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The red five-storey pagoda of Tocho-ji, Fukuoka
FukuokaThe red five-storey pagoda of Tocho-ji
Wat Xieng Thong temple, Luang Prabang
Luang PrabangWat Xieng Thong temple

Photos: Fukuoka by Nick-D, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Luang Prabang by Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Fukuoka 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 Fukuoka for

  • nightlife
  • day trips
  • food and drink

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

Choose Luang Prabang for

  • prices
  • culture and sights
  • 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. Fukuoka 50, Luang Prabang 14: Fukuoka leads by 36 points.
Food & drink. Fukuoka 82, Luang Prabang 42: Fukuoka leads by 40 points.
Culture & sights. Fukuoka 50, Luang Prabang 65: Luang Prabang leads by 15 points.
Nightlife. Fukuoka 60, Luang Prabang 8: Fukuoka leads by 52 points.
Nature & outdoors. Fukuoka 62, Luang Prabang 68: Luang Prabang leads by 6 points.
Day trips. Fukuoka 84, Luang Prabang 35: Fukuoka leads by 49 points.
Good for families. Fukuoka 78, Luang Prabang 38: Fukuoka leads by 40 points.
Getting around. Fukuoka 82, Luang Prabang 50: Fukuoka leads by 32 points.
Shopping & style. Fukuoka 65, Luang Prabang 38: Fukuoka leads by 27 points.
Affordability. Fukuoka 58, Luang Prabang 80: Luang Prabang leads by 22 points.
Live music & performing arts. Fukuoka 45, Luang Prabang 18: Fukuoka leads by 27 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Fukuoka and Luang Prabang are level on 60.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Fukuoka and Luang Prabang.

Your match

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

Fukuoka
Best match
65match

Wins on nightlife and day trips 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.

Fukuoka in July

31 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
301 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
24 °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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FukuokaLuang Prabang

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Fukuoka: 1991-2020 normals, Fukuoka (1.9 km from centre). Luang Prabang: 1991-2020 normals, Luang-Prabang (0.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureFukuokaLuang Prabang
Official languageJapaneseLao
CurrencyYen (JPY)Lao Kip (LAK)
SocketsAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the regionABCEF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+9UTC+7
Emergency numberPolice 110, fire 119Police 191, ambulance 195, fire 190
Elevation8 m305 m
Main airportFukuoka Airport (FUK)5 km from centre46 non-stop destinationsLuang Phabang International Airport (LPQ)4 km from centre7 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days-

By the numbers

MeasureFukuokaLuang Prabang
City population1,603,04353,792
People per km²4,715-
Museums within 10 km230
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km21
Swim season, months above 21 °C4 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). 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.