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Tempio Voltiano on the lakeshore, Como
ComoTempio Voltiano on the lakeshore
The Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An
Hoi AnThe Japanese Covered Bridge

Photos: Como by Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Hoi An by François Guerraz, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Como 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 Como for

  • day trips
  • nature and the outdoors
  • getting around

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

Choose Hoi An for

  • prices
  • beaches
  • food and drink

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. Como 36, Hoi An 72: Hoi An leads by 36 points.
Food & drink. Como 45, Hoi An 68: Hoi An leads by 23 points.
Culture & sights. Como 52, Hoi An 66: Hoi An leads by 14 points.
Nightlife. Como 22, Hoi An 28: Hoi An leads by 6 points.
Nature & outdoors. Como 82, Hoi An 63: Como leads by 19 points.
Day trips. Como 87, Hoi An 50: Como leads by 37 points.
Good for families. Como 47, Hoi An 58: Hoi An leads by 11 points.
Getting around. Como 66, Hoi An 48: Como leads by 18 points.
Shopping & style. Como 42, Hoi An 57: Hoi An leads by 15 points.
Affordability. Como 30, Hoi An 88: Hoi An leads by 58 points.
Live music & performing arts. Como 34, Hoi An 24: Como leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Como 44, Hoi An 65: Hoi An leads by 21 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Como and Hoi An.

Your match

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

Como
49match

Wins on day trips and nature and the outdoors 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.

Como in July

27 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
158 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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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Como: 1991-2020 normals, Lugano (23 km from centre). Hoi An: 1991-2020 normals, Da Nang (23.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureComoHoi An
Official languageItalianVietnamese
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Dong (VND)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzACFG220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+7
Emergency number112Police 113, ambulance 115, fire 114
Elevation201 m13 m
Main airportMilan Malpensa International Airport (MXP)34 km from centre208 non-stop destinationsDa Nang International Airport (DAD)23 km from centre47 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days-

By the numbers

MeasureComoHoi An
City population83,184121,716
People per km²2,242-
Museums within 10 km115
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km82
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.