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The Explanada de España, Alicante
AlicanteThe Explanada de España
The Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An
Hoi AnThe Japanese Covered Bridge

Photos: Alicante by Emilio Sánchez Hernández, Pexels License; Hoi An by François Guerraz, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Alicante or Hoi An?

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

  • nightlife
  • day trips
  • getting around

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

Choose Hoi An for

  • prices
  • wellness
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Hoi An’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, Hoi An 72: Alicante leads by 10 points.
Food & drink. Alicante 67, Hoi An 68: Hoi An leads by 1 points.
Culture & sights. Alicante 46, Hoi An 66: Hoi An leads by 20 points.
Nightlife. Alicante 60, Hoi An 28: Alicante leads by 32 points.
Nature & outdoors. Alicante and Hoi An are level on 63.
Day trips. Alicante 72, Hoi An 50: Alicante leads by 22 points.
Good for families. Alicante 68, Hoi An 58: Alicante leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Alicante 66, Hoi An 48: Alicante leads by 18 points.
Shopping & style. Alicante 44, Hoi An 57: Hoi An leads by 13 points.
Affordability. Alicante 60, Hoi An 88: Hoi An leads by 28 points.
Live music & performing arts. Alicante 37, Hoi An 24: Alicante leads by 13 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Alicante 40, Hoi An 65: Hoi An leads by 25 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Alicante and Hoi An.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Alicante
59match

Wins on nightlife and day trips with your weighting.

Hoi An
57match

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

Hoi An 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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AlicanteHoi An

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Alicante: 1991-2020 normals, Alicante (2.8 km from centre). Hoi An: 1991-2020 normals, Da Nang (23.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAlicanteHoi An
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 m13 m
Main airportAlicante-Elche Miguel Hernández Airport (ALC)10 km from centre126 non-stop destinationsDa Nang International Airport (DAD)23 km from centre47 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days-

By the numbers

MeasureAlicanteHoi An
City population366,221121,716
People per km²1,819-
Museums within 10 km85
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.