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Wat Xieng Thong temple, Luang Prabang
Luang PrabangWat Xieng Thong temple
Vilnius Cathedral, Vilnius
VilniusVilnius Cathedral

Photos: Luang Prabang by Basile Morin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Vilnius by Scotch Mist, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Luang Prabang or Vilnius?

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 Vilnius for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Vilnius’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, Vilnius 17: Vilnius leads by 3 points.
Food & drink. Luang Prabang 42, Vilnius 50: Vilnius leads by 8 points.
Culture & sights. Luang Prabang 65, Vilnius 66: Vilnius leads by 1 points.
Nightlife. Luang Prabang 8, Vilnius 46: Vilnius leads by 38 points.
Nature & outdoors. Luang Prabang 68, Vilnius 52: Luang Prabang leads by 16 points.
Day trips. Luang Prabang 35, Vilnius 60: Vilnius leads by 25 points.
Good for families. Luang Prabang 38, Vilnius 44: Vilnius leads by 6 points.
Getting around. Luang Prabang 50, Vilnius 68: Vilnius leads by 18 points.
Shopping & style. Luang Prabang and Vilnius are level on 38.
Affordability. Luang Prabang 80, Vilnius 64: Luang Prabang leads by 16 points.
Live music & performing arts. Luang Prabang 18, Vilnius 54: Vilnius leads by 36 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Luang Prabang 60, Vilnius 34: Luang Prabang leads by 26 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Luang Prabang and Vilnius.

Your match

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

Luang Prabang
43match

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

Vilnius
Best match
49match

Wins on nightlife and live music and the arts 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

Vilnius in July

24 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
90 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
17 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Luang PrabangVilnius

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Luang Prabang: 1991-2020 normals, Luang-Prabang (0.8 km from centre). Vilnius: 1991-2020 normals, Vilnius (13 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLuang PrabangVilnius
Official languageLaoLithuanian
CurrencyLao Kip (LAK)Euro (EUR)
SocketsABCEF230 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+7UTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 191, ambulance 195, fire 190112
Elevation305 m98 m
Main airportLuang Phabang International Airport (LPQ)4 km from centre7 non-stop destinationsVilnius International Airport (VNO)6 km from centre82 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-14 days

By the numbers

MeasureLuang PrabangVilnius
City population53,792619,405
People per km²-1,545
Museums within 10 km031
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.