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The Friedrichsbad, the historic bathhouse, Baden-Baden
Baden-BadenThe Friedrichsbad, the historic bathhouse
The Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An
Hoi AnThe Japanese Covered Bridge

Photos: Baden-Baden by Kent Wang, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Hoi An by François Guerraz, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Baden-Baden 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 Baden-Baden for

  • live music and the arts
  • wellness
  • day trips

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

Choose Hoi An for

  • beaches
  • prices
  • food and drink

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. Baden-Baden 8, Hoi An 72: Hoi An leads by 64 points.
Food & drink. Baden-Baden 45, Hoi An 68: Hoi An leads by 23 points.
Culture & sights. Baden-Baden 52, Hoi An 66: Hoi An leads by 14 points.
Nightlife. Baden-Baden 15, Hoi An 28: Hoi An leads by 13 points.
Nature & outdoors. Baden-Baden 70, Hoi An 63: Baden-Baden leads by 7 points.
Day trips. Baden-Baden 78, Hoi An 50: Baden-Baden leads by 28 points.
Good for families. Baden-Baden 50, Hoi An 58: Hoi An leads by 8 points.
Getting around. Baden-Baden 62, Hoi An 48: Baden-Baden leads by 14 points.
Shopping & style. Baden-Baden 38, Hoi An 57: Hoi An leads by 19 points.
Affordability. Baden-Baden 30, Hoi An 88: Hoi An leads by 58 points.
Live music & performing arts. Baden-Baden 58, Hoi An 24: Baden-Baden leads by 34 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Baden-Baden 96, Hoi An 65: Baden-Baden leads by 31 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Baden-Baden and Hoi An.

Your match

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

Baden-Baden
50match

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

Hoi An
Best match
57match

Wins on beaches and prices with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Baden-Baden in July

25 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
117 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
No seasea
16 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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Baden-BadenHoi An

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Baden-Baden: 1991-2020 normals, Baden-Baden-Geroldsau (3.9 km from centre). Hoi An: 1991-2020 normals, Da Nang (23.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBaden-BadenHoi An
Official languageGermanVietnamese
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
Elevation181 m13 m
Main airportKarlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB)12 km from centre43 non-stop destinationsDa Nang International Airport (DAD)23 km from centre47 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days-

By the numbers

MeasureBaden-BadenHoi An
City population56,952121,716
People per km²406-
Museums within 10 km115
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km22
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). 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. 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. 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.