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Philae temple on the Nile, Aswan
AswanPhilae temple on the Nile
Wat Xieng Thong temple, Luang Prabang
Luang PrabangWat Xieng Thong temple

Photos: Aswan by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Luang Prabang by Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Aswan or Luang Prabang?

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 Aswan for

  • day trips
  • prices

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

Choose Luang Prabang for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Luang Prabang’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. Aswan 10, Luang Prabang 14: Luang Prabang leads by 4 points.
Food & drink. Aswan 30, Luang Prabang 42: Luang Prabang leads by 12 points.
Culture & sights. Aswan 64, Luang Prabang 65: Luang Prabang leads by 1 points.
Nightlife. Aswan and Luang Prabang are level on 8.
Nature & outdoors. Aswan 45, Luang Prabang 68: Luang Prabang leads by 23 points.
Day trips. Aswan 52, Luang Prabang 35: Aswan leads by 17 points.
Good for families. Aswan 32, Luang Prabang 38: Luang Prabang leads by 6 points.
Getting around. Aswan 40, Luang Prabang 50: Luang Prabang leads by 10 points.
Shopping & style. Aswan 30, Luang Prabang 38: Luang Prabang leads by 8 points.
Affordability. Aswan 92, Luang Prabang 80: Aswan leads by 12 points.
Live music & performing arts. Aswan 14, Luang Prabang 18: Luang Prabang leads by 4 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Aswan 40, Luang Prabang 60: Luang Prabang leads by 20 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Aswan and Luang Prabang.

Your match

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

Aswan
38match

Wins on day trips and prices with your weighting.

Luang Prabang
Best match
43match

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.

Aswan in July

42 °Cdaytime high
28 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
14 hdaylight a day

Luang Prabang in July

33 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
250 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AswanLuang Prabang

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Aswan: 1991-2020 normals, Asswan (18 km from centre). Luang Prabang: 1991-2020 normals, Luang-Prabang (0.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAswanLuang Prabang
Official languageArabicLao
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Lao Kip (LAK)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzABCEF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC+7
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180Police 191, ambulance 195, fire 190
Elevation99 m305 m
Main airportAswan International Airport (ASW)16 km from centre2 non-stop destinationsLuang Phabang International Airport (LPQ)4 km from centre7 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days-

By the numbers

MeasureAswanLuang Prabang
City population401,89053,792
People per km²1,072-
Museums within 10 km30
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11

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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. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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. 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.