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Tempio Voltiano on the lakeshore, Como
ComoTempio Voltiano on the lakeshore
The City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia
ValenciaThe City of Arts and Sciences

Photos: Como by Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Valencia by Francesco Ungaro, Pexels License.

Como or Valencia?

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
  • wellness

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

Choose Valencia for

  • nightlife
  • beaches
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Valencia’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, Valencia 78: Valencia leads by 42 points.
Food & drink. Como 45, Valencia 74: Valencia leads by 29 points.
Culture & sights. Como 52, Valencia 68: Valencia leads by 16 points.
Nightlife. Como 22, Valencia 66: Valencia leads by 44 points.
Nature & outdoors. Como 82, Valencia 60: Como leads by 22 points.
Day trips. Como 87, Valencia 70: Como leads by 17 points.
Good for families. Como 47, Valencia 75: Valencia leads by 28 points.
Getting around. Como 66, Valencia 76: Valencia leads by 10 points.
Shopping & style. Como 42, Valencia 57: Valencia leads by 15 points.
Affordability. Como 30, Valencia 57: Valencia leads by 27 points.
Live music & performing arts. Como 34, Valencia 55: Valencia leads by 21 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Como 44, Valencia 42: Como leads by 2 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Como and Valencia.

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.

Valencia
Best match
65match

Wins on nightlife and beaches 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

Valencia in July

30 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
7 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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ComoValencia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Como: 1991-2020 normals, Lugano (23 km from centre). Valencia: 1991-2020 normals, Valencia (1.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureComoValencia
Official languageItalianSpanish
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 m15 m
Main airportMilan Malpensa International Airport (MXP)34 km from centre208 non-stop destinationsValencia Airport (VLC)9 km from centre109 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureComoValencia
City population83,184840,792
People per km²2,2426,242
Museums within 10 km1145
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km82
Swim season, months above 21 °C-5 months

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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.