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Tempio Voltiano on the lakeshore, Como
ComoTempio Voltiano on the lakeshore
The Riverwalk and the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, Wilmington
WilmingtonThe Riverwalk and the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge

Photos: Como by Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Wilmington by Unexpected Snacks, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Como or Wilmington?

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
  • getting around
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Wilmington for

  • beaches
  • nightlife
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Wilmington’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, Wilmington 73: Wilmington leads by 37 points.
Food & drink. Como 45, Wilmington 48: Wilmington leads by 3 points.
Culture & sights. Como 52, Wilmington 40: Como leads by 12 points.
Nightlife. Como 22, Wilmington 40: Wilmington leads by 18 points.
Nature & outdoors. Como 82, Wilmington 58: Como leads by 24 points.
Day trips. Como 87, Wilmington 45: Como leads by 42 points.
Good for families. Como 47, Wilmington 62: Wilmington leads by 15 points.
Getting around. Como 66, Wilmington 28: Como leads by 38 points.
Shopping & style. Como 42, Wilmington 33: Como leads by 9 points.
Affordability. Como 30, Wilmington 42: Wilmington leads by 12 points.
Live music & performing arts. Como 34, Wilmington 40: Wilmington leads by 6 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Como 44, Wilmington 33: Como leads by 11 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Como and Wilmington.

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 getting around with your weighting.

Wilmington
45match

Wins on beaches and nightlife 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

Wilmington in July

32 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
174 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
27 °Csea
14 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). Wilmington: 1991-2020 normals, Wilmington / The Palms Mobile Home Park (5.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureComoWilmington
Official languageItalian-
CurrencyEuro (EUR)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency number112911
Elevation201 m9 m
Main airportMilan Malpensa International Airport (MXP)34 km from centre208 non-stop destinationsWilmington International Airport (ILM)5 km from centre25 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureComoWilmington
City population83,184115,451
People per km²2,242839
Museums within 10 km112
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km80
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. 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 2026-11-02. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.