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The Mezquita and the Roman bridge, Cordoba
CordobaThe Mezquita and the Roman bridge
Wat Xieng Thong temple, Luang Prabang
Luang PrabangWat Xieng Thong temple

Photos: Cordoba by Jose María Ligero Loarte, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Luang Prabang by Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Cordoba 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 Cordoba for

  • day trips
  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Luang Prabang for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness
  • prices

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. Cordoba and Luang Prabang are level on 14.
Food & drink. Cordoba 62, Luang Prabang 42: Cordoba leads by 20 points.
Culture & sights. Cordoba 81, Luang Prabang 65: Cordoba leads by 16 points.
Nightlife. Cordoba 40, Luang Prabang 8: Cordoba leads by 32 points.
Nature & outdoors. Cordoba 45, Luang Prabang 68: Luang Prabang leads by 23 points.
Day trips. Cordoba 86, Luang Prabang 35: Cordoba leads by 51 points.
Good for families. Cordoba 40, Luang Prabang 38: Cordoba leads by 2 points.
Getting around. Cordoba 68, Luang Prabang 50: Cordoba leads by 18 points.
Shopping & style. Cordoba and Luang Prabang are level on 38.
Affordability. Cordoba 63, Luang Prabang 80: Luang Prabang leads by 17 points.
Live music & performing arts. Cordoba 47, Luang Prabang 18: Cordoba leads by 29 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Cordoba 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: Cordoba and Luang Prabang.

Your match

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

Cordoba
Best match
52match

Wins on day trips and nightlife with your weighting.

Luang Prabang
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.

Cordoba in July

37 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
12 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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CordobaLuang Prabang

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Cordoba: 1991-2020 normals, Cordoba / Aeropuerto (7.6 km from centre). Luang Prabang: 1991-2020 normals, Luang-Prabang (0.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCordobaLuang 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
Elevation120 m305 m
Main airportCórdoba Airport (ODB)8 km from centre3 non-stop destinationsLuang Phabang International Airport (LPQ)4 km from centre7 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days-

By the numbers

MeasureCordobaLuang Prabang
City population323,26253,792
People per km²258-
Museums within 10 km160
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km21

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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.