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Nyhavn, Copenhagen
CopenhagenNyhavn
The Sun and Moon pagodas on Shan Lake, Guilin
GuilinThe Sun and Moon pagodas on Shan Lake

Photos: Copenhagen by Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Guilin by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Copenhagen 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 Copenhagen for

  • shopping
  • families
  • getting around

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

Choose Guilin for

  • prices
  • 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. Copenhagen 40, Guilin 8: Copenhagen leads by 32 points.
Food & drink. Copenhagen 76, Guilin 45: Copenhagen leads by 31 points.
Culture & sights. Copenhagen 72, Guilin 40: Copenhagen leads by 32 points.
Nightlife. Copenhagen 60, Guilin 30: Copenhagen leads by 30 points.
Nature & outdoors. Copenhagen 45, Guilin 88: Guilin leads by 43 points.
Day trips. Copenhagen 72, Guilin 56: Copenhagen leads by 16 points.
Good for families. Copenhagen 85, Guilin 45: Copenhagen leads by 40 points.
Getting around. Copenhagen 85, Guilin 45: Copenhagen leads by 40 points.
Shopping & style. Copenhagen 70, Guilin 28: Copenhagen leads by 42 points.
Affordability. Copenhagen 18, Guilin 78: Guilin leads by 60 points.
Live music & performing arts. Copenhagen 68, Guilin 30: Copenhagen leads by 38 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Copenhagen 55, Guilin 40: Copenhagen leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Copenhagen and Guilin.

Your match

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

Copenhagen
Best match
62match

Wins on shopping and families 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.

Copenhagen in July

23 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
59 mmrain in the month
17 °Csea
17 hdaylight a day

Guilin in July

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

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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CopenhagenGuilin

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Copenhagen: 1991-2020 normals, Koebenhavn / Landbohoejskolen (2.4 km from centre). Guilin: 1991-2020 normals, Guilin (7.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCopenhagenGuilin
Official languageDanishPutonghua
CurrencyDanish Krone (DKK)Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
SocketsCEFK230 V, 50 HzACI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+8
Emergency number112Police 110, ambulance 120, fire 119
Elevation14 m153 m
Main airportCopenhagen Kastrup Airport (CPH)8 km from centre196 non-stop destinationsGuilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL)25 km from centre43 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days6 days

By the numbers

MeasureCopenhagenGuilin
City population667,0994,931,137
People per km²7,339-
Museums within 10 km721
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km51
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). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.