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The Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An
Hoi AnThe Japanese Covered Bridge
Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains

Photos: Hoi An by François Guerraz, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License.

Hoi An or Ushuaia?

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
  • prices
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Ushuaia for

  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Ushuaia’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, Ushuaia 3: Hoi An leads by 69 points.
Food & drink. Hoi An 68, Ushuaia 40: Hoi An leads by 28 points.
Culture & sights. Hoi An 66, Ushuaia 22: Hoi An leads by 44 points.
Nightlife. Hoi An 28, Ushuaia 18: Hoi An leads by 10 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hoi An 63, Ushuaia 88: Ushuaia leads by 25 points.
Day trips. Hoi An 50, Ushuaia 14: Hoi An leads by 36 points.
Good for families. Hoi An 58, Ushuaia 40: Hoi An leads by 18 points.
Getting around. Hoi An 48, Ushuaia 45: Hoi An leads by 3 points.
Shopping & style. Hoi An 57, Ushuaia 22: Hoi An leads by 35 points.
Affordability. Hoi An 88, Ushuaia 42: Hoi An leads by 46 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hoi An 24, Ushuaia 10: Hoi An leads by 14 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hoi An 65, Ushuaia 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 Ushuaia.

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 prices with your weighting.

Ushuaia
31match

Wins on 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

Ushuaia in July

4 °Cdaytime high
0 °Cnight-time low
36 mmrain in the month
2 hsunshine a day
No seasea
8 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Hoi AnUshuaia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Hoi An: 1991-2020 normals, Da Nang (23.5 km from centre). Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHoi AnUshuaia
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 m23 m
Main airportDa Nang International Airport (DAD)23 km from centre47 non-stop destinationsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-16 days

By the numbers

MeasureHoi AnUshuaia
City population121,71682,615
People per km²-3,592
Museums within 10 km55
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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.