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The Jet d'Eau and a lake boat, Geneva
GenevaThe Jet d'Eau and a lake boat
The Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An
Hoi AnThe Japanese Covered Bridge

Photos: Geneva by Diviosen, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Hoi An by François Guerraz, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Geneva 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 Geneva for

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

What lies behind each score is written up on Geneva’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. Geneva 45, Hoi An 72: Hoi An leads by 27 points.
Food & drink. Geneva 55, Hoi An 68: Hoi An leads by 13 points.
Culture & sights. Geneva 58, Hoi An 66: Hoi An leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Geneva 38, Hoi An 28: Geneva leads by 10 points.
Nature & outdoors. Geneva 82, Hoi An 63: Geneva leads by 19 points.
Day trips. Geneva 80, Hoi An 50: Geneva leads by 30 points.
Good for families. Geneva 57, Hoi An 58: Hoi An leads by 1 points.
Getting around. Geneva 86, Hoi An 48: Geneva leads by 38 points.
Shopping & style. Geneva 68, Hoi An 57: Geneva leads by 11 points.
Affordability. Geneva 5, Hoi An 88: Hoi An leads by 83 points.
Live music & performing arts. Geneva 60, Hoi An 24: Geneva leads by 36 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Geneva 55, Hoi An 65: Hoi An leads by 10 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Geneva and Hoi An.

Your match

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

Too close to call, level with your weighting

Geneva
57match

Wins on getting around and live music and the arts with your weighting.

Hoi An
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.

Geneva in July

27 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
77 mmrain in the month
9 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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GenevaHoi An

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Geneva: 1991-2020 normals, Geneve-Cointrin (5.7 km from centre). Hoi An: 1991-2020 normals, Da Nang (23.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureGenevaHoi An
Official languageFrench, German, Italian, RomanshVietnamese
CurrencySwiss Franc (CHF)Dong (VND)
SocketsCJ230 V, 50 HzACFG220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+7
Emergency number112Police 113, ambulance 115, fire 114
Elevation403 m13 m
Main airportGeneva International Airport (GVA)5 km from centre150 non-stop destinationsDa Nang International Airport (DAD)23 km from centre47 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year9 days-

By the numbers

MeasureGenevaHoi An
City population211,152121,716
People per km²13,280-
Museums within 10 km345
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km22
Swim season, months above 21 °C-12 months

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Sources

Ground elevations sampled from the Mapzen terrain tiles via OpenTopoData, merging SRTM, ASTER, NED, EU-DEM and national 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). 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.