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Tempio Voltiano on the lakeshore, Como
ComoTempio Voltiano on the lakeshore
Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo
TokyoShibuya Crossing

Photos: Como by Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Tokyo by Benh LIEU SONG, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Como or Tokyo?

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 Tokyo for

  • nightlife
  • shopping
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Tokyo’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, Tokyo 40: Tokyo leads by 4 points.
Food & drink. Como 45, Tokyo 98: Tokyo leads by 53 points.
Culture & sights. Como 52, Tokyo 84: Tokyo leads by 32 points.
Nightlife. Como 22, Tokyo 86: Tokyo leads by 64 points.
Nature & outdoors. Como 82, Tokyo 68: Como leads by 14 points.
Day trips. Como 87, Tokyo 85: Como leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Como 47, Tokyo 95: Tokyo leads by 48 points.
Getting around. Como 66, Tokyo 98: Tokyo leads by 32 points.
Shopping & style. Como 42, Tokyo 99: Tokyo leads by 57 points.
Affordability. Como 30, Tokyo 48: Tokyo leads by 18 points.
Live music & performing arts. Como 34, Tokyo 86: Tokyo leads by 52 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Como 44, Tokyo 78: Tokyo leads by 34 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Como and Tokyo.

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.

Tokyo
Best match
80match

Wins on nightlife and shopping 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

Tokyo in July

30 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
157 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
23 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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ComoTokyo

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Como: 1991-2020 normals, Lugano (23 km from centre). Tokyo: 1991-2020 normals, Tokyo (3.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureComoTokyo
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 m6 m
Main airportMilan Malpensa International Airport (MXP)34 km from centre208 non-stop destinationsTokyo Haneda International Airport (HND)18 km from centre98 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureComoTokyo
City population83,18414,264,798
People per km²2,2426,501
Museums within 10 km11192
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km81
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. 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.