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A canal bridge in autumn, Amsterdam
AmsterdamA canal bridge in autumn
The Golden Bridge held up by stone hands, Da Nang
Da NangThe Golden Bridge held up by stone hands

Photos: Amsterdam by Hans, Pexels License; Da Nang by Nghia Tran, Pexels License.

Amsterdam 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 Amsterdam for

  • live music and the arts
  • getting around
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Da Nang for

  • prices
  • beaches
  • 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. Amsterdam 25, Da Nang 80: Da Nang leads by 55 points.
Food & drink. Amsterdam 58, Da Nang 67: Da Nang leads by 9 points.
Culture & sights. Amsterdam 82, Da Nang 38: Amsterdam leads by 44 points.
Nightlife. Amsterdam 77, Da Nang 44: Amsterdam leads by 33 points.
Nature & outdoors. Amsterdam 47, Da Nang 72: Da Nang leads by 25 points.
Day trips. Amsterdam 87, Da Nang 80: Amsterdam leads by 7 points.
Good for families. Amsterdam 72, Da Nang 62: Amsterdam leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Amsterdam 86, Da Nang 38: Amsterdam leads by 48 points.
Shopping & style. Amsterdam 68, Da Nang 40: Amsterdam leads by 28 points.
Affordability. Amsterdam 22, Da Nang 90: Da Nang leads by 68 points.
Live music & performing arts. Amsterdam 78, Da Nang 20: Amsterdam leads by 58 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Amsterdam 42, Da Nang 64: Da Nang leads by 22 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Amsterdam and Da Nang.

Your match

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

Amsterdam
Best match
62match

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

Da Nang
58match

Wins on prices and beaches with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Amsterdam in July

22 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
84 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
17 °Csea
16 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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Where the figures come from

Amsterdam has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.

Amsterdam's sunshine is measured 35 km from the centre, at De Bilt.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Amsterdam: 1991-2020 normals, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (12 km from centre). Da Nang: 1991-2020 normals, Da Nang (4.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAmsterdamDa Nang
Official languageDutchVietnamese
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
Elevation-2 m19 m
Main airportAmsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)12 km from centre287 non-stop destinationsDa Nang International Airport (DAD)3 km from centre47 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days-

By the numbers

MeasureAmsterdamDa Nang
City population921,4682,819,900
People per km²4,208238
Museums within 10 km1012
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km52
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone12 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.