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Tempio Voltiano on the lakeshore, Como
ComoTempio Voltiano on the lakeshore
Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains

Photos: Como by Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License.

Como or Ushuaia?

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
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Ushuaia for

  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Ushuaia’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, Ushuaia 3: Como leads by 33 points.
Food & drink. Como 45, Ushuaia 40: Como leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Como 52, Ushuaia 22: Como leads by 30 points.
Nightlife. Como 22, Ushuaia 18: Como leads by 4 points.
Nature & outdoors. Como 82, Ushuaia 88: Ushuaia leads by 6 points.
Day trips. Como 87, Ushuaia 14: Como leads by 73 points.
Good for families. Como 47, Ushuaia 40: Como leads by 7 points.
Getting around. Como 66, Ushuaia 45: Como leads by 21 points.
Shopping & style. Como 42, Ushuaia 22: Como leads by 20 points.
Affordability. Como 30, Ushuaia 42: Ushuaia leads by 12 points.
Live music & performing arts. Como 34, Ushuaia 10: Como leads by 24 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Como 44, Ushuaia 26: Como leads by 18 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Como and Ushuaia.

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.

Ushuaia
31match

Wins on prices 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
15 hdaylight a day

Ushuaia in July

4 °Cdaytime high
0 °Cnight-time low
36 mmrain in the month
2 hsunshine a day
8 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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ComoUshuaia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Como: 1991-2020 normals, Lugano (23 km from centre). Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureComoUshuaia
Official languageItalianSpanish
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-3
Emergency number112117 or 911
Elevation201 m23 m
Main airportMilan Malpensa International Airport (MXP)34 km from centre208 non-stop destinationsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureComoUshuaia
City population83,18482,615
People per km²2,2423,592
Museums within 10 km115
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km80

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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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.