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The Elbphilharmonie from the water, Hamburg
HamburgThe Elbphilharmonie from the water
The Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An
Hoi AnThe Japanese Covered Bridge

Photos: Hamburg by Wolfgang Weiser, Pexels License; Hoi An by François Guerraz, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Hamburg 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 Hamburg for

  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Hamburg’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. Hamburg 28, Hoi An 72: Hoi An leads by 44 points.
Food & drink. Hamburg 55, Hoi An 68: Hoi An leads by 13 points.
Culture & sights. Hamburg 62, Hoi An 66: Hoi An leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Hamburg 76, Hoi An 28: Hamburg leads by 48 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hamburg 52, Hoi An 63: Hoi An leads by 11 points.
Day trips. Hamburg 70, Hoi An 50: Hamburg leads by 20 points.
Good for families. Hamburg 74, Hoi An 58: Hamburg leads by 16 points.
Getting around. Hamburg 80, Hoi An 48: Hamburg leads by 32 points.
Shopping & style. Hamburg 65, Hoi An 57: Hamburg leads by 8 points.
Affordability. Hamburg 38, Hoi An 88: Hoi An leads by 50 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hamburg 80, Hoi An 24: Hamburg leads by 56 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hamburg 44, Hoi An 65: Hoi An leads by 21 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Hamburg and Hoi An.

Your match

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

Hamburg
Best match
60match

Wins on live music and the arts and nightlife 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.

Hamburg in July

23 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
82 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
No seasea
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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HamburgHoi An

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

Before you go

MeasureHamburgHoi An
Official languageGermanVietnamese
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Dong (VND)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzACFG220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+7
Emergency number112Police 113, ambulance 115, fire 114
Elevation6 m13 m
Main airportHamburg Helmut Schmidt Airport (HAM)9 km from centre120 non-stop destinationsDa Nang International Airport (DAD)23 km from centre47 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year10 days-

By the numbers

MeasureHamburgHoi An
City population1,869,473121,716
People per km²2,476-
Museums within 10 km775
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km12
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). 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. 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. 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.