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The pyramids of Giza, Cairo
CairoThe pyramids of Giza
The Sun and Moon pagodas on Shan Lake, Guilin
GuilinThe Sun and Moon pagodas on Shan Lake

Photos: Cairo by Ricardo Liberato, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Guilin by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Cairo 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 Cairo for

  • culture and sights
  • shopping
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Guilin for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness
  • families

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. Cairo 10, Guilin 8: Cairo leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Cairo 60, Guilin 45: Cairo leads by 15 points.
Culture & sights. Cairo 96, Guilin 40: Cairo leads by 56 points.
Nightlife. Cairo 48, Guilin 30: Cairo leads by 18 points.
Nature & outdoors. Cairo 30, Guilin 88: Guilin leads by 58 points.
Day trips. Cairo 66, Guilin 56: Cairo leads by 10 points.
Good for families. Cairo 32, Guilin 45: Guilin leads by 13 points.
Getting around. Cairo 35, Guilin 45: Guilin leads by 10 points.
Shopping & style. Cairo 58, Guilin 28: Cairo leads by 30 points.
Affordability. Cairo 95, Guilin 78: Cairo leads by 17 points.
Live music & performing arts. Cairo 50, Guilin 30: Cairo leads by 20 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Cairo 15, Guilin 40: Guilin leads by 25 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cairo and Guilin.

Your match

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

Cairo
Best match
50match

Wins on culture and sights and shopping 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.

Cairo in July

36 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
12 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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CairoGuilin

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Cairo: 1991-2020 normals, Helwan (21.9 km from centre). Guilin: 1991-2020 normals, Guilin (7.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCairoGuilin
Official languageArabicPutonghua
CurrencyEgyptian Pound (EGP)Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
SocketsCF220 V, 50 HzACI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+2, UTC+3 in summerUTC+8
Emergency numberPolice 122, ambulance 123, fire 180Police 110, ambulance 120, fire 119
Elevation23 m153 m
Main airportCairo International Airport (CAI)17 km from centre127 non-stop destinationsGuilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL)25 km from centre43 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year15 days6 days

By the numbers

MeasureCairoGuilin
City population9,801,5364,931,137
People per km²18,564-
Museums within 10 km481
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). 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.