TallinnThe Viru Gate

Photos: Como by Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Tallinn by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Como or Tallinn?

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
  • nature and the outdoors
  • beaches

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

Choose Tallinn for

  • nightlife
  • prices
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Tallinn’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, Tallinn 28: Como leads by 8 points.
Food & drink. Como 45, Tallinn 52: Tallinn leads by 7 points.
Culture & sights. Como 52, Tallinn 68: Tallinn leads by 16 points.
Nightlife. Como 22, Tallinn 44: Tallinn leads by 22 points.
Nature & outdoors. Como 82, Tallinn 55: Como leads by 27 points.
Day trips. Como 87, Tallinn 58: Como leads by 29 points.
Good for families. Como 47, Tallinn 60: Tallinn leads by 13 points.
Getting around. Como 66, Tallinn 72: Tallinn leads by 6 points.
Shopping & style. Como 42, Tallinn 40: Como leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Como 30, Tallinn 47: Tallinn leads by 17 points.
Live music & performing arts. Como 34, Tallinn 50: Tallinn leads by 16 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Como 44, Tallinn 50: Tallinn leads by 6 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Como and Tallinn.

Your match

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

Como
49match

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

Tallinn
Best match
52match

Wins on nightlife and prices 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

Tallinn in July

22 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
82 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
16 °Csea
18 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). Tallinn: 1991-2020 normals, Tallin / Harku (10.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureComoTallinn
Official languageItalianEstonian
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation201 m28 m
Main airportMilan Malpensa International Airport (MXP)34 km from centre208 non-stop destinationsLennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL)6 km from centre56 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureComoTallinn
City population83,184457,572
People per km²2,2422,871
Museums within 10 km1116
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km81
Swim season, months above 21 °C-None

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.