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Wat Xieng Thong temple, Luang Prabang
Luang PrabangWat Xieng Thong temple
The Metropolitan Cathedral on the Zócalo, Mexico City
Mexico CityThe Metropolitan Cathedral on the Zócalo

Photos: Luang Prabang by Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Mexico City by Oscar Dominguez, Pexels License.

Luang Prabang or Mexico City?

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

  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors
  • beaches

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

Choose Mexico City for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Mexico City’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, Mexico City 5: Luang Prabang leads by 9 points.
Food & drink. Luang Prabang 42, Mexico City 90: Mexico City leads by 48 points.
Culture & sights. Luang Prabang 65, Mexico City 88: Mexico City leads by 23 points.
Nightlife. Luang Prabang 8, Mexico City 80: Mexico City leads by 72 points.
Nature & outdoors. Luang Prabang 68, Mexico City 50: Luang Prabang leads by 18 points.
Day trips. Luang Prabang 35, Mexico City 75: Mexico City leads by 40 points.
Good for families. Luang Prabang 38, Mexico City 58: Mexico City leads by 20 points.
Getting around. Luang Prabang and Mexico City are level on 50.
Shopping & style. Luang Prabang 38, Mexico City 76: Mexico City leads by 38 points.
Affordability. Luang Prabang 80, Mexico City 75: Luang Prabang leads by 5 points.
Live music & performing arts. Luang Prabang 18, Mexico City 72: Mexico City leads by 54 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Luang Prabang 60, Mexico City 40: Luang Prabang leads by 20 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Luang Prabang and Mexico City.

Your match

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

Luang Prabang
43match

Wins on wellness and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

Mexico City
Best match
63match

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

Mexico City in July

25 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
176 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Luang PrabangMexico City

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Luang Prabang: 1991-2020 normals, Luang-Prabang (0.8 km from centre). Mexico City: 1991-2020 normals, Mexico Central, D. F. (7.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLuang PrabangMexico City
Official languageLaoSpanish, Nahuatl, Yucatec Maya
CurrencyLao Kip (LAK)Mexican Peso (MXN)
SocketsABCEF230 V, 50 HzAB127 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+7UTC-6
Emergency numberPolice 191, ambulance 195, fire 190911
Elevation305 m2,240 m
Main airportLuang Phabang International Airport (LPQ)4 km from centre7 non-stop destinationsMexico City Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)7 km from centre109 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-9 days

By the numbers

MeasureLuang PrabangMexico City
City population53,7929,209,944
People per km²-6,202
Museums within 10 km0108
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km16

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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. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.