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The Japanese Covered Bridge, Hoi An
Hoi AnThe Japanese Covered Bridge
Valletta from the water, Valletta
VallettaValletta from the water

Photos: Hoi An by François Guerraz, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped; Valletta by Pho Tomass, Pexels License.

Hoi An or Valletta?

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
  • shopping

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

Choose Valletta for

  • day trips
  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Valletta’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, Valletta 68: Hoi An leads by 4 points.
Food & drink. Hoi An 68, Valletta 55: Hoi An leads by 13 points.
Culture & sights. Hoi An 66, Valletta 76: Valletta leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Hoi An 28, Valletta 46: Valletta leads by 18 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hoi An 63, Valletta 56: Hoi An leads by 7 points.
Day trips. Hoi An 50, Valletta 76: Valletta leads by 26 points.
Good for families. Hoi An and Valletta are level on 58.
Getting around. Hoi An 48, Valletta 62: Valletta leads by 14 points.
Shopping & style. Hoi An 57, Valletta 38: Hoi An leads by 19 points.
Affordability. Hoi An 88, Valletta 50: Hoi An leads by 38 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hoi An 24, Valletta 44: Valletta leads by 20 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hoi An 65, Valletta 32: Hoi An leads by 33 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Hoi An and Valletta.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Hoi An
57match

Wins on prices and wellness with your weighting.

Valletta
55match

Wins on day trips and live music and the arts 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

Valletta in July

32 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
14 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). Valletta: 1991-2020 normals, Luqa (5.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHoi AnValletta
Official languageVietnameseEnglish, Maltese
CurrencyDong (VND)Euro (EUR)
SocketsACFG220 V, 50 HzG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+7UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 113, ambulance 115, fire 114112
Elevation13 m56 m
Main airportDa Nang International Airport (DAD)23 km from centre47 non-stop destinationsMalta International Airport (MLA)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-14 days

By the numbers

MeasureHoi AnValletta
City population121,7165,197
People per km²-6,496
Museums within 10 km516
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km23
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 months6 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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.