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Wat Xieng Thong temple, Luang Prabang
Luang PrabangWat Xieng Thong temple
The cathedral and the Leaning Tower, Pisa
PisaThe cathedral and the Leaning Tower

Photos: Luang Prabang by Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Pisa by Bruno Kraler, Pexels License.

Luang Prabang or Pisa?

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
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Pisa for

  • day trips
  • beaches
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Pisa’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, Pisa 58: Pisa leads by 44 points.
Food & drink. Luang Prabang 42, Pisa 55: Pisa leads by 13 points.
Culture & sights. Luang Prabang 65, Pisa 68: Pisa leads by 3 points.
Nightlife. Luang Prabang 8, Pisa 40: Pisa leads by 32 points.
Nature & outdoors. Luang Prabang 68, Pisa 62: Luang Prabang leads by 6 points.
Day trips. Luang Prabang 35, Pisa 92: Pisa leads by 57 points.
Good for families. Luang Prabang 38, Pisa 52: Pisa leads by 14 points.
Getting around. Luang Prabang 50, Pisa 76: Pisa leads by 26 points.
Shopping & style. Luang Prabang and Pisa are level on 38.
Affordability. Luang Prabang 80, Pisa 55: Luang Prabang leads by 25 points.
Live music & performing arts. Luang Prabang 18, Pisa 38: Pisa leads by 20 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Luang Prabang 60, Pisa 45: Luang Prabang leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Luang Prabang and Pisa.

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.

Pisa
Best match
57match

Wins on day trips and beaches 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
No seasea
13 hdaylight a day

Pisa in July

30 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
32 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
24 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Luang PrabangPisa

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Luang Prabang: 1991-2020 normals, Luang-Prabang (0.8 km from centre). Pisa: 1991-2020 normals, Pisa / S. Giusto (3.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLuang PrabangPisa
Official languageLaoItalian
CurrencyLao Kip (LAK)Euro (EUR)
SocketsABCEF230 V, 50 HzCFL230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+7UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 191, ambulance 195, fire 190112
Elevation305 m4 m
Main airportLuang Phabang International Airport (LPQ)4 km from centre7 non-stop destinationsPisa International Airport (PSA)4 km from centre82 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-13 days

By the numbers

MeasureLuang PrabangPisa
City population53,79288,737
People per km²-479
Museums within 10 km027
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km13
Swim season, months above 21 °C-4 months

Where else could you go?

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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.