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The Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An
Hoi AnThe Japanese Covered Bridge
The Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower, Nairobi
NairobiThe Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower

Photos: Hoi An by François Guerraz, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Nairobi by Lmwangi, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Hoi An or Nairobi?

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
  • wellness
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Nairobi for

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

What lies behind each score is written up on Nairobi’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, Nairobi 4: Hoi An leads by 68 points.
Food & drink. Hoi An 68, Nairobi 48: Hoi An leads by 20 points.
Culture & sights. Hoi An 66, Nairobi 35: Hoi An leads by 31 points.
Nightlife. Hoi An 28, Nairobi 58: Nairobi leads by 30 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hoi An 63, Nairobi 84: Nairobi leads by 21 points.
Day trips. Hoi An 50, Nairobi 28: Hoi An leads by 22 points.
Good for families. Hoi An 58, Nairobi 55: Hoi An leads by 3 points.
Getting around. Hoi An 48, Nairobi 20: Hoi An leads by 28 points.
Shopping & style. Hoi An 57, Nairobi 45: Hoi An leads by 12 points.
Affordability. Hoi An 88, Nairobi 60: Hoi An leads by 28 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hoi An 24, Nairobi 35: Nairobi leads by 11 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hoi An 65, Nairobi 25: Hoi An leads by 40 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Hoi An and Nairobi.

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 wellness with your weighting.

Nairobi
41match

Wins on nightlife and nature and the outdoors 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

Nairobi in July

24 °Cdaytime high
12 °Cnight-time low
11 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
No seasea
12 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Hoi AnNairobi

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Hoi An: 1991-2020 normals, Da Nang (23.5 km from centre). Nairobi: 1991-2020 normals, Nairobi ACC/FIC/RCC/MET/COM/ (13.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHoi AnNairobi
Official languageVietnameseEnglish, Swahili
CurrencyDong (VND)Kenyan Shilling (KES)
SocketsACFG220 V, 50 HzG240 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+7UTC+3
Emergency numberPolice 113, ambulance 115, fire 114Police 112/999, ambulance 112/999, fire 112/999
Elevation13 m1,661 m
Main airportDa Nang International Airport (DAD)23 km from centre47 non-stop destinationsJomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)13 km from centre60 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-10 days

By the numbers

MeasureHoi AnNairobi
City population121,7165,545,000
People per km²-7,967
Museums within 10 km54
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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.