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The Turtle Tower in Hoan Kiem Lake, Hanoi
HanoiThe Turtle Tower in Hoan Kiem Lake
Camelback Mountain above the city, Scottsdale
ScottsdaleCamelback Mountain above the city

Photos: Hanoi by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Scottsdale by Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Hanoi or Scottsdale?

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 Hanoi for

  • prices
  • food and drink
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Scottsdale for

  • wellness
  • families
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Scottsdale’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. Hanoi 6, Scottsdale 8: Scottsdale leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Hanoi 85, Scottsdale 46: Hanoi leads by 39 points.
Culture & sights. Hanoi 72, Scottsdale 38: Hanoi leads by 34 points.
Nightlife. Hanoi 50, Scottsdale 52: Scottsdale leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hanoi 52, Scottsdale 68: Scottsdale leads by 16 points.
Day trips. Hanoi 58, Scottsdale 50: Hanoi leads by 8 points.
Good for families. Hanoi 35, Scottsdale 60: Scottsdale leads by 25 points.
Getting around. Hanoi 36, Scottsdale 20: Hanoi leads by 16 points.
Shopping & style. Hanoi 50, Scottsdale 60: Scottsdale leads by 10 points.
Affordability. Hanoi 98, Scottsdale 32: Hanoi leads by 66 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hanoi and Scottsdale are level on 40.
Wellness & relaxation. Hanoi 46, Scottsdale 72: Scottsdale leads by 26 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Hanoi and Scottsdale.

Your match

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

Hanoi
Best match
52match

Wins on prices and food and drink with your weighting.

Scottsdale
46match

Wins on wellness and families with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Hanoi in July

34 °Cdaytime high
27 °Cnight-time low
311 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
13 hdaylight a day

Scottsdale in July

41 °Cdaytime high
29 °Cnight-time low
23 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Hanoi's sunshine is measured 86 km from the centre, at Phu Lien.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Hanoi: 1991-2020 normals, Ha Noi (4.4 km from centre). Scottsdale: 1991-2020 normals, Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport (13.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHanoiScottsdale
Official languageVietnamese-
CurrencyDong (VND)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsACFG220 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+7UTC-7
Emergency numberPolice 113, ambulance 115, fire 114911
Elevation10 m380 m
Main airportNoi Bai International Airport (HAN)22 km from centre91 non-stop destinationsPhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)10 km from centre148 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-12 days

By the numbers

MeasureHanoiScottsdale
City population8,717,600241,361
People per km²2,595-
Museums within 10 km1410
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11

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. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). 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. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.