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The Guggenheim Museum on the river, Bilbao
BilbaoThe Guggenheim Museum on the river
The Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An
Hoi AnThe Japanese Covered Bridge

Photos: Bilbao by José Ligero Loarte, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Hoi An by François Guerraz, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Bilbao 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 Bilbao for

  • getting around
  • live music and the arts
  • day trips

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

Choose Hoi An for

  • prices
  • wellness
  • beaches

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. Bilbao 45, Hoi An 72: Hoi An leads by 27 points.
Food & drink. Bilbao 81, Hoi An 68: Bilbao leads by 13 points.
Culture & sights. Bilbao 62, Hoi An 66: Hoi An leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Bilbao 54, Hoi An 28: Bilbao leads by 26 points.
Nature & outdoors. Bilbao 75, Hoi An 63: Bilbao leads by 12 points.
Day trips. Bilbao 78, Hoi An 50: Bilbao leads by 28 points.
Good for families. Bilbao 55, Hoi An 58: Hoi An leads by 3 points.
Getting around. Bilbao 79, Hoi An 48: Bilbao leads by 31 points.
Shopping & style. Bilbao 47, Hoi An 57: Hoi An leads by 10 points.
Affordability. Bilbao 44, Hoi An 88: Hoi An leads by 44 points.
Live music & performing arts. Bilbao 53, Hoi An 24: Bilbao leads by 29 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Bilbao 33, Hoi An 65: Hoi An leads by 32 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Bilbao and Hoi An.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Bilbao
59match

Wins on getting around 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.

Bilbao in July

25 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
54 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
21 °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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BilbaoHoi An

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Bilbao: 1991-2020 normals, Bilbao / Sondica (4.1 km from centre). Hoi An: 1991-2020 normals, Da Nang (23.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBilbaoHoi 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
Elevation19 m13 m
Main airportBilbao Airport (BIO)5 km from centre73 non-stop destinationsDa Nang International Airport (DAD)23 km from centre47 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days-

By the numbers

MeasureBilbaoHoi An
City population351,124121,716
People per km²8,440-
Museums within 10 km175
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km22
Swim season, months above 21 °C1 month12 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.