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The Parthenon on the Acropolis, Athens
AthensThe Parthenon on the Acropolis
The Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An
Hoi AnThe Japanese Covered Bridge

Photos: Athens by Ranjeet Kumar Singh, Pexels License; Hoi An by François Guerraz, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Athens 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 Athens for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • day trips

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

Choose Hoi An for

  • prices
  • wellness
  • beaches

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. Athens 70, Hoi An 72: Hoi An leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Athens 78, Hoi An 68: Athens leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Athens 88, Hoi An 66: Athens leads by 22 points.
Nightlife. Athens 80, Hoi An 28: Athens leads by 52 points.
Nature & outdoors. Athens 64, Hoi An 63: Athens leads by 1 points.
Day trips. Athens 85, Hoi An 50: Athens leads by 35 points.
Good for families. Athens and Hoi An are level on 58.
Getting around. Athens 66, Hoi An 48: Athens leads by 18 points.
Shopping & style. Athens 55, Hoi An 57: Hoi An leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Athens 56, Hoi An 88: Hoi An leads by 32 points.
Live music & performing arts. Athens 64, Hoi An 24: Athens leads by 40 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Athens 42, Hoi An 65: Hoi An leads by 23 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Athens and Hoi An.

Your match

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

Athens
Best match
67match

Wins on nightlife and live music and the arts 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.

Athens in July

34 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
7 mmrain in the month
13 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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AthensHoi An

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Athens: 1991-2020 normals, Athens / Athenai / Pláka (2.2 km from centre). Hoi An: 1991-2020 normals, Da Nang (23.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAthensHoi An
Official languageGreekVietnamese
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Dong (VND)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzACFG220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC+7
Emergency number112Police 113, ambulance 115, fire 114
Elevation74 m13 m
Main airportAthens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport (ATH)20 km from centre173 non-stop destinationsDa Nang International Airport (DAD)23 km from centre47 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days-

By the numbers

MeasureAthensHoi An
City population643,452121,716
People per km²16,499-
Museums within 10 km885
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.