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The Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An
Hoi AnThe Japanese Covered Bridge
The Iguazu Falls in the green jungle, Puerto Iguazu
Puerto IguazuThe Iguazu Falls in the green jungle

Photos: Hoi An by François Guerraz, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Puerto Iguazu by Muhammed Ballan, Pexels License.

Hoi An or Puerto Iguazu?

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
  • food and drink

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

Choose Puerto Iguazu for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Puerto Iguazu’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, Puerto Iguazu 5: Hoi An leads by 67 points.
Food & drink. Hoi An 68, Puerto Iguazu 28: Hoi An leads by 40 points.
Culture & sights. Hoi An 66, Puerto Iguazu 9: Hoi An leads by 57 points.
Nightlife. Hoi An 28, Puerto Iguazu 14: Hoi An leads by 14 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hoi An 63, Puerto Iguazu 95: Puerto Iguazu leads by 32 points.
Day trips. Hoi An 50, Puerto Iguazu 33: Hoi An leads by 17 points.
Good for families. Hoi An 58, Puerto Iguazu 55: Hoi An leads by 3 points.
Getting around. Hoi An 48, Puerto Iguazu 54: Puerto Iguazu leads by 6 points.
Shopping & style. Hoi An 57, Puerto Iguazu 17: Hoi An leads by 40 points.
Affordability. Hoi An 88, Puerto Iguazu 48: Hoi An leads by 40 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hoi An 24, Puerto Iguazu 7: Hoi An leads by 17 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hoi An 65, Puerto Iguazu 34: Hoi An leads by 31 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Hoi An and Puerto Iguazu.

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.

Puerto Iguazu
33match

Wins on nature and the outdoors 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

Puerto Iguazu in July

22 °Cdaytime high
11 °Cnight-time low
103 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
No seasea
11 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Hoi AnPuerto Iguazu

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Hoi An: 1991-2020 normals, Da Nang (23.5 km from centre). Puerto Iguazu: 1991-2020 normals, Iguazu Aerodrome (17.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHoi AnPuerto Iguazu
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 m162 m
Main airportDa Nang International Airport (DAD)23 km from centre47 non-stop destinationsCataratas Del Iguazú International Airport (IGR)18 km from centre8 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-16 days

By the numbers

MeasureHoi AnPuerto Iguazu
City population121,71654,903
Museums within 10 km50
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). 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.