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The Explanada de España, Alicante
AlicanteThe Explanada de España
The Golden Bridge held up by stone hands, Da Nang
Da NangThe Golden Bridge held up by stone hands

Photos: Alicante by Emilio Sánchez Hernández, Pexels License; Da Nang by Nghia Tran, Pexels License.

Alicante or Da Nang?

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 Alicante for

  • getting around
  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife

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

Choose Da Nang for

  • prices
  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Da Nang’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. Alicante 82, Da Nang 80: Alicante leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Alicante and Da Nang are level on 67.
Culture & sights. Alicante 46, Da Nang 38: Alicante leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Alicante 60, Da Nang 44: Alicante leads by 16 points.
Nature & outdoors. Alicante 63, Da Nang 72: Da Nang leads by 9 points.
Day trips. Alicante 72, Da Nang 80: Da Nang leads by 8 points.
Good for families. Alicante 68, Da Nang 62: Alicante leads by 6 points.
Getting around. Alicante 66, Da Nang 38: Alicante leads by 28 points.
Shopping & style. Alicante 44, Da Nang 40: Alicante leads by 4 points.
Affordability. Alicante 60, Da Nang 90: Da Nang leads by 30 points.
Live music & performing arts. Alicante 37, Da Nang 20: Alicante leads by 17 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Alicante 40, Da Nang 64: Da Nang leads by 24 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Alicante and Da Nang.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Alicante
59match

Wins on getting around and live music and the arts with your weighting.

Da Nang
58match

Wins on prices and wellness with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Alicante in July

30 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
3 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Da Nang in July

35 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
83 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
29 °Csea
13 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. Alicante: 1991-2020 normals, Alicante (2.8 km from centre). Da Nang: 1991-2020 normals, Da Nang (4.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAlicanteDa Nang
Official languageSpanishVietnamese
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Dong (VND)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzACFG220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+7
Emergency number112Police 113, ambulance 115, fire 114
Elevation3 m19 m
Main airportAlicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport (ALC)10 km from centre126 non-stop destinationsDa Nang International Airport (DAD)3 km from centre47 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days-

By the numbers

MeasureAlicanteDa Nang
City population366,2212,819,900
People per km²1,819238
Museums within 10 km82
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km22
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 months12 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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. 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.