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India Gate behind its flower beds, Delhi
DelhiIndia Gate behind its flower beds
The Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An
Hoi AnThe Japanese Covered Bridge

Photos: Delhi by shalender kumar, Pexels License; Hoi An by François Guerraz, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Delhi 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 Delhi for

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

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

Choose Hoi An for

  • beaches
  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness

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. Delhi 4, Hoi An 72: Hoi An leads by 68 points.
Food & drink. Delhi 84, Hoi An 68: Delhi leads by 16 points.
Culture & sights. Delhi 85, Hoi An 66: Delhi leads by 19 points.
Nightlife. Delhi 44, Hoi An 28: Delhi leads by 16 points.
Nature & outdoors. Delhi 20, Hoi An 63: Hoi An leads by 43 points.
Day trips. Delhi 68, Hoi An 50: Delhi leads by 18 points.
Good for families. Delhi 32, Hoi An 58: Hoi An leads by 26 points.
Getting around. Delhi 55, Hoi An 48: Delhi leads by 7 points.
Shopping & style. Delhi 78, Hoi An 57: Delhi leads by 21 points.
Affordability. Delhi 90, Hoi An 88: Delhi leads by 2 points.
Live music & performing arts. Delhi 55, Hoi An 24: Delhi leads by 31 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Delhi 25, Hoi An 65: Hoi An leads by 40 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Delhi and Hoi An.

Your match

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

Delhi
53match

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

Hoi An
Best match
57match

Wins on beaches and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Delhi in July

36 °Cdaytime high
28 °Cnight-time low
190 mmrain in the month
4 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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DelhiHoi An

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Delhi: 1991-2020 normals, New Delhi / Safdarjung (9.4 km from centre). Hoi An: 1991-2020 normals, Da Nang (23.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureDelhiHoi An
Official languageHindi, EnglishVietnamese
CurrencyIndian Rupee (INR)Dong (VND)
SocketsCM230 V, 50 HzACFG220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+5:30UTC+7
Emergency number108 or 112Police 113, ambulance 115, fire 114
Elevation221 m13 m
Main airportIndira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)17 km from centre144 non-stop destinationsDa Nang International Airport (DAD)23 km from centre47 non-stop destinations

By the numbers

MeasureDelhiHoi An
City population26,495,000121,716
People per km²18,962-
Museums within 10 km235
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). 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. 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.

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.