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Wat Xieng Thong temple, Luang Prabang
Luang PrabangWat Xieng Thong temple
Camelback Mountain above the city, Scottsdale
ScottsdaleCamelback Mountain above the city

Photos: Luang Prabang by Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Scottsdale by Visitor7, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Luang Prabang or Scottsdale?

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
  • getting around
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Scottsdale for

  • nightlife
  • families
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Scottsdale’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, Scottsdale 8: Luang Prabang leads by 6 points.
Food & drink. Luang Prabang 42, Scottsdale 46: Scottsdale leads by 4 points.
Culture & sights. Luang Prabang 65, Scottsdale 38: Luang Prabang leads by 27 points.
Nightlife. Luang Prabang 8, Scottsdale 52: Scottsdale leads by 44 points.
Nature & outdoors. Luang Prabang and Scottsdale are level on 68.
Day trips. Luang Prabang 35, Scottsdale 50: Scottsdale leads by 15 points.
Good for families. Luang Prabang 38, Scottsdale 60: Scottsdale leads by 22 points.
Getting around. Luang Prabang 50, Scottsdale 20: Luang Prabang leads by 30 points.
Shopping & style. Luang Prabang 38, Scottsdale 60: Scottsdale leads by 22 points.
Affordability. Luang Prabang 80, Scottsdale 32: Luang Prabang leads by 48 points.
Live music & performing arts. Luang Prabang 18, Scottsdale 40: Scottsdale leads by 22 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Luang Prabang 60, Scottsdale 72: Scottsdale leads by 12 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Luang Prabang and Scottsdale.

Your match

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

Luang Prabang
43match

Wins on prices and getting around with your weighting.

Scottsdale
Best match
46match

Wins on nightlife and families 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

Scottsdale in July

41 °Cdaytime high
29 °Cnight-time low
23 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Luang PrabangScottsdale

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Luang Prabang: 1991-2020 normals, Luang-Prabang (0.8 km from centre). Scottsdale: 1991-2020 normals, Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport (13.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLuang PrabangScottsdale
Official languageLao-
CurrencyLao Kip (LAK)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsABCEF230 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+7UTC-7
Emergency numberPolice 191, ambulance 195, fire 190911
Elevation305 m380 m
Main airportLuang Phabang International Airport (LPQ)4 km from centre7 non-stop destinationsPhoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX)10 km from centre148 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-12 days

By the numbers

MeasureLuang PrabangScottsdale
City population53,792241,361
Museums within 10 km010
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. 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.