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India Gate behind its flower beds, Delhi
DelhiIndia Gate behind its flower beds
The Sun and Moon pagodas on Shan Lake, Guilin
GuilinThe Sun and Moon pagodas on Shan Lake

Photos: Delhi by shalender kumar, Pexels License; Guilin by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Delhi 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 Delhi for

  • shopping
  • culture and sights
  • food and drink

What lies behind each score is written up on Delhi’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. Delhi 4, Guilin 8: Guilin leads by 4 points.
Food & drink. Delhi 84, Guilin 45: Delhi leads by 39 points.
Culture & sights. Delhi 85, Guilin 40: Delhi leads by 45 points.
Nightlife. Delhi 44, Guilin 30: Delhi leads by 14 points.
Nature & outdoors. Delhi 20, Guilin 88: Guilin leads by 68 points.
Day trips. Delhi 68, Guilin 56: Delhi leads by 12 points.
Good for families. Delhi 32, Guilin 45: Guilin leads by 13 points.
Getting around. Delhi 55, Guilin 45: Delhi leads by 10 points.
Shopping & style. Delhi 78, Guilin 28: Delhi leads by 50 points.
Affordability. Delhi 90, Guilin 78: Delhi leads by 12 points.
Live music & performing arts. Delhi 55, Guilin 30: Delhi leads by 25 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Delhi 25, Guilin 40: Guilin leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Delhi and Guilin.

Your match

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

Delhi
Best match
53match

Wins on shopping and culture and sights 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.

Delhi in July

36 °Cdaytime high
28 °Cnight-time low
190 mmrain in the month
4 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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DelhiGuilin

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Delhi: 1991-2020 normals, New Delhi / Safdarjung (9.4 km from centre). Guilin: 1991-2020 normals, Guilin (7.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureDelhiGuilin
Official languageHindi, EnglishPutonghua
CurrencyIndian Rupee (INR)Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
SocketsCM230 V, 50 HzACI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+5:30UTC+8
Emergency number108 or 112Police 110, ambulance 120, fire 119
Elevation221 m153 m
Main airportIndira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)17 km from centre144 non-stop destinationsGuilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL)25 km from centre43 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-6 days

By the numbers

MeasureDelhiGuilin
City population26,495,0004,931,137
People per km²18,962-
Museums within 10 km231
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km41

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). 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. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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.