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The Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An
Hoi AnThe Japanese Covered Bridge
Vine rows before the snow-capped Andes in the Uco Valley, Mendoza
MendozaVine rows before the snow-capped Andes in the Uco Valley

Photos: Hoi An by François Guerraz, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Mendoza by David, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Hoi An or Mendoza?

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
  • culture and sights
  • prices

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

Choose Mendoza for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Mendoza’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, Mendoza 6: Hoi An leads by 66 points.
Food & drink. Hoi An and Mendoza are level on 68.
Culture & sights. Hoi An 66, Mendoza 30: Hoi An leads by 36 points.
Nightlife. Hoi An 28, Mendoza 40: Mendoza leads by 12 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hoi An 63, Mendoza 83: Mendoza leads by 20 points.
Day trips. Hoi An 50, Mendoza 52: Mendoza leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Hoi An 58, Mendoza 42: Hoi An leads by 16 points.
Getting around. Hoi An and Mendoza are level on 48.
Shopping & style. Hoi An 57, Mendoza 33: Hoi An leads by 24 points.
Affordability. Hoi An 88, Mendoza 56: Hoi An leads by 32 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hoi An 24, Mendoza 33: Mendoza leads by 9 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hoi An 65, Mendoza 55: Hoi An leads by 10 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Hoi An and Mendoza.

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 culture and sights with your weighting.

Mendoza
46match

Wins on nature and the outdoors 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

Mendoza in July

15 °Cdaytime high
2 °Cnight-time low
5 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
No seasea
10 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Hoi AnMendoza

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Hoi An: 1991-2020 normals, Da Nang (23.5 km from centre). Mendoza: 1991-2020 normals, Mendoza Aerodrome (8.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHoi AnMendoza
Official languageVietnameseSpanish
CurrencyDong (VND)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsACFG220 V, 50 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+7UTC-3
Emergency numberPolice 113, ambulance 115, fire 114117 or 911
Elevation13 m769 m
Main airportDa Nang International Airport (DAD)23 km from centre47 non-stop destinationsGovernor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ)8 km from centre5 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-16 days

By the numbers

MeasureHoi AnMendoza
City population121,716127,160
People per km²-2,355
Museums within 10 km51
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km20
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. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.