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A jetty on the lagoon, Faro
FaroA jetty on the lagoon
The Sun and Moon pagodas on Shan Lake, Guilin
GuilinThe Sun and Moon pagodas on Shan Lake

Photos: Faro by Efrem Efre, Pexels License; Guilin by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Faro 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 Faro for

  • beaches
  • families
  • getting around

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

Choose Guilin for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • prices
  • wellness

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. Faro 74, Guilin 8: Faro leads by 66 points.
Food & drink. Faro 48, Guilin 45: Faro leads by 3 points.
Culture & sights. Faro 35, Guilin 40: Guilin leads by 5 points.
Nightlife. Faro 32, Guilin 30: Faro leads by 2 points.
Nature & outdoors. Faro 62, Guilin 88: Guilin leads by 26 points.
Day trips. Faro 64, Guilin 56: Faro leads by 8 points.
Good for families. Faro 60, Guilin 45: Faro leads by 15 points.
Getting around. Faro 60, Guilin 45: Faro leads by 15 points.
Shopping & style. Faro 35, Guilin 28: Faro leads by 7 points.
Affordability. Faro 60, Guilin 78: Guilin leads by 18 points.
Live music & performing arts. Faro and Guilin are level on 30.
Wellness & relaxation. Faro 33, Guilin 40: Guilin leads by 7 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Faro and Guilin.

Your match

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

Faro
Best match
49match

Wins on beaches and families with your weighting.

Guilin
44match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and prices with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Faro in July

29 °Cdaytime high
20 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
21 °Csea
14 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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FaroGuilin

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Faro: 1991-2020 normals, Faro / Aeroporto (2.8 km from centre). Guilin: 1991-2020 normals, Guilin (7.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureFaroGuilin
Official languagePortuguesePutonghua
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzACI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC, UTC+1 in summerUTC+8
Emergency number112Police 110, ambulance 120, fire 119
Elevation10 m153 m
Main airportFaro - Gago Coutinho International Airport (FAO)3 km from centre91 non-stop destinationsGuilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL)25 km from centre43 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days6 days

By the numbers

MeasureFaroGuilin
City population64,5604,931,137
People per km²319-
Museums within 10 km21
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C3 months-

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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). 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.