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The Sagrada Família, Barcelona
BarcelonaThe Sagrada Família
The Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An
Hoi AnThe Japanese Covered Bridge

Photos: Barcelona by Canaan, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Hoi An by François Guerraz, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Barcelona 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 Barcelona for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • getting around

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

Choose Hoi An for

  • prices
  • wellness

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. Barcelona 75, Hoi An 72: Barcelona leads by 3 points.
Food & drink. Barcelona 82, Hoi An 68: Barcelona leads by 14 points.
Culture & sights. Barcelona 86, Hoi An 66: Barcelona leads by 20 points.
Nightlife. Barcelona 82, Hoi An 28: Barcelona leads by 54 points.
Nature & outdoors. Barcelona 72, Hoi An 63: Barcelona leads by 9 points.
Day trips. Barcelona 80, Hoi An 50: Barcelona leads by 30 points.
Good for families. Barcelona 76, Hoi An 58: Barcelona leads by 18 points.
Getting around. Barcelona 80, Hoi An 48: Barcelona leads by 32 points.
Shopping & style. Barcelona 75, Hoi An 57: Barcelona leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Barcelona 44, Hoi An 88: Hoi An leads by 44 points.
Live music & performing arts. Barcelona 70, Hoi An 24: Barcelona leads by 46 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Barcelona 38, Hoi An 65: Hoi An leads by 27 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Barcelona and Hoi An.

Your match

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

Barcelona
Best match
72match

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.

Barcelona in July

28 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
27 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
24 °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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BarcelonaHoi An

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Barcelona: 1991-2020 normals, Barcelona / Aeropuerto (14.4 km from centre). Hoi An: 1991-2020 normals, Da Nang (23.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBarcelonaHoi An
Official languageSpanishVietnamese
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
Elevation9 m13 m
Main airportJosep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport (BCN)13 km from centre235 non-stop destinationsDa Nang International Airport (DAD)23 km from centre47 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days-

By the numbers

MeasureBarcelonaHoi An
City population1,731,649121,716
People per km²17,094-
Museums within 10 km955
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km32
Swim season, months above 21 °C3 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.