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The Church of Saint Sava, Belgrade
BelgradeThe Church of Saint Sava
The Sun and Moon pagodas on Shan Lake, Guilin
GuilinThe Sun and Moon pagodas on Shan Lake

Photos: Belgrade by Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Guilin by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Belgrade 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 Belgrade for

  • nightlife
  • beaches
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Guilin for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness
  • prices

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. Belgrade 40, Guilin 8: Belgrade leads by 32 points.
Food & drink. Belgrade 60, Guilin 45: Belgrade leads by 15 points.
Culture & sights. Belgrade 52, Guilin 40: Belgrade leads by 12 points.
Nightlife. Belgrade 80, Guilin 30: Belgrade leads by 50 points.
Nature & outdoors. Belgrade 50, Guilin 88: Guilin leads by 38 points.
Day trips. Belgrade 60, Guilin 56: Belgrade leads by 4 points.
Good for families. Belgrade and Guilin are level on 45.
Getting around. Belgrade 55, Guilin 45: Belgrade leads by 10 points.
Shopping & style. Belgrade 42, Guilin 28: Belgrade leads by 14 points.
Affordability. Belgrade 70, Guilin 78: Guilin leads by 8 points.
Live music & performing arts. Belgrade 55, Guilin 30: Belgrade leads by 25 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Belgrade 30, Guilin 40: Guilin leads by 10 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Belgrade and Guilin.

Your match

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

Belgrade
Best match
53match

Wins on nightlife and beaches with your weighting.

Guilin
44match

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

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Belgrade in July

29 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
67 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
15 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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BelgradeGuilin

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Belgrade: 1991-2020 normals, Beograd (2.1 km from centre). Guilin: 1991-2020 normals, Guilin (7.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBelgradeGuilin
Official languageSerbianPutonghua
CurrencySerbian Dinar (RSD)Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzACI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+8
Emergency numberPolice 92/192, ambulance 94/194, fire 93/193Police 110, ambulance 120, fire 119
Elevation117 m153 m
Main airportBelgrade Nikola Tesla Airport (BEG)12 km from centre125 non-stop destinationsGuilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL)25 km from centre43 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days6 days

By the numbers

MeasureBelgradeGuilin
City population1,197,7144,931,137
People per km²3,327-
Museums within 10 km651
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). 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.