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The cathedral from the Torre Tavira, Cadiz
CadizThe cathedral from the Torre Tavira
Wat Xieng Thong temple, Luang Prabang
Luang PrabangWat Xieng Thong temple

Photos: Cadiz by Bronch, CC BY-SA 3.0 ES, cropped; Luang Prabang by Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Cadiz 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 Cadiz for

  • beaches
  • day trips
  • nightlife

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

Choose Luang Prabang for

  • prices
  • wellness
  • culture and sights

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. Cadiz 80, Luang Prabang 14: Cadiz leads by 66 points.
Food & drink. Cadiz 68, Luang Prabang 42: Cadiz leads by 26 points.
Culture & sights. Cadiz 62, Luang Prabang 65: Luang Prabang leads by 3 points.
Nightlife. Cadiz 45, Luang Prabang 8: Cadiz leads by 37 points.
Nature & outdoors. Cadiz 66, Luang Prabang 68: Luang Prabang leads by 2 points.
Day trips. Cadiz 80, Luang Prabang 35: Cadiz leads by 45 points.
Good for families. Cadiz 60, Luang Prabang 38: Cadiz leads by 22 points.
Getting around. Cadiz 70, Luang Prabang 50: Cadiz leads by 20 points.
Shopping & style. Cadiz 35, Luang Prabang 38: Luang Prabang leads by 3 points.
Affordability. Cadiz 58, Luang Prabang 80: Luang Prabang leads by 22 points.
Live music & performing arts. Cadiz 52, Luang Prabang 18: Cadiz leads by 34 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Cadiz 42, Luang Prabang 60: Luang Prabang leads by 18 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cadiz and Luang Prabang.

Your match

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

Cadiz
Best match
60match

Wins on beaches and day trips 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.

Cadiz in July

28 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
23 °Csea
14 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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CadizLuang Prabang

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Cadiz: 1991-2020 normals, Cadiz Bay / Puntales (5.2 km from centre). Luang Prabang: 1991-2020 normals, Luang-Prabang (0.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCadizLuang Prabang
Official languageSpanishLao
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Lao Kip (LAK)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzABCEF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+7
Emergency number112Police 191, ambulance 195, fire 190
Elevation11 m305 m
Main airportJerez Airport (XRY)31 km from centre25 non-stop destinationsLuang Phabang International Airport (LPQ)4 km from centre7 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days-

By the numbers

MeasureCadizLuang Prabang
City population109,95053,792
People per km²9,087-
Museums within 10 km110
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C3 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). 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.