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Bryggen across Vågen, Bergen
BergenBryggen across Vågen
The Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An
Hoi AnThe Japanese Covered Bridge

Photos: Bergen by Abdullah Guc, Pexels License; Hoi An by François Guerraz, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Bergen 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 Bergen for

  • live music and the arts
  • getting around
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Hoi An for

  • prices
  • beaches
  • 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. Bergen 20, Hoi An 72: Hoi An leads by 52 points.
Food & drink. Bergen 47, Hoi An 68: Hoi An leads by 21 points.
Culture & sights. Bergen 55, Hoi An 66: Hoi An leads by 11 points.
Nightlife. Bergen 40, Hoi An 28: Bergen leads by 12 points.
Nature & outdoors. Bergen 88, Hoi An 63: Bergen leads by 25 points.
Day trips. Bergen 38, Hoi An 50: Hoi An leads by 12 points.
Good for families. Bergen 60, Hoi An 58: Bergen leads by 2 points.
Getting around. Bergen 74, Hoi An 48: Bergen leads by 26 points.
Shopping & style. Bergen 33, Hoi An 57: Hoi An leads by 24 points.
Affordability. Bergen 12, Hoi An 88: Hoi An leads by 76 points.
Live music & performing arts. Bergen 58, Hoi An 24: Bergen leads by 34 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Bergen 32, Hoi An 65: Hoi An leads by 33 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Bergen and Hoi An.

Your match

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

Bergen
46match

Wins on live music and the arts and getting around 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.

Bergen in July

20 °Cdaytime high
12 °Cnight-time low
159 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
15 °Csea
18 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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BergenHoi An

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Bergen: 1991-2020 normals, Bergen / Florida (1.2 km from centre). Hoi An: 1991-2020 normals, Da Nang (23.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBergenHoi An
Official languageNorwegian, Nynorsk, Bokmål, SámiVietnamese
CurrencyNorwegian Krone (NOK)Dong (VND)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzACFG220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+7
Emergency numberPolice 112, ambulance 113, fire 110Police 113, ambulance 115, fire 114
Elevation5 m13 m
Main airportBergen Airport, Flesland (BGO)12 km from centre64 non-stop destinationsDa Nang International Airport (DAD)23 km from centre47 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days-

By the numbers

MeasureBergenHoi An
City population291,189121,716
People per km²3,339-
Museums within 10 km315
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km12
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone12 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). 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.