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The Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An
Hoi AnThe Japanese Covered Bridge
The Frauenkirche towers and the Mariensäule, Munich
MunichThe Frauenkirche towers and the Mariensäule

Photos: Hoi An by François Guerraz, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Munich by 0xd1ma, Pexels License.

Hoi An or Munich?

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
  • beaches
  • food and drink

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

Choose Munich for

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

What lies behind each score is written up on Munich’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, Munich 28: Hoi An leads by 44 points.
Food & drink. Hoi An 68, Munich 62: Hoi An leads by 6 points.
Culture & sights. Hoi An 66, Munich 79: Munich leads by 13 points.
Nightlife. Hoi An 28, Munich 56: Munich leads by 28 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hoi An 63, Munich 82: Munich leads by 19 points.
Day trips. Hoi An 50, Munich 86: Munich leads by 36 points.
Good for families. Hoi An 58, Munich 78: Munich leads by 20 points.
Getting around. Hoi An 48, Munich 86: Munich leads by 38 points.
Shopping & style. Hoi An 57, Munich 72: Munich leads by 15 points.
Affordability. Hoi An 88, Munich 32: Hoi An leads by 56 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hoi An 24, Munich 84: Munich leads by 60 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hoi An 65, Munich 62: Hoi An leads by 3 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Hoi An and Munich.

Your match

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

Hoi An
57match

Wins on prices and beaches with your weighting.

Munich
Best match
67match

Wins on live music and the arts 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

Munich in July

25 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
119 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
No seasea
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Hoi An: 1991-2020 normals, Da Nang (23.5 km from centre). Munich: 1991-2020 normals, München (1.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHoi AnMunich
Official languageVietnameseGerman
CurrencyDong (VND)Euro (EUR)
SocketsACFG220 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+7UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 113, ambulance 115, fire 114112
Elevation13 m519 m
Main airportDa Nang International Airport (DAD)23 km from centre47 non-stop destinationsMunich Airport (MUC)29 km from centre211 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-12 days

By the numbers

MeasureHoi AnMunich
City population121,7161,505,036
People per km²-4,844
Museums within 10 km574
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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.