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Tempio Voltiano on the lakeshore, Como
ComoTempio Voltiano on the lakeshore
The Sun and Moon pagodas on Shan Lake, Guilin
GuilinThe Sun and Moon pagodas on Shan Lake

Photos: Como by Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Guilin by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Como 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 Como for

  • day trips
  • beaches
  • getting around

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

Choose Guilin for

  • prices
  • nightlife
  • 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. Como 36, Guilin 8: Como leads by 28 points.
Food & drink. Como and Guilin are level on 45.
Culture & sights. Como 52, Guilin 40: Como leads by 12 points.
Nightlife. Como 22, Guilin 30: Guilin leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Como 82, Guilin 88: Guilin leads by 6 points.
Day trips. Como 87, Guilin 56: Como leads by 31 points.
Good for families. Como 47, Guilin 45: Como leads by 2 points.
Getting around. Como 66, Guilin 45: Como leads by 21 points.
Shopping & style. Como 42, Guilin 28: Como leads by 14 points.
Affordability. Como 30, Guilin 78: Guilin leads by 48 points.
Live music & performing arts. Como 34, Guilin 30: Como leads by 4 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Como 44, Guilin 40: Como leads by 4 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Como and Guilin.

Your match

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

Como
Best match
49match

Wins on day trips and beaches with your weighting.

Guilin
44match

Wins on prices and nightlife with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Como in July

27 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
158 mmrain in the month
8 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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ComoGuilin

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Como: 1991-2020 normals, Lugano (23 km from centre). Guilin: 1991-2020 normals, Guilin (7.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureComoGuilin
Official languageItalianPutonghua
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzACI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+8
Emergency number112Police 110, ambulance 120, fire 119
Elevation201 m153 m
Main airportMilan Malpensa International Airport (MXP)34 km from centre208 non-stop destinationsGuilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL)25 km from centre43 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days6 days

By the numbers

MeasureComoGuilin
City population83,1844,931,137
People per km²2,242-
Museums within 10 km111
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km81

Where else could you go?

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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.