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The Auckland skyline and Sky Tower from the Waitematā Harbour, Auckland
AucklandThe Auckland skyline and Sky Tower from the Waitematā Harbour
Wat Xieng Thong temple, Luang Prabang
Luang PrabangWat Xieng Thong temple

Photos: Auckland by Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain; Luang Prabang by Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Auckland 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 Auckland for

  • beaches
  • nightlife
  • families

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

Choose Luang Prabang for

  • prices
  • culture and sights
  • wellness

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. Auckland 68, Luang Prabang 14: Auckland leads by 54 points.
Food & drink. Auckland 62, Luang Prabang 42: Auckland leads by 20 points.
Culture & sights. Auckland 44, Luang Prabang 65: Luang Prabang leads by 21 points.
Nightlife. Auckland 42, Luang Prabang 8: Auckland leads by 34 points.
Nature & outdoors. Auckland 83, Luang Prabang 68: Auckland leads by 15 points.
Day trips. Auckland 55, Luang Prabang 35: Auckland leads by 20 points.
Good for families. Auckland 70, Luang Prabang 38: Auckland leads by 32 points.
Getting around. Auckland 42, Luang Prabang 50: Luang Prabang leads by 8 points.
Shopping & style. Auckland 45, Luang Prabang 38: Auckland leads by 7 points.
Affordability. Auckland 32, Luang Prabang 80: Luang Prabang leads by 48 points.
Live music & performing arts. Auckland 45, Luang Prabang 18: Auckland leads by 27 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Auckland 45, Luang Prabang 60: Luang Prabang leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Auckland and Luang Prabang.

Your match

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

Auckland
Best match
53match

Wins on beaches and nightlife with your weighting.

Luang Prabang
43match

Wins on prices and culture and sights with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Auckland in July

14 °Cdaytime high
7 °Cnight-time low
135 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
14 °Csea
10 hdaylight a day

Luang Prabang in July

33 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
250 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
No seasea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AucklandLuang Prabang

Where the figures come from

Auckland's station stands 189 m below the city centre, so the centre is likely a little cooler than the figures say.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Auckland: 1961-1990 normals, Auckland Aerodrome Aws (17 km from centre). Luang Prabang: 1991-2020 normals, Luang-Prabang (0.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAucklandLuang Prabang
Official languageEnglish, New Zealand Sign Language, MāoriLao
CurrencyNew Zealand Dollar (NZD)Lao Kip (LAK)
SocketsI230 V, 50 HzABCEF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+12, UTC+13 in summerUTC+7
Emergency number111Police 191, ambulance 195, fire 190
Elevation196 m305 m
Main airportAuckland International Airport (AKL)18 km from centre63 non-stop destinationsLuang Phabang International Airport (LPQ)4 km from centre7 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days-

By the numbers

MeasureAucklandLuang Prabang
City population1,470,10053,792
People per km²2,630-
Museums within 10 km150
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C1 month-

Where else could you go?

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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). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.

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.