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The Auckland skyline and Sky Tower from the Waitematā Harbour, Auckland
AucklandThe Auckland skyline and Sky Tower from the Waitematā Harbour
The Sun and Moon pagodas on Shan Lake, Guilin
GuilinThe Sun and Moon pagodas on Shan Lake

Photos: Auckland by Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain; Guilin by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Auckland or Guilin?

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 Auckland for

  • beaches
  • families
  • food and drink

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

Choose Guilin for

  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Guilin’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. Auckland 68, Guilin 8: Auckland leads by 60 points.
Food & drink. Auckland 62, Guilin 45: Auckland leads by 17 points.
Culture & sights. Auckland 44, Guilin 40: Auckland leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Auckland 42, Guilin 30: Auckland leads by 12 points.
Nature & outdoors. Auckland 83, Guilin 88: Guilin leads by 5 points.
Day trips. Auckland 55, Guilin 56: Guilin leads by 1 points.
Good for families. Auckland 70, Guilin 45: Auckland leads by 25 points.
Getting around. Auckland 42, Guilin 45: Guilin leads by 3 points.
Shopping & style. Auckland 45, Guilin 28: Auckland leads by 17 points.
Affordability. Auckland 32, Guilin 78: Guilin leads by 46 points.
Live music & performing arts. Auckland 45, Guilin 30: Auckland leads by 15 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Auckland 45, Guilin 40: Auckland leads by 5 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Auckland and Guilin.

Your match

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

Auckland
Best match
53match

Wins on beaches and families with your weighting.

Guilin
44match

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

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Auckland in July

14 °Cdaytime high
7 °Cnight-time low
135 mmrain in the month
14 °Csea
10 hdaylight a day

Guilin in July

33 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
248 mmrain in the month
No seasea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AucklandGuilin

Where the figures come from

Auckland's station stands 189 m below the city centre, so the centre is likely a little cooler than the figures say.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Auckland: 1961-1990 normals, Auckland Aerodrome Aws (17 km from centre). Guilin: 1991-2020 normals, Guilin (7.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAucklandGuilin
Official languageEnglish, New Zealand Sign Language, MāoriPutonghua
CurrencyNew Zealand Dollar (NZD)Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
SocketsI230 V, 50 HzACI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+12, UTC+13 in summerUTC+8
Emergency number111Police 110, ambulance 120, fire 119
Elevation196 m153 m
Main airportAuckland International Airport (AKL)18 km from centre63 non-stop destinationsGuilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL)25 km from centre43 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days6 days

By the numbers

MeasureAucklandGuilin
City population1,470,1004,931,137
People per km²2,630-
Museums within 10 km151
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C1 month-

Where else could you go?

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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. 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.