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The Texas State Capitol under a blue sky, Austin
AustinThe Texas State Capitol under a blue sky
The Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An
Hoi AnThe Japanese Covered Bridge

Photos: Austin by LoneStarMike, CC BY 3.0, cropped; Hoi An by François Guerraz, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Austin 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 Austin for

  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife
  • day trips

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

Choose Hoi An for

  • prices
  • beaches
  • 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. Austin 30, Hoi An 72: Hoi An leads by 42 points.
Food & drink. Austin 66, Hoi An 68: Hoi An leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Austin 40, Hoi An 66: Hoi An leads by 26 points.
Nightlife. Austin 65, Hoi An 28: Austin leads by 37 points.
Nature & outdoors. Austin 57, Hoi An 63: Hoi An leads by 6 points.
Day trips. Austin 58, Hoi An 50: Austin leads by 8 points.
Good for families. Austin 55, Hoi An 58: Hoi An leads by 3 points.
Getting around. Austin 30, Hoi An 48: Hoi An leads by 18 points.
Shopping & style. Austin 45, Hoi An 57: Hoi An leads by 12 points.
Affordability. Austin 33, Hoi An 88: Hoi An leads by 55 points.
Live music & performing arts. Austin 77, Hoi An 24: Austin leads by 53 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Austin 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: Austin and Hoi An.

Your match

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

Austin
50match

Wins on live music and the arts and nightlife with your weighting.

Hoi An
Best match
57match

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.

Austin in July

36 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
49 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
No seasea
14 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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AustinHoi An

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Austin: 1991-2020 normals, Camp Mabry/Austin City Asos (3.7 km from centre). Hoi An: 1991-2020 normals, Da Nang (23.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAustinHoi An
Official language-Vietnamese
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Dong (VND)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzACFG220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-6, UTC-5 in summerUTC+7
Emergency number911Police 113, ambulance 115, fire 114
Elevation149 m13 m
Main airportAustin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)13 km from centre91 non-stop destinationsDa Nang International Airport (DAD)23 km from centre47 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days-

By the numbers

MeasureAustinHoi An
City population961,855121,716
People per km²1,217-
Museums within 10 km215
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km02
Swim season, months above 21 °C-12 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. 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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.