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The Three Graces fountain, Place de la Bourse, Bordeaux
BordeauxThe Three Graces fountain, Place de la Bourse
Wat Xieng Thong temple, Luang Prabang
Luang PrabangWat Xieng Thong temple

Photos: Bordeaux by Gzen92, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Luang Prabang by Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Bordeaux 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 Bordeaux for

  • day trips
  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Luang Prabang for

  • prices
  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors

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. Bordeaux 50, Luang Prabang 14: Bordeaux leads by 36 points.
Food & drink. Bordeaux 78, Luang Prabang 42: Bordeaux leads by 36 points.
Culture & sights. Bordeaux 68, Luang Prabang 65: Bordeaux leads by 3 points.
Nightlife. Bordeaux 50, Luang Prabang 8: Bordeaux leads by 42 points.
Nature & outdoors. Bordeaux 58, Luang Prabang 68: Luang Prabang leads by 10 points.
Day trips. Bordeaux 78, Luang Prabang 35: Bordeaux leads by 43 points.
Good for families. Bordeaux 57, Luang Prabang 38: Bordeaux leads by 19 points.
Getting around. Bordeaux 76, Luang Prabang 50: Bordeaux leads by 26 points.
Shopping & style. Bordeaux 56, Luang Prabang 38: Bordeaux leads by 18 points.
Affordability. Bordeaux 42, Luang Prabang 80: Luang Prabang leads by 38 points.
Live music & performing arts. Bordeaux 55, Luang Prabang 18: Bordeaux leads by 37 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Bordeaux 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: Bordeaux and Luang Prabang.

Your match

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

Bordeaux
Best match
59match

Wins on day trips and nightlife with your weighting.

Luang Prabang
43match

Wins on prices 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.

Bordeaux in July

27 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
47 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
15 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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BordeauxLuang Prabang

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Bordeaux: 1991-2020 normals, Bordeaux / Merignac (9.5 km from centre). Luang Prabang: 1991-2020 normals, Luang-Prabang (0.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBordeauxLuang Prabang
Official languageFrenchLao
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Lao Kip (LAK)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzABCEF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+7
Emergency number112Police 191, ambulance 195, fire 190
Elevation1 m305 m
Main airportBordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)11 km from centre95 non-stop destinationsLuang Phabang International Airport (LPQ)4 km from centre7 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days-

By the numbers

MeasureBordeauxLuang Prabang
City population267,99153,792
People per km²5,425-
Museums within 10 km180
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km41

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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). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.