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The Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An
Hoi AnThe Japanese Covered Bridge
Ferries off the Kordon promenade, Izmir
IzmirFerries off the Kordon promenade

Photos: Hoi An by François Guerraz, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Izmir by Toygar Par, Pexels License.

Hoi An or Izmir?

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 Hoi An for

  • prices
  • culture and sights
  • beaches

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

Choose Izmir for

  • day trips
  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Izmir’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. Hoi An 72, Izmir 62: Hoi An leads by 10 points.
Food & drink. Hoi An 68, Izmir 72: Izmir leads by 4 points.
Culture & sights. Hoi An 66, Izmir 55: Hoi An leads by 11 points.
Nightlife. Hoi An 28, Izmir 60: Izmir leads by 32 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hoi An 63, Izmir 66: Izmir leads by 3 points.
Day trips. Hoi An 50, Izmir 86: Izmir leads by 36 points.
Good for families. Hoi An 58, Izmir 55: Hoi An leads by 3 points.
Getting around. Hoi An 48, Izmir 63: Izmir leads by 15 points.
Shopping & style. Hoi An 57, Izmir 55: Hoi An leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Hoi An 88, Izmir 66: Hoi An leads by 22 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hoi An 24, Izmir 48: Izmir leads by 24 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hoi An 65, Izmir 57: Hoi An leads by 8 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Hoi An and Izmir.

Your match

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

Hoi An
57match

Wins on prices and culture and sights with your weighting.

Izmir
Best match
62match

Wins on day trips and nightlife with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

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

Izmir in July

34 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
13 hsunshine a day
23 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Hoi AnIzmir

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Hoi An: 1991-2020 normals, Da Nang (23.5 km from centre). Izmir: 1991-2020 normals, Izmir (3.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHoi AnIzmir
Official languageVietnameseTurkish
CurrencyDong (VND)Turkish Lira (TRY)
SocketsACFG220 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+7UTC+3
Emergency numberPolice 113, ambulance 115, fire 114112
Elevation13 m2 m
Main airportDa Nang International Airport (DAD)23 km from centre47 non-stop destinationsAdnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)13 km from centre120 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-14 days

By the numbers

MeasureHoi AnIzmir
City population121,7164,493,242
People per km²-4,760
Museums within 10 km529
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km20
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 months5 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). 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. 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. 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.