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The old town on the Neckar, Heidelberg
HeidelbergThe old town on the Neckar
The Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An
Hoi AnThe Japanese Covered Bridge

Photos: Heidelberg by Kuanling Chen, Pexels License; Hoi An by François Guerraz, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Heidelberg 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 Heidelberg for

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

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

Choose Hoi An for

  • beaches
  • prices
  • 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. Heidelberg 7, Hoi An 72: Hoi An leads by 65 points.
Food & drink. Heidelberg 40, Hoi An 68: Hoi An leads by 28 points.
Culture & sights. Heidelberg 58, Hoi An 66: Hoi An leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Heidelberg 38, Hoi An 28: Heidelberg leads by 10 points.
Nature & outdoors. Heidelberg 60, Hoi An 63: Hoi An leads by 3 points.
Day trips. Heidelberg 78, Hoi An 50: Heidelberg leads by 28 points.
Good for families. Heidelberg 62, Hoi An 58: Heidelberg leads by 4 points.
Getting around. Heidelberg 72, Hoi An 48: Heidelberg leads by 24 points.
Shopping & style. Heidelberg 40, Hoi An 57: Hoi An leads by 17 points.
Affordability. Heidelberg 42, Hoi An 88: Hoi An leads by 46 points.
Live music & performing arts. Heidelberg 48, Hoi An 24: Heidelberg leads by 24 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Heidelberg 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: Heidelberg and Hoi An.

Your match

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

Heidelberg
49match

Wins on day trips and getting around with your weighting.

Hoi An
Best match
57match

Wins on beaches and prices with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Heidelberg in July

26 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
80 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
No seasea
16 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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HeidelbergHoi An

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Heidelberg: 1991-2020 normals, Heidelberg (4.5 km from centre). Hoi An: 1991-2020 normals, Da Nang (23.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHeidelbergHoi 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
Elevation114 m13 m
Main airportFrankfurt Main Airport (FRA)69 km from centre281 non-stop destinationsDa Nang International Airport (DAD)23 km from centre47 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days-

By the numbers

MeasureHeidelbergHoi An
City population156,092121,716
People per km²1,433-
Museums within 10 km175
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km42
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.