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Tempio Voltiano on the lakeshore, Como
ComoTempio Voltiano on the lakeshore
The skyline reflected in the water, The Hague
The HagueThe skyline reflected in the water

Photos: Como by Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; The Hague by Bráulio jardim, Pexels License.

Como or The Hague?

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

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

Choose The Hague for

  • families
  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on The Hague’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, The Hague 38: The Hague leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Como 45, The Hague 48: The Hague leads by 3 points.
Culture & sights. Como 52, The Hague 66: The Hague leads by 14 points.
Nightlife. Como 22, The Hague 38: The Hague leads by 16 points.
Nature & outdoors. Como 82, The Hague 52: Como leads by 30 points.
Day trips. Como 87, The Hague 86: Como leads by 1 points.
Good for families. Como 47, The Hague 72: The Hague leads by 25 points.
Getting around. Como 66, The Hague 78: The Hague leads by 12 points.
Shopping & style. Como 42, The Hague 55: The Hague leads by 13 points.
Affordability. Como 30, The Hague 35: The Hague leads by 5 points.
Live music & performing arts. Como 34, The Hague 58: The Hague leads by 24 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Como 44, The Hague 45: The Hague leads by 1 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Como and The Hague.

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.

The Hague
Best match
56match

Wins on families and live music and the arts 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

The Hague in July

21 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
78 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
18 °Csea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

The Hague has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.

The Hague's sunshine is measured 60 km from the centre, at De Bilt.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Como: 1991-2020 normals, Lugano (23 km from centre). The Hague: 1991-2020 normals, Valkenburg (13.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureComoThe Hague
Official languageItalianDutch
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 m1 m
Main airportMilan Malpensa International Airport (MXP)34 km from centre208 non-stop destinationsRotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM)16 km from centre53 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureComoThe Hague
City population83,184548,320
People per km²2,2425,589
Museums within 10 km1154
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km84
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.