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Tempio Voltiano on the lakeshore, Como
ComoTempio Voltiano on the lakeshore
Gastown, Vancouver
VancouverGastown

Photos: Como by Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Vancouver by Xicotencatl, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Como or Vancouver?

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
  • culture and sights
  • prices

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

Choose Vancouver for

  • food and drink
  • families
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Vancouver’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, Vancouver 42: Vancouver leads by 6 points.
Food & drink. Como 45, Vancouver 72: Vancouver leads by 27 points.
Culture & sights. Como 52, Vancouver 42: Como leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Como 22, Vancouver 42: Vancouver leads by 20 points.
Nature & outdoors. Como 82, Vancouver 97: Vancouver leads by 15 points.
Day trips. Como 87, Vancouver 45: Como leads by 42 points.
Good for families. Como 47, Vancouver 72: Vancouver leads by 25 points.
Getting around. Como 66, Vancouver 73: Vancouver leads by 7 points.
Shopping & style. Como 42, Vancouver 55: Vancouver leads by 13 points.
Affordability. Como 30, Vancouver 27: Como leads by 3 points.
Live music & performing arts. Como 34, Vancouver 52: Vancouver leads by 18 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Como 44, Vancouver 50: Vancouver leads by 6 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Como and Vancouver.

Your match

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

Como
49match

Wins on day trips and culture and sights with your weighting.

Vancouver
Best match
56match

Wins on food and drink and families 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

Vancouver in July

23 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
42 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
16 °Csea
16 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). Vancouver: 1991-2020 normals, Vancouver Harbour CS (4.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureComoVancouver
Official languageItalianFrench, English
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Canadian Dollar (CAD)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-8, UTC-7 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation201 m2 m
Main airportMilan Malpensa International Airport (MXP)34 km from centre208 non-stop destinationsVancouver International Airport (YVR)9 km from centre109 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureComoVancouver
City population83,184662,248
People per km²2,2425,759
Museums within 10 km1126
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km80
Swim season, months above 21 °C-None

Where else could you go?

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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.