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The Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An
Hoi AnThe Japanese Covered Bridge
The Grand Lisboa above the Macau skyline, Macau
MacauThe Grand Lisboa above the Macau skyline

Photos: Hoi An by François Guerraz, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Macau by tian Jin, Pexels License.

Hoi An or Macau?

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

  • nature and the outdoors
  • beaches
  • prices

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

Choose Macau for

  • nightlife
  • getting around
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Macau’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, Macau 24: Hoi An leads by 48 points.
Food & drink. Hoi An 68, Macau 77: Macau leads by 9 points.
Culture & sights. Hoi An 66, Macau 62: Hoi An leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Hoi An 28, Macau 40: Macau leads by 12 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hoi An 63, Macau 5: Hoi An leads by 58 points.
Day trips. Hoi An 50, Macau 52: Macau leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Hoi An 58, Macau 48: Hoi An leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Hoi An 48, Macau 60: Macau leads by 12 points.
Shopping & style. Hoi An 57, Macau 58: Macau leads by 1 points.
Affordability. Hoi An 88, Macau 44: Hoi An leads by 44 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hoi An 24, Macau 36: Macau leads by 12 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hoi An 65, Macau 40: Hoi An leads by 25 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Hoi An and Macau.

Your match

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

Hoi An
Best match
57match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and beaches with your weighting.

Macau
46match

Wins on nightlife and getting around 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

Macau in July

32 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
281 mmrain in the month
7 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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Hoi AnMacau

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Hoi An: 1991-2020 normals, Da Nang (23.5 km from centre). Macau: 1991-2020 normals, Taipa (3.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHoi AnMacau
Official languageVietnamesePortuguese, Cantonese, Standard Chinese
CurrencyDong (VND)Pataca (MOP)
SocketsACFG220 V, 50 HzFGM220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+7UTC+8
Emergency numberPolice 113, ambulance 115, fire 114999
Elevation13 m22 m
Main airportDa Nang International Airport (DAD)23 km from centre47 non-stop destinationsMacau International Airport (MFM)7 km from centre41 non-stop destinations

By the numbers

MeasureHoi AnMacau
City population121,716682,100
People per km²-5,916
Museums within 10 km528
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km21
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 months8 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.