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Tempio Voltiano on the lakeshore, Como
ComoTempio Voltiano on the lakeshore
The Arctic Cathedral, Tromso
TromsoThe Arctic Cathedral

Photos: Como by Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Tromso by Moyan Brenn, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Como or Tromso?

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
  • beaches
  • shopping

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

Choose Tromso for

  • nightlife
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Tromso’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, Tromso 8: Como leads by 28 points.
Food & drink. Como 45, Tromso 36: Como leads by 9 points.
Culture & sights. Como 52, Tromso 27: Como leads by 25 points.
Nightlife. Como 22, Tromso 38: Tromso leads by 16 points.
Nature & outdoors. Como 82, Tromso 92: Tromso leads by 10 points.
Day trips. Como 87, Tromso 14: Como leads by 73 points.
Good for families. Como 47, Tromso 45: Como leads by 2 points.
Getting around. Como 66, Tromso 60: Como leads by 6 points.
Shopping & style. Como 42, Tromso 15: Como leads by 27 points.
Affordability. Como 30, Tromso 11: Como leads by 19 points.
Live music & performing arts. Como 34, Tromso 32: Como leads by 2 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Como 44, Tromso 38: Como leads by 6 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Como and Tromso.

Your match

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

Como
Best match
49match

Wins on day trips and beaches with your weighting.

Tromso
35match

Wins on nightlife and nature and the outdoors 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

Tromso in July

16 °Cdaytime high
9 °Cnight-time low
73 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
10 °Csea
24 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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ComoTromso

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

Before you go

MeasureComoTromso
Official languageItalianNorwegian, Nynorsk, Bokmål, Sámi
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Norwegian Krone (NOK)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112Police 112, ambulance 113, fire 110
Elevation201 m20 m
Main airportMilan Malpensa International Airport (MXP)34 km from centre208 non-stop destinationsTromsø Airport (TOS)4 km from centre49 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureComoTromso
City population83,18479,943
People per km²2,24232
Museums within 10 km118
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km80
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. 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.