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Tempio Voltiano on the lakeshore, Como
ComoTempio Voltiano on the lakeshore
Valletta from the water, Valletta
VallettaValletta from the water

Photos: Como by Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Valletta by Pho Tomass, Pexels License.

Como or Valletta?

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
  • wellness
  • day trips

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

Choose Valletta for

  • beaches
  • culture and sights
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Valletta’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, Valletta 68: Valletta leads by 32 points.
Food & drink. Como 45, Valletta 55: Valletta leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Como 52, Valletta 76: Valletta leads by 24 points.
Nightlife. Como 22, Valletta 46: Valletta leads by 24 points.
Nature & outdoors. Como 82, Valletta 56: Como leads by 26 points.
Day trips. Como 87, Valletta 76: Como leads by 11 points.
Good for families. Como 47, Valletta 58: Valletta leads by 11 points.
Getting around. Como 66, Valletta 62: Como leads by 4 points.
Shopping & style. Como 42, Valletta 38: Como leads by 4 points.
Affordability. Como 30, Valletta 50: Valletta leads by 20 points.
Live music & performing arts. Como 34, Valletta 44: Valletta leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Como 44, Valletta 32: Como leads by 12 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Como and Valletta.

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 wellness with your weighting.

Valletta
Best match
55match

Wins on beaches and culture and sights 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

Valletta in July

32 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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ComoValletta

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Como: 1991-2020 normals, Lugano (23 km from centre). Valletta: 1991-2020 normals, Luqa (5.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureComoValletta
Official languageItalianEnglish, Maltese
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency number112112
Elevation201 m56 m
Main airportMilan Malpensa International Airport (MXP)34 km from centre208 non-stop destinationsMalta International Airport (MLA)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureComoValletta
City population83,1845,197
People per km²2,2426,496
Museums within 10 km1116
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km83
Swim season, months above 21 °C-6 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.