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The Church of Saint Sava, Belgrade
BelgradeThe Church of Saint Sava
The Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An
Hoi AnThe Japanese Covered Bridge

Photos: Belgrade by Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Hoi An by François Guerraz, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Belgrade 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 Belgrade for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • day trips

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

Choose Hoi An for

  • wellness
  • beaches
  • prices

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. Belgrade 40, Hoi An 72: Hoi An leads by 32 points.
Food & drink. Belgrade 60, Hoi An 68: Hoi An leads by 8 points.
Culture & sights. Belgrade 52, Hoi An 66: Hoi An leads by 14 points.
Nightlife. Belgrade 80, Hoi An 28: Belgrade leads by 52 points.
Nature & outdoors. Belgrade 50, Hoi An 63: Hoi An leads by 13 points.
Day trips. Belgrade 60, Hoi An 50: Belgrade leads by 10 points.
Good for families. Belgrade 45, Hoi An 58: Hoi An leads by 13 points.
Getting around. Belgrade 55, Hoi An 48: Belgrade leads by 7 points.
Shopping & style. Belgrade 42, Hoi An 57: Hoi An leads by 15 points.
Affordability. Belgrade 70, Hoi An 88: Hoi An leads by 18 points.
Live music & performing arts. Belgrade 55, Hoi An 24: Belgrade leads by 31 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Belgrade 30, Hoi An 65: Hoi An leads by 35 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Belgrade and Hoi An.

Your match

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

Belgrade
53match

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

Hoi An
Best match
57match

Wins on wellness 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.

Belgrade in July

29 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
67 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
No seasea
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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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Belgrade: 1991-2020 normals, Beograd (2.1 km from centre). Hoi An: 1991-2020 normals, Da Nang (23.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBelgradeHoi An
Official languageSerbianVietnamese
CurrencySerbian Dinar (RSD)Dong (VND)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzACFG220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+7
Emergency numberPolice 92/192, ambulance 94/194, fire 93/193Police 113, ambulance 115, fire 114
Elevation117 m13 m
Main airportBelgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)12 km from centre125 non-stop destinationsDa Nang International Airport (DAD)23 km from centre47 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days-

By the numbers

MeasureBelgradeHoi An
City population1,197,714121,716
People per km²3,327-
Museums within 10 km655
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). 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.