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The Texas State Capitol under a blue sky, Austin
AustinThe Texas State Capitol under a blue sky
The Sun and Moon pagodas on Shan Lake, Guilin
GuilinThe Sun and Moon pagodas on Shan Lake

Photos: Austin by LoneStarMike, CC BY 3.0, cropped; Guilin by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Austin 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 Austin for

  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Austin’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. Austin 30, Guilin 8: Austin leads by 22 points.
Food & drink. Austin 66, Guilin 45: Austin leads by 21 points.
Culture & sights. Austin and Guilin are level on 40.
Nightlife. Austin 65, Guilin 30: Austin leads by 35 points.
Nature & outdoors. Austin 57, Guilin 88: Guilin leads by 31 points.
Day trips. Austin 58, Guilin 56: Austin leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Austin 55, Guilin 45: Austin leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Austin 30, Guilin 45: Guilin leads by 15 points.
Shopping & style. Austin 45, Guilin 28: Austin leads by 17 points.
Affordability. Austin 33, Guilin 78: Guilin leads by 45 points.
Live music & performing arts. Austin 77, Guilin 30: Austin leads by 47 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Austin and Guilin are level on 40.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Austin and Guilin.

Your match

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

Austin
Best match
50match

Wins on live music and the arts and nightlife 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.

Austin in July

36 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
49 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
14 hdaylight a day

Guilin in July

33 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
248 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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AustinGuilin

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Austin: 1991-2020 normals, Camp Mabry/Austin City Asos (3.7 km from centre). Guilin: 1991-2020 normals, Guilin (7.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAustinGuilin
Official language-Putonghua
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzACI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-6, UTC-5 in summerUTC+8
Emergency number911Police 110, ambulance 120, fire 119
Elevation149 m153 m
Main airportAustin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)13 km from centre91 non-stop destinationsGuilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL)25 km from centre43 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days6 days

By the numbers

MeasureAustinGuilin
City population961,8554,931,137
People per km²1,217-
Museums within 10 km211
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01

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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). 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.