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The cathedral on Plaza de Bolivar, Bogota
BogotaThe cathedral on Plaza de Bolivar
The Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An
Hoi AnThe Japanese Covered Bridge

Photos: Bogota by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Hoi An by François Guerraz, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Bogota 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 Bogota for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Hoi An for

  • beaches
  • wellness
  • families

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. Bogota 5, Hoi An 72: Hoi An leads by 67 points.
Food & drink. Bogota 66, Hoi An 68: Hoi An leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Bogota 68, Hoi An 66: Bogota leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Bogota 72, Hoi An 28: Bogota leads by 44 points.
Nature & outdoors. Bogota 64, Hoi An 63: Bogota leads by 1 points.
Day trips. Bogota 52, Hoi An 50: Bogota leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Bogota 45, Hoi An 58: Hoi An leads by 13 points.
Getting around. Bogota 36, Hoi An 48: Hoi An leads by 12 points.
Shopping & style. Bogota 52, Hoi An 57: Hoi An leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Bogota 77, Hoi An 88: Hoi An leads by 11 points.
Live music & performing arts. Bogota 64, Hoi An 24: Bogota leads by 40 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Bogota 28, Hoi An 65: Hoi An leads by 37 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Bogota and Hoi An.

Your match

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

Bogota
52match

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

Hoi An
Best match
57match

Wins on beaches 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.

Bogota in July

17 °Cdaytime high
10 °Cnight-time low
49 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
No seasea
12 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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BogotaHoi An

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Bogota: 1991-2020 normals, Bogota / Eldorado (14.1 km from centre). Hoi An: 1991-2020 normals, Da Nang (23.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBogotaHoi An
Official languageSpanishVietnamese
CurrencyColombian Peso (COP)Dong (VND)
SocketsAB110 V, 60 HzACFG220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-5UTC+7
Emergency number123Police 113, ambulance 115, fire 114
Elevation2,582 m13 m
Main airportEl Dorado International Airport (BOG)13 km from centre98 non-stop destinationsDa Nang International Airport (DAD)23 km from centre47 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year19 days-

By the numbers

MeasureBogotaHoi An
City population8,034,649121,716
People per km²5,092-
Museums within 10 km305
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). 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.