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A heritage tram before the Regent building, Christchurch
ChristchurchA heritage tram before the Regent building
The Sun and Moon pagodas on Shan Lake, Guilin
GuilinThe Sun and Moon pagodas on Shan Lake

Photos: Christchurch by Bernard Spragg. NZ, CC0; Guilin by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Christchurch 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 Christchurch for

  • beaches
  • families
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Guilin for

  • prices
  • day trips
  • nature and the outdoors

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. Christchurch 38, Guilin 8: Christchurch leads by 30 points.
Food & drink. Christchurch and Guilin are level on 45.
Culture & sights. Christchurch 38, Guilin 40: Guilin leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Christchurch 32, Guilin 30: Christchurch leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Christchurch 84, Guilin 88: Guilin leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Christchurch 45, Guilin 56: Guilin leads by 11 points.
Good for families. Christchurch 66, Guilin 45: Christchurch leads by 21 points.
Getting around. Christchurch 48, Guilin 45: Christchurch leads by 3 points.
Shopping & style. Christchurch 32, Guilin 28: Christchurch leads by 4 points.
Affordability. Christchurch 38, Guilin 78: Guilin leads by 40 points.
Live music & performing arts. Christchurch 38, Guilin 30: Christchurch leads by 8 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Christchurch 45, Guilin 40: Christchurch leads by 5 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Christchurch and Guilin.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Christchurch
46match

Wins on beaches and families with your weighting.

Guilin
44match

Wins on prices and day trips with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Christchurch in July

11 °Cdaytime high
1 °Cnight-time low
68 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
10 °Csea
9 hdaylight a day

Guilin in July

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

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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ChristchurchGuilin

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Christchurch: 1991-2020 normals, Christchurch (8.7 km from centre). Guilin: 1991-2020 normals, Guilin (7.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureChristchurchGuilin
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
Elevation20 m153 m
Main airportChristchurch International Airport (CHC)10 km from centre28 non-stop destinationsGuilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL)25 km from centre43 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days6 days

By the numbers

MeasureChristchurchGuilin
City population383,2004,931,137
People per km²1,298-
Museums within 10 km111
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °CNone-

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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.