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A heritage tram before the Regent building, Christchurch
ChristchurchA heritage tram before the Regent building
The Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An
Hoi AnThe Japanese Covered Bridge

Photos: Christchurch by Bernard Spragg. NZ, CC0; Hoi An by François Guerraz, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Christchurch 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 Christchurch for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • live music and the arts
  • families

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

Choose Hoi An for

  • prices
  • beaches
  • culture and sights

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. Christchurch 38, Hoi An 72: Hoi An leads by 34 points.
Food & drink. Christchurch 45, Hoi An 68: Hoi An leads by 23 points.
Culture & sights. Christchurch 38, Hoi An 66: Hoi An leads by 28 points.
Nightlife. Christchurch 32, Hoi An 28: Christchurch leads by 4 points.
Nature & outdoors. Christchurch 84, Hoi An 63: Christchurch leads by 21 points.
Day trips. Christchurch 45, Hoi An 50: Hoi An leads by 5 points.
Good for families. Christchurch 66, Hoi An 58: Christchurch leads by 8 points.
Getting around. Christchurch and Hoi An are level on 48.
Shopping & style. Christchurch 32, Hoi An 57: Hoi An leads by 25 points.
Affordability. Christchurch 38, Hoi An 88: Hoi An leads by 50 points.
Live music & performing arts. Christchurch 38, Hoi An 24: Christchurch leads by 14 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Christchurch 45, Hoi An 65: Hoi An leads by 20 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Christchurch and Hoi An.

Your match

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

Christchurch
46match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and live music and the arts 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.

Christchurch in July

11 °Cdaytime high
1 °Cnight-time low
68 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
10 °Csea
9 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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ChristchurchHoi An

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Christchurch: 1991-2020 normals, Christchurch (8.7 km from centre). Hoi An: 1991-2020 normals, Da Nang (23.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureChristchurchHoi An
Official languageEnglish, New Zealand Sign Language, MāoriVietnamese
CurrencyNew Zealand Dollar (NZD)Dong (VND)
SocketsI230 V, 50 HzACFG220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+12, UTC+13 in summerUTC+7
Emergency number111Police 113, ambulance 115, fire 114
Elevation20 m13 m
Main airportChristchurch International Airport (CHC)10 km from centre28 non-stop destinationsDa Nang International Airport (DAD)23 km from centre47 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days-

By the numbers

MeasureChristchurchHoi An
City population383,200121,716
People per km²1,298-
Museums within 10 km115
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km02
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). 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.