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Wat Xieng Thong temple, Luang Prabang
Luang PrabangWat Xieng Thong temple
The Royal Palace, Madrid
MadridThe Royal Palace

Photos: Luang Prabang by Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Madrid by Mert Ocak, Pexels License.

Luang Prabang or Madrid?

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 Luang Prabang for

  • prices
  • wellness
  • beaches

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

Choose Madrid for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Madrid’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. Luang Prabang 14, Madrid 5: Luang Prabang leads by 9 points.
Food & drink. Luang Prabang 42, Madrid 80: Madrid leads by 38 points.
Culture & sights. Luang Prabang 65, Madrid 86: Madrid leads by 21 points.
Nightlife. Luang Prabang 8, Madrid 85: Madrid leads by 77 points.
Nature & outdoors. Luang Prabang 68, Madrid 60: Luang Prabang leads by 8 points.
Day trips. Luang Prabang 35, Madrid 89: Madrid leads by 54 points.
Good for families. Luang Prabang 38, Madrid 68: Madrid leads by 30 points.
Getting around. Luang Prabang 50, Madrid 84: Madrid leads by 34 points.
Shopping & style. Luang Prabang 38, Madrid 75: Madrid leads by 37 points.
Affordability. Luang Prabang 80, Madrid 50: Luang Prabang leads by 30 points.
Live music & performing arts. Luang Prabang 18, Madrid 77: Madrid leads by 59 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Luang Prabang 60, Madrid 36: Luang Prabang leads by 24 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Luang Prabang and Madrid.

Your match

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

Luang Prabang
43match

Wins on prices and wellness with your weighting.

Madrid
Best match
66match

Wins on nightlife and live music and the arts with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Luang Prabang in July

33 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
250 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
13 hdaylight a day

Madrid in July

33 °Cdaytime high
20 °Cnight-time low
9 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Luang PrabangMadrid

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Luang Prabang: 1991-2020 normals, Luang-Prabang (0.8 km from centre). Madrid: 1991-2020 normals, Madrid (1.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLuang PrabangMadrid
Official languageLaoSpanish
CurrencyLao Kip (LAK)Euro (EUR)
SocketsABCEF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+7UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 191, ambulance 195, fire 190112
Elevation305 m663 m
Main airportLuang Phabang International Airport (LPQ)4 km from centre7 non-stop destinationsAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)14 km from centre239 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-12 days

By the numbers

MeasureLuang PrabangMadrid
City population53,7923,506,730
People per km²-5,801
Museums within 10 km088
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km14

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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). 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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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.