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The Auckland skyline and Sky Tower from the Waitematā Harbour, Auckland
AucklandThe Auckland skyline and Sky Tower from the Waitematā Harbour
The Turtle Tower in Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi
HanoiThe Turtle Tower in Hoan Kiem Lake

Photos: Auckland by Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain; Hanoi by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Auckland or Hanoi?

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 Auckland for

  • beaches
  • families
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Hanoi for

  • prices
  • culture and sights
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Hanoi’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. Auckland 68, Hanoi 6: Auckland leads by 62 points.
Food & drink. Auckland 62, Hanoi 85: Hanoi leads by 23 points.
Culture & sights. Auckland 44, Hanoi 72: Hanoi leads by 28 points.
Nightlife. Auckland 42, Hanoi 50: Hanoi leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Auckland 83, Hanoi 52: Auckland leads by 31 points.
Day trips. Auckland 55, Hanoi 58: Hanoi leads by 3 points.
Good for families. Auckland 70, Hanoi 35: Auckland leads by 35 points.
Getting around. Auckland 42, Hanoi 36: Auckland leads by 6 points.
Shopping & style. Auckland 45, Hanoi 50: Hanoi leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Auckland 32, Hanoi 98: Hanoi leads by 66 points.
Live music & performing arts. Auckland 45, Hanoi 40: Auckland leads by 5 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Auckland 45, Hanoi 46: Hanoi leads by 1 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Auckland and Hanoi.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Auckland
53match

Wins on beaches and families with your weighting.

Hanoi
52match

Wins on prices and culture and sights with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Auckland in July

14 °Cdaytime high
7 °Cnight-time low
135 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
14 °Csea
10 hdaylight a day

Hanoi in July

34 °Cdaytime high
27 °Cnight-time low
311 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
No seasea
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

Auckland's station stands 189 m below the city centre, so the centre is likely a little cooler than the figures say.

Hanoi's sunshine is measured 86 km from the centre, at Phu Lien.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Auckland: 1961-1990 normals, Auckland Aerodrome Aws (17 km from centre). Hanoi: 1991-2020 normals, Ha Noi (4.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAucklandHanoi
Official languageEnglish, New Zealand Sign Language, MāoriVietnamese
CurrencyNew Zealand Dollar (NZD)Dong (VND)
SocketsI230 V, 50 HzACFG220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+12, UTC+13 in summerUTC+7
Emergency number111Police 113, ambulance 115, fire 114
Elevation196 m10 m
Main airportAuckland International Airport (AKL)18 km from centre63 non-stop destinationsNoi Bai International Airport (HAN)22 km from centre91 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days-

By the numbers

MeasureAucklandHanoi
City population1,470,1008,717,600
People per km²2,6302,595
Museums within 10 km1514
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C1 month-

Where else could you go?

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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). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.

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.