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The Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An
Hoi AnThe Japanese Covered Bridge
Swayambhunath with its prayer flags, Kathmandu
KathmanduSwayambhunath with its prayer flags

Photos: Hoi An by François Guerraz, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Kathmandu by Nabin K. Sapkota, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Hoi An or Kathmandu?

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

  • beaches
  • families
  • getting around

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

Choose Kathmandu for

  • culture and sights
  • prices
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Kathmandu’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, Kathmandu 4: Hoi An leads by 68 points.
Food & drink. Hoi An 68, Kathmandu 55: Hoi An leads by 13 points.
Culture & sights. Hoi An 66, Kathmandu 82: Kathmandu leads by 16 points.
Nightlife. Hoi An 28, Kathmandu 36: Kathmandu leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hoi An 63, Kathmandu 70: Kathmandu leads by 7 points.
Day trips. Hoi An 50, Kathmandu 56: Kathmandu leads by 6 points.
Good for families. Hoi An 58, Kathmandu 20: Hoi An leads by 38 points.
Getting around. Hoi An 48, Kathmandu 25: Hoi An leads by 23 points.
Shopping & style. Hoi An 57, Kathmandu 55: Hoi An leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Hoi An 88, Kathmandu 97: Kathmandu leads by 9 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hoi An 24, Kathmandu 28: Kathmandu leads by 4 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hoi An 65, Kathmandu 45: Hoi An leads by 20 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Hoi An and Kathmandu.

Your match

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

Hoi An
Best match
57match

Wins on beaches and families with your weighting.

Kathmandu
48match

Wins on culture and sights 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.

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

Kathmandu in July

29 °Cdaytime high
20 °Cnight-time low
384 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
No seasea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Hoi AnKathmandu

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Hoi An: 1991-2020 normals, Da Nang (23.5 km from centre). Kathmandu: 1991-2020 normals, Kathmandu Airport (4.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHoi AnKathmandu
Official languageVietnameseNepali
CurrencyDong (VND)Nepalese Rupee (NPR)
SocketsACFG220 V, 50 HzCM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+7UTC+5:45
Emergency numberPolice 113, ambulance 115, fire 114Police 100, ambulance 102, fire 101
Elevation13 m1,300 m
Main airportDa Nang International Airport (DAD)23 km from centre47 non-stop destinationsTribhuvan International Airport (KTM)4 km from centre38 non-stop destinations

By the numbers

MeasureHoi AnKathmandu
City population121,716845,767
People per km²-17,121
Museums within 10 km59
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km21
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 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. 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.