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A jetty on the lagoon, Faro
FaroA jetty on the lagoon
The Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An
Hoi AnThe Japanese Covered Bridge

Photos: Faro by Efrem Efre, Pexels License; Hoi An by François Guerraz, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Faro 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 Faro for

  • day trips
  • getting around
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Hoi An for

  • wellness
  • culture and sights
  • prices

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. Faro 74, Hoi An 72: Faro leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Faro 48, Hoi An 68: Hoi An leads by 20 points.
Culture & sights. Faro 35, Hoi An 66: Hoi An leads by 31 points.
Nightlife. Faro 32, Hoi An 28: Faro leads by 4 points.
Nature & outdoors. Faro 62, Hoi An 63: Hoi An leads by 1 points.
Day trips. Faro 64, Hoi An 50: Faro leads by 14 points.
Good for families. Faro 60, Hoi An 58: Faro leads by 2 points.
Getting around. Faro 60, Hoi An 48: Faro leads by 12 points.
Shopping & style. Faro 35, Hoi An 57: Hoi An leads by 22 points.
Affordability. Faro 60, Hoi An 88: Hoi An leads by 28 points.
Live music & performing arts. Faro 30, Hoi An 24: Faro leads by 6 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Faro 33, Hoi An 65: Hoi An leads by 32 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Faro and Hoi An.

Your match

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

Faro
49match

Wins on day trips and getting around with your weighting.

Hoi An
Best match
57match

Wins on wellness and culture and sights with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Faro in July

29 °Cdaytime high
20 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
21 °Csea
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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FaroHoi An

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Faro: 1991-2020 normals, Faro / Aeroporto (2.8 km from centre). Hoi An: 1991-2020 normals, Da Nang (23.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureFaroHoi An
Official languagePortugueseVietnamese
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Dong (VND)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzACFG220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC, UTC+1 in summerUTC+7
Emergency number112Police 113, ambulance 115, fire 114
Elevation10 m13 m
Main airportFaro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO)3 km from centre91 non-stop destinationsDa Nang International Airport (DAD)23 km from centre47 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days-

By the numbers

MeasureFaroHoi An
City population64,560121,716
People per km²319-
Museums within 10 km25
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km02
Swim season, months above 21 °C3 months12 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). 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.