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The Three Graces fountain, Place de la Bourse, Bordeaux
BordeauxThe Three Graces fountain, Place de la Bourse
The Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An
Hoi AnThe Japanese Covered Bridge

Photos: Bordeaux by Gzen92, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Hoi An by François Guerraz, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Bordeaux 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 Bordeaux for

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

What lies behind each score is written up on Bordeaux’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. Bordeaux 50, Hoi An 72: Hoi An leads by 22 points.
Food & drink. Bordeaux 78, Hoi An 68: Bordeaux leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Bordeaux 68, Hoi An 66: Bordeaux leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Bordeaux 50, Hoi An 28: Bordeaux leads by 22 points.
Nature & outdoors. Bordeaux 58, Hoi An 63: Hoi An leads by 5 points.
Day trips. Bordeaux 78, Hoi An 50: Bordeaux leads by 28 points.
Good for families. Bordeaux 57, Hoi An 58: Hoi An leads by 1 points.
Getting around. Bordeaux 76, Hoi An 48: Bordeaux leads by 28 points.
Shopping & style. Bordeaux 56, Hoi An 57: Hoi An leads by 1 points.
Affordability. Bordeaux 42, Hoi An 88: Hoi An leads by 46 points.
Live music & performing arts. Bordeaux 55, Hoi An 24: Bordeaux leads by 31 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Bordeaux 40, Hoi An 65: Hoi An leads by 25 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Bordeaux 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

Bordeaux
59match

Wins on live music and the arts and day trips 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.

Bordeaux in July

27 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
47 mmrain in the month
8 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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BordeauxHoi An

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Bordeaux: 1991-2020 normals, Bordeaux / Merignac (9.5 km from centre). Hoi An: 1991-2020 normals, Da Nang (23.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBordeauxHoi An
Official languageFrenchVietnamese
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Dong (VND)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzACFG220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+7
Emergency number112Police 113, ambulance 115, fire 114
Elevation1 m13 m
Main airportBordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)11 km from centre95 non-stop destinationsDa Nang International Airport (DAD)23 km from centre47 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days-

By the numbers

MeasureBordeauxHoi An
City population267,991121,716
People per km²5,425-
Museums within 10 km185
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km42
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.