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The Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An
Hoi AnThe Japanese Covered Bridge
The city from Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavik
ReykjavikThe city from Hallgrímskirkja

Photos: Hoi An by François Guerraz, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Reykjavik by Atlantic Ambience, Pexels License.

Hoi An or Reykjavik?

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
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Reykjavik for

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

What lies behind each score is written up on Reykjavik’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, Reykjavik 12: Hoi An leads by 60 points.
Food & drink. Hoi An 68, Reykjavik 42: Hoi An leads by 26 points.
Culture & sights. Hoi An 66, Reykjavik 25: Hoi An leads by 41 points.
Nightlife. Hoi An 28, Reykjavik 45: Reykjavik leads by 17 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hoi An 63, Reykjavik 92: Reykjavik leads by 29 points.
Day trips. Hoi An 50, Reykjavik 35: Hoi An leads by 15 points.
Good for families. Hoi An 58, Reykjavik 55: Hoi An leads by 3 points.
Getting around. Hoi An 48, Reykjavik 55: Reykjavik leads by 7 points.
Shopping & style. Hoi An 57, Reykjavik 25: Hoi An leads by 32 points.
Affordability. Hoi An 88, Reykjavik 6: Hoi An leads by 82 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hoi An 24, Reykjavik 45: Reykjavik leads by 21 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hoi An 65, Reykjavik 88: Reykjavik leads by 23 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Hoi An and Reykjavik.

Your match

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

Hoi An
Best match
57match

Wins on prices and beaches with your weighting.

Reykjavik
44match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and wellness 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

Reykjavik in July

15 °Cdaytime high
9 °Cnight-time low
50 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
11 °Csea
20 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Hoi AnReykjavik

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Hoi An: 1991-2020 normals, Da Nang (23.5 km from centre). Reykjavik: 1991-2020 normals, Reykjavik (2.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHoi AnReykjavik
Official languageVietnameseIcelandic
CurrencyDong (VND)Iceland Krona (ISK)
SocketsACFG220 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+7UTC
Emergency numberPolice 113, ambulance 115, fire 114112
Elevation13 m8 m
Main airportDa Nang International Airport (DAD)23 km from centre47 non-stop destinationsKeflavik International Airport (KEF)37 km from centre88 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-16 days

By the numbers

MeasureHoi AnReykjavik
City population121,716138,772
People per km²-569
Museums within 10 km523
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km21
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 monthsNone

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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). 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.