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The pyramids of Giza, Cairo
CairoThe pyramids of Giza
The Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An
Hoi AnThe Japanese Covered Bridge

Photos: Cairo by Ricardo Liberato, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Hoi An by François Guerraz, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Cairo 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 Cairo for

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

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

Choose Hoi An for

  • beaches
  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors

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. Cairo 10, Hoi An 72: Hoi An leads by 62 points.
Food & drink. Cairo 60, Hoi An 68: Hoi An leads by 8 points.
Culture & sights. Cairo 96, Hoi An 66: Cairo leads by 30 points.
Nightlife. Cairo 48, Hoi An 28: Cairo leads by 20 points.
Nature & outdoors. Cairo 30, Hoi An 63: Hoi An leads by 33 points.
Day trips. Cairo 66, Hoi An 50: Cairo leads by 16 points.
Good for families. Cairo 32, Hoi An 58: Hoi An leads by 26 points.
Getting around. Cairo 35, Hoi An 48: Hoi An leads by 13 points.
Shopping & style. Cairo 58, Hoi An 57: Cairo leads by 1 points.
Affordability. Cairo 95, Hoi An 88: Cairo leads by 7 points.
Live music & performing arts. Cairo 50, Hoi An 24: Cairo leads by 26 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Cairo 15, Hoi An 65: Hoi An leads by 50 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cairo and Hoi An.

Your match

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

Cairo
50match

Wins on culture and sights 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.

Cairo in July

36 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
No seasea
14 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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CairoHoi An

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Cairo: 1991-2020 normals, Helwan (21.9 km from centre). Hoi An: 1991-2020 normals, Da Nang (23.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCairoHoi An
Official languageArabicVietnamese
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Dong (VND)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzACFG220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC+7
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180Police 113, ambulance 115, fire 114
Elevation23 m13 m
Main airportCairo International Airport (CAI)17 km from centre127 non-stop destinationsDa Nang International Airport (DAD)23 km from centre47 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days-

By the numbers

MeasureCairoHoi An
City population9,801,536121,716
People per km²18,564-
Museums within 10 km485
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km22
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.