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Wat Xieng Thong temple, Luang Prabang
Luang PrabangWat Xieng Thong temple
Neues Schloss with magnolias in bloom, Stuttgart
StuttgartNeues Schloss with magnolias in bloom

Photos: Luang Prabang by Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Stuttgart by Baden de, CC BY 3.0, cropped.

Luang Prabang or Stuttgart?

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
  • nature and the outdoors
  • beaches

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

Choose Stuttgart for

  • live music and the arts
  • day trips
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Stuttgart’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, Stuttgart 8: Luang Prabang leads by 6 points.
Food & drink. Luang Prabang 42, Stuttgart 58: Stuttgart leads by 16 points.
Culture & sights. Luang Prabang 65, Stuttgart 62: Luang Prabang leads by 3 points.
Nightlife. Luang Prabang 8, Stuttgart 42: Stuttgart leads by 34 points.
Nature & outdoors. Luang Prabang 68, Stuttgart 60: Luang Prabang leads by 8 points.
Day trips. Luang Prabang 35, Stuttgart 80: Stuttgart leads by 45 points.
Good for families. Luang Prabang 38, Stuttgart 66: Stuttgart leads by 28 points.
Getting around. Luang Prabang 50, Stuttgart 72: Stuttgart leads by 22 points.
Shopping & style. Luang Prabang 38, Stuttgart 58: Stuttgart leads by 20 points.
Affordability. Luang Prabang 80, Stuttgart 40: Luang Prabang leads by 40 points.
Live music & performing arts. Luang Prabang 18, Stuttgart 74: Stuttgart leads by 56 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Luang Prabang 60, Stuttgart 64: Stuttgart leads by 4 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Luang Prabang and Stuttgart.

Your match

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

Luang Prabang
43match

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

Stuttgart
Best match
57match

Wins on live music and the arts and day trips 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

Stuttgart in July

26 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
79 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 PrabangStuttgart

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Luang Prabang: 1991-2020 normals, Luang-Prabang (0.8 km from centre). Stuttgart: 1991-2020 normals, Stuttgart / Neckartal (2.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLuang PrabangStuttgart
Official languageLaoGerman
CurrencyLao Kip (LAK)Euro (EUR)
SocketsABCEF230 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+7UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 191, ambulance 195, fire 190112
Elevation305 m245 m
Main airportLuang Phabang International Airport (LPQ)4 km from centre7 non-stop destinationsStuttgart Airport (STR)10 km from centre124 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-12 days

By the numbers

MeasureLuang PrabangStuttgart
City population53,792609,365
People per km²-2,938
Museums within 10 km042
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km13

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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). 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.