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Comares Tower and the Palace of Charles V, Alhambra, Granada
GranadaComares Tower and the Palace of Charles V, Alhambra
Wat Xieng Thong temple, Luang Prabang
Luang PrabangWat Xieng Thong temple

Photos: Granada by Jebulon, CC0; Luang Prabang by Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Granada 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 Granada for

  • nightlife
  • day trips
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Luang Prabang for

  • prices
  • 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. Granada 38, Luang Prabang 14: Granada leads by 24 points.
Food & drink. Granada 62, Luang Prabang 42: Granada leads by 20 points.
Culture & sights. Granada 80, Luang Prabang 65: Granada leads by 15 points.
Nightlife. Granada 58, Luang Prabang 8: Granada leads by 50 points.
Nature & outdoors. Granada 80, Luang Prabang 68: Granada leads by 12 points.
Day trips. Granada 76, Luang Prabang 35: Granada leads by 41 points.
Good for families. Granada 52, Luang Prabang 38: Granada leads by 14 points.
Getting around. Granada 68, Luang Prabang 50: Granada leads by 18 points.
Shopping & style. Granada 40, Luang Prabang 38: Granada leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Granada 63, Luang Prabang 80: Luang Prabang leads by 17 points.
Live music & performing arts. Granada 58, Luang Prabang 18: Granada leads by 40 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Granada 48, Luang Prabang 60: Luang Prabang leads by 12 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Granada and Luang Prabang.

Your match

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

Granada
Best match
60match

Wins on nightlife 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.

Granada in July

35 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
13 hsunshine a day
14 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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GranadaLuang Prabang

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Granada: 1991-2020 normals, Granada / Caserío Hospicio (5 km from centre). Luang Prabang: 1991-2020 normals, Luang-Prabang (0.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureGranadaLuang 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
Elevation693 m305 m
Main airportF.G.L. Airport Granada-Jaén Airport (GRX)16 km from centre13 non-stop destinationsLuang Phabang International Airport (LPQ)4 km from centre7 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days-

By the numbers

MeasureGranadaLuang Prabang
City population233,97553,792
People per km²2,659-
Museums within 10 km200
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11

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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.