Lake Como · Month comparison

December vs September

September ranks #1 overall vs December at #8. Best month of the year: lake still at 22C, prices down 40% from August, light gets autumnal-golden by mid-month.

December Como town Piazza Duomo with Christmas lights and Cathedral facade

December

#8 of 12 months

Worth considering

Como town only — Città dei Balocchi Christmas lights and Nativity scenes draw Lombardy day-trippers, but lakeside villages dark.

  • ↑Como Città dei Balocchi (early Dec-early Jan) lights up Piazza Duomo nightly
  • ↑Hot bombardino cocktails on Como lakeside vs zero crowds
September golden light on Bellagio waterfront with autumn sky

September

#1 of 12 months

Best match

Best month of the year: lake still at 22C, prices down 40% from August, light gets autumnal-golden by mid-month.

  • ↑Lake water still warm enough to swim (21-22C)
  • ↑Hotel rates revert to May levels in second half of month
FactorDecemberSeptember
Weather score
3
8
Value score
7
5
Crowd score
8
5
Events score
6
7
Atmosphere
7
10
Avg high temp7°C23°C
Monthly rain80mm110mm
Daily sunshine3hrs6hrs

December trade-offs

  • ↓Bellagio, Varenna, Menaggio still closed — only Como town active
  • ↓New Year hotel rates spike for Como
  • ↓Short days (sunset 16:40) limit lakeside walking

September trade-offs

  • ↓Increasing rain showers through the month
  • ↓Some villa garden flowers gone past peak
  • ↓First three days still on August pricing
See all 12 months for Lake Como →December in detail →September in detail →
Scores compare months within Lake Como. Climate data: Open Meteo ERA5 30-year normals (1991–2020). Methodology →