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The Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An
Hoi AnThe Japanese Covered Bridge
The skyline over the Schuylkill, Philadelphia
PhiladelphiaThe skyline over the Schuylkill

Photos: Hoi An by François Guerraz, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Philadelphia by Trev W. Adams, Pexels License.

Hoi An or Philadelphia?

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
  • wellness
  • beaches

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

Choose Philadelphia for

  • live music and the arts
  • day trips
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Philadelphia’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, Philadelphia 36: Hoi An leads by 36 points.
Food & drink. Hoi An 68, Philadelphia 62: Hoi An leads by 6 points.
Culture & sights. Hoi An 66, Philadelphia 72: Philadelphia leads by 6 points.
Nightlife. Hoi An 28, Philadelphia 55: Philadelphia leads by 27 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hoi An 63, Philadelphia 52: Hoi An leads by 11 points.
Day trips. Hoi An 50, Philadelphia 80: Philadelphia leads by 30 points.
Good for families. Hoi An 58, Philadelphia 68: Philadelphia leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Hoi An 48, Philadelphia 66: Philadelphia leads by 18 points.
Shopping & style. Hoi An and Philadelphia are level on 57.
Affordability. Hoi An 88, Philadelphia 40: Hoi An leads by 48 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hoi An 24, Philadelphia 72: Philadelphia leads by 48 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hoi An 65, Philadelphia 26: Hoi An leads by 39 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Hoi An and Philadelphia.

Your match

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

Too close to call, level with your weighting

Hoi An
57match

Wins on prices and wellness with your weighting.

Philadelphia
57match

Wins on live music and the arts and day trips 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

Philadelphia in July

31 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
111 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
No seasea
15 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). Philadelphia: 1991-2020 normals, Philadelphia International Airport (11.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHoi AnPhiladelphia
Official languageVietnamese-
CurrencyDong (VND)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsACFG220 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+7UTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 113, ambulance 115, fire 114911
Elevation13 m12 m
Main airportDa Nang International Airport (DAD)23 km from centre47 non-stop destinationsPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)11 km from centre129 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-12 days

By the numbers

MeasureHoi AnPhiladelphia
City population121,7161,603,797
People per km²-4,339
Museums within 10 km554
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. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

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.