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The Campanile, Trinity College, Dublin
DublinThe Campanile, Trinity College
The Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An
Hoi AnThe Japanese Covered Bridge

Photos: Dublin by David Kernan, CC BY 4.0, cropped; Hoi An by François Guerraz, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Dublin 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 Dublin for

  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife
  • day trips

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

Choose Hoi An for

  • prices
  • beaches
  • 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. Dublin 27, Hoi An 72: Hoi An leads by 45 points.
Food & drink. Dublin 50, Hoi An 68: Hoi An leads by 18 points.
Culture & sights. Dublin 64, Hoi An 66: Hoi An leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Dublin 62, Hoi An 28: Dublin leads by 34 points.
Nature & outdoors. Dublin 70, Hoi An 63: Dublin leads by 7 points.
Day trips. Dublin 72, Hoi An 50: Dublin leads by 22 points.
Good for families. Dublin 57, Hoi An 58: Hoi An leads by 1 points.
Getting around. Dublin 66, Hoi An 48: Dublin leads by 18 points.
Shopping & style. Dublin 54, Hoi An 57: Hoi An leads by 3 points.
Affordability. Dublin 20, Hoi An 88: Hoi An leads by 68 points.
Live music & performing arts. Dublin 65, Hoi An 24: Dublin leads by 41 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Dublin 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: Dublin and Hoi An.

Your match

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

Dublin
53match

Wins on live music and the arts and nightlife 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.

Dublin in July

20 °Cdaytime high
11 °Cnight-time low
62 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
15 °Csea
17 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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DublinHoi An

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Dublin: 1991-2020 normals, Dublin Airport (9.3 km from centre). Hoi An: 1991-2020 normals, Da Nang (23.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureDublinHoi An
Official languageEnglish, IrishVietnamese
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Dong (VND)
SocketsG230 V, 50 HzACFG220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC, UTC+1 in summerUTC+7
Emergency number112Police 113, ambulance 115, fire 114
Elevation20 m13 m
Main airportDublin Airport (DUB)9 km from centre200 non-stop destinationsDa Nang International Airport (DAD)23 km from centre47 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days-

By the numbers

MeasureDublinHoi An
City population592,713121,716
People per km²5,154-
Museums within 10 km405
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km12
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone12 months

Where else could you go?

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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). 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. 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.