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Tempio Voltiano on the lakeshore, Como
ComoTempio Voltiano on the lakeshore
The Basilica of Saint-Sernin, Toulouse
ToulouseThe Basilica of Saint-Sernin

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

Como or Toulouse?

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

  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness

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

Choose Toulouse for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Toulouse’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, Toulouse 10: Como leads by 26 points.
Food & drink. Como 45, Toulouse 66: Toulouse leads by 21 points.
Culture & sights. Como 52, Toulouse 64: Toulouse leads by 12 points.
Nightlife. Como 22, Toulouse 56: Toulouse leads by 34 points.
Nature & outdoors. Como 82, Toulouse 58: Como leads by 24 points.
Day trips. Como 87, Toulouse 72: Como leads by 15 points.
Good for families. Como 47, Toulouse 62: Toulouse leads by 15 points.
Getting around. Como 66, Toulouse 70: Toulouse leads by 4 points.
Shopping & style. Como 42, Toulouse 50: Toulouse leads by 8 points.
Affordability. Como 30, Toulouse 46: Toulouse leads by 16 points.
Live music & performing arts. Como 34, Toulouse 58: Toulouse leads by 24 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Como 44, Toulouse 27: Como leads by 17 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Como and Toulouse.

Your match

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

Como
49match

Wins on beaches and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

Toulouse
Best match
53match

Wins on nightlife 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
15 hdaylight a day

Toulouse in July

28 °Cdaytime high
17 °Cnight-time low
40 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
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). Toulouse: 1991-2020 normals, Toulouse / Blagnac (7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureComoToulouse
Official languageItalianFrench
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation201 m115 m
Main airportMilan Malpensa International Airport (MXP)34 km from centre208 non-stop destinationsToulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)7 km from centre84 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureComoToulouse
City population83,184514,819
People per km²2,2424,352
Museums within 10 km1124
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km82

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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. 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.