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The Friedrichsbad, the historic bathhouse, Baden-Baden
Baden-BadenThe Friedrichsbad, the historic bathhouse
The Sun and Moon pagodas on Shan Lake, Guilin
GuilinThe Sun and Moon pagodas on Shan Lake

Photos: Baden-Baden by Kent Wang, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Guilin by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Baden-Baden 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 Baden-Baden for

  • wellness
  • live music and the arts
  • day trips

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

Choose Guilin for

  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors
  • nightlife

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. Baden-Baden and Guilin are level on 8.
Food & drink. Baden-Baden and Guilin are level on 45.
Culture & sights. Baden-Baden 52, Guilin 40: Baden-Baden leads by 12 points.
Nightlife. Baden-Baden 15, Guilin 30: Guilin leads by 15 points.
Nature & outdoors. Baden-Baden 70, Guilin 88: Guilin leads by 18 points.
Day trips. Baden-Baden 78, Guilin 56: Baden-Baden leads by 22 points.
Good for families. Baden-Baden 50, Guilin 45: Baden-Baden leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Baden-Baden 62, Guilin 45: Baden-Baden leads by 17 points.
Shopping & style. Baden-Baden 38, Guilin 28: Baden-Baden leads by 10 points.
Affordability. Baden-Baden 30, Guilin 78: Guilin leads by 48 points.
Live music & performing arts. Baden-Baden 58, Guilin 30: Baden-Baden leads by 28 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Baden-Baden 96, Guilin 40: Baden-Baden leads by 56 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Baden-Baden and Guilin.

Your match

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

Baden-Baden
Best match
50match

Wins on wellness and live music and the arts 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.

Baden-Baden in July

25 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
117 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
16 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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Baden-BadenGuilin

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Baden-Baden: 1991-2020 normals, Baden-Baden-Geroldsau (3.9 km from centre). Guilin: 1991-2020 normals, Guilin (7.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBaden-BadenGuilin
Official languageGermanPutonghua
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzACI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+8
Emergency number112Police 110, ambulance 120, fire 119
Elevation181 m153 m
Main airportKarlsruhe Baden-Baden Airport (FKB)12 km from centre43 non-stop destinationsGuilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL)25 km from centre43 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days6 days

By the numbers

MeasureBaden-BadenGuilin
City population56,9524,931,137
People per km²406-
Museums within 10 km111
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km21

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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). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.