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Tempio Voltiano on the lakeshore, Como
ComoTempio Voltiano on the lakeshore
The red cable car above Wellington, Wellington
WellingtonThe red cable car above Wellington

Photos: Como by Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Wellington by lumoplank, CC0.

Como or Wellington?

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
  • wellness
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Wellington for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Wellington’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, Wellington 33: Como leads by 3 points.
Food & drink. Como 45, Wellington 62: Wellington leads by 17 points.
Culture & sights. Como 52, Wellington 44: Como leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Como 22, Wellington 45: Wellington leads by 23 points.
Nature & outdoors. Como 82, Wellington 78: Como leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Como 87, Wellington 40: Como leads by 47 points.
Good for families. Como 47, Wellington 62: Wellington leads by 15 points.
Getting around. Como 66, Wellington 68: Wellington leads by 2 points.
Shopping & style. Como and Wellington are level on 42.
Affordability. Como 30, Wellington 33: Wellington leads by 3 points.
Live music & performing arts. Como 34, Wellington 56: Wellington leads by 22 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Como 44, Wellington 30: Como leads by 14 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Como and Wellington.

Your match

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

Too close to call, level with your weighting

Como
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Wins on day trips and wellness with your weighting.

Wellington
49match

Wins on nightlife and live music and the arts 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

Wellington in July

12 °Cdaytime high
7 °Cnight-time low
111 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
12 °Csea
10 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Wellington's sunshine is measured 47 km from the centre, at Paraparaumu Aerodrome.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Como: 1991-2020 normals, Lugano (23 km from centre). Wellington: 1961-1990 (sunshine 1991-2020) normals, Wellington Aerodrome Aws (5.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureComoWellington
Official languageItalianEnglish, New Zealand Sign Language, Māori
CurrencyEuro (EUR)New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzI230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+12, UTC+13 in summer
Emergency number112111
Elevation201 m0 m
Main airportMilan Malpensa International Airport (MXP)34 km from centre208 non-stop destinationsWellington International Airport (WLG)5 km from centre20 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureComoWellington
City population83,184216,200
People per km²2,242487
Museums within 10 km1112
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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.