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Wat Xieng Thong temple, Luang Prabang
Luang PrabangWat Xieng Thong temple
The Colosseum, Rome
RomeThe Colosseum

Photos: Luang Prabang by Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Rome by Tournasol7, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Luang Prabang or Rome?

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 Rome for

  • day trips
  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Rome’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, Rome 50: Rome leads by 36 points.
Food & drink. Luang Prabang 42, Rome 82: Rome leads by 40 points.
Culture & sights. Luang Prabang 65, Rome 99: Rome leads by 34 points.
Nightlife. Luang Prabang 8, Rome 58: Rome leads by 50 points.
Nature & outdoors. Luang Prabang 68, Rome 58: Luang Prabang leads by 10 points.
Day trips. Luang Prabang 35, Rome 92: Rome leads by 57 points.
Good for families. Luang Prabang 38, Rome 50: Rome leads by 12 points.
Getting around. Luang Prabang 50, Rome 60: Rome leads by 10 points.
Shopping & style. Luang Prabang 38, Rome 72: Rome leads by 34 points.
Affordability. Luang Prabang 80, Rome 38: Luang Prabang leads by 42 points.
Live music & performing arts. Luang Prabang 18, Rome 68: Rome leads by 50 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Luang Prabang 60, Rome 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 Rome.

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.

Rome
Best match
64match

Wins on day trips 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
No seasea
13 hdaylight a day

Rome in July

31 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
21 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Rome's sunshine is measured 31 km from the centre, at Vigna Di Valle.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Luang Prabang: 1991-2020 normals, Luang-Prabang (0.8 km from centre). Rome: 1991-2020 normals, Roma / Ciampino (15.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLuang PrabangRome
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 m21 m
Main airportLuang Phabang International Airport (LPQ)4 km from centre7 non-stop destinationsRome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO)23 km from centre242 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-13 days

By the numbers

MeasureLuang PrabangRome
City population53,7922,748,109
People per km²-2,135
Museums within 10 km0178
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km17
Swim season, months above 21 °C-5 months

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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.