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Wat Xieng Thong temple, Luang Prabang
Luang PrabangWat Xieng Thong temple
Puente de San Martín over the Tagus, Toledo
ToledoPuente de San Martín over the Tagus

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

Luang Prabang or Toledo?

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
  • nature and the outdoors
  • prices

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

Choose Toledo for

  • day trips
  • culture and sights
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Toledo’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, Toledo 5: Luang Prabang leads by 9 points.
Food & drink. Luang Prabang 42, Toledo 40: Luang Prabang leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Luang Prabang 65, Toledo 79: Toledo leads by 14 points.
Nightlife. Luang Prabang 8, Toledo 22: Toledo leads by 14 points.
Nature & outdoors. Luang Prabang 68, Toledo 40: Luang Prabang leads by 28 points.
Day trips. Luang Prabang 35, Toledo 78: Toledo leads by 43 points.
Good for families. Luang Prabang 38, Toledo 45: Toledo leads by 7 points.
Getting around. Luang Prabang 50, Toledo 64: Toledo leads by 14 points.
Shopping & style. Luang Prabang 38, Toledo 32: Luang Prabang leads by 6 points.
Affordability. Luang Prabang 80, Toledo 58: Luang Prabang leads by 22 points.
Live music & performing arts. Luang Prabang 18, Toledo 22: Toledo leads by 4 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Luang Prabang 60, Toledo 30: Luang Prabang leads by 30 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Luang Prabang and Toledo.

Your match

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

Too close to call, level with your weighting

Luang Prabang
43match

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

Toledo
43match

Wins on day trips and culture and sights 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

Toledo in July

35 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
6 mmrain in the month
13 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Luang PrabangToledo

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Luang Prabang: 1991-2020 normals, Luang-Prabang (0.8 km from centre). Toledo: 1991-2020 normals, Toledo (2.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLuang PrabangToledo
Official languageLaoSpanish
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 m523 m
Main airportLuang Phabang International Airport (LPQ)4 km from centre7 non-stop destinationsAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)80 km from centre239 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-13 days

By the numbers

MeasureLuang PrabangToledo
City population53,79287,216
People per km²-376
Museums within 10 km013
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km12

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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.