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The skyline and yachts on the canals, Fort Lauderdale
Fort LauderdaleThe skyline and yachts on the canals
The Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An
Hoi AnThe Japanese Covered Bridge

Photos: Fort Lauderdale by KeanoManu, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Hoi An by François Guerraz, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Fort Lauderdale 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 Fort Lauderdale for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • beaches

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

Choose Hoi An for

  • prices
  • culture and sights
  • 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. Fort Lauderdale 88, Hoi An 72: Fort Lauderdale leads by 16 points.
Food & drink. Fort Lauderdale 47, Hoi An 68: Hoi An leads by 21 points.
Culture & sights. Fort Lauderdale 28, Hoi An 66: Hoi An leads by 38 points.
Nightlife. Fort Lauderdale 52, Hoi An 28: Fort Lauderdale leads by 24 points.
Nature & outdoors. Fort Lauderdale 62, Hoi An 63: Hoi An leads by 1 points.
Day trips. Fort Lauderdale 58, Hoi An 50: Fort Lauderdale leads by 8 points.
Good for families. Fort Lauderdale 66, Hoi An 58: Fort Lauderdale leads by 8 points.
Getting around. Fort Lauderdale 32, Hoi An 48: Hoi An leads by 16 points.
Shopping & style. Fort Lauderdale 52, Hoi An 57: Hoi An leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Fort Lauderdale 32, Hoi An 88: Hoi An leads by 56 points.
Live music & performing arts. Fort Lauderdale 42, Hoi An 24: Fort Lauderdale leads by 18 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Fort Lauderdale 40, Hoi An 65: Hoi An leads by 25 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Fort Lauderdale and Hoi An.

Your match

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

Fort Lauderdale
50match

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

Hoi An
Best match
57match

Wins on prices 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.

Fort Lauderdale in July

32 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
166 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
29 °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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Fort LauderdaleHoi An

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Fort Lauderdale: 1991-2020 normals, Fort Lauderdale (7.1 km from centre). Hoi An: 1991-2020 normals, Da Nang (23.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureFort LauderdaleHoi An
Official language-Vietnamese
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Dong (VND)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzACFG220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-5, UTC-4 in summerUTC+7
Emergency number911Police 113, ambulance 115, fire 114
Elevation11 m13 m
Main airportFort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport (FLL)7 km from centre136 non-stop destinationsDa Nang International Airport (DAD)23 km from centre47 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days-

By the numbers

MeasureFort LauderdaleHoi An
City population182,760121,716
People per km²1,829-
Museums within 10 km65
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km02
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 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). 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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.