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Wat Xieng Thong temple, Luang Prabang
Luang PrabangWat Xieng Thong temple
Charles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower, Prague
PragueCharles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower

Photos: Luang Prabang by Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Prague by Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Luang Prabang or Prague?

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
  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Prague for

  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Prague’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, Prague 10: Luang Prabang leads by 4 points.
Food & drink. Luang Prabang 42, Prague 50: Prague leads by 8 points.
Culture & sights. Luang Prabang 65, Prague 83: Prague leads by 18 points.
Nightlife. Luang Prabang 8, Prague 65: Prague leads by 57 points.
Nature & outdoors. Luang Prabang 68, Prague 58: Luang Prabang leads by 10 points.
Day trips. Luang Prabang 35, Prague 77: Prague leads by 42 points.
Good for families. Luang Prabang 38, Prague 50: Prague leads by 12 points.
Getting around. Luang Prabang 50, Prague 83: Prague leads by 33 points.
Shopping & style. Luang Prabang 38, Prague 50: Prague leads by 12 points.
Affordability. Luang Prabang 80, Prague 62: Luang Prabang leads by 18 points.
Live music & performing arts. Luang Prabang 18, Prague 76: Prague leads by 58 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Luang Prabang 60, Prague 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 Prague.

Your match

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

Luang Prabang
43match

Wins on wellness and prices with your weighting.

Prague
Best match
59match

Wins on live music and the arts and nightlife 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

Prague in July

25 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
76 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Luang PrabangPrague

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Luang Prabang: 1991-2020 normals, Luang-Prabang (0.8 km from centre). Prague: 1991-2020 normals, Praha-Libus (8.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLuang PrabangPrague
Official languageLaoCzech
CurrencyLao Kip (LAK)Czech Koruna (CZK)
SocketsABCEF230 V, 50 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+7UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 191, ambulance 195, fire 190112
Elevation305 m235 m
Main airportLuang Phabang International Airport (LPQ)4 km from centre7 non-stop destinationsVáclav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)12 km from centre178 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-13 days

By the numbers

MeasureLuang PrabangPrague
City population53,7921,397,880
People per km²-2,817
Museums within 10 km088
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). 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). 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.