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The Römer, the old city hall, Frankfurt
FrankfurtThe Römer, the old city hall
The Sun and Moon pagodas on Shan Lake, Guilin
GuilinThe Sun and Moon pagodas on Shan Lake

Photos: Frankfurt by Thomas Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0 DE, cropped; Guilin by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Frankfurt 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 Frankfurt for

  • live music and the arts
  • getting around
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Frankfurt’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. Frankfurt and Guilin are level on 8.
Food & drink. Frankfurt 52, Guilin 45: Frankfurt leads by 7 points.
Culture & sights. Frankfurt 60, Guilin 40: Frankfurt leads by 20 points.
Nightlife. Frankfurt 52, Guilin 30: Frankfurt leads by 22 points.
Nature & outdoors. Frankfurt 58, Guilin 88: Guilin leads by 30 points.
Day trips. Frankfurt 86, Guilin 56: Frankfurt leads by 30 points.
Good for families. Frankfurt 62, Guilin 45: Frankfurt leads by 17 points.
Getting around. Frankfurt 78, Guilin 45: Frankfurt leads by 33 points.
Shopping & style. Frankfurt 56, Guilin 28: Frankfurt leads by 28 points.
Affordability. Frankfurt 38, Guilin 78: Guilin leads by 40 points.
Live music & performing arts. Frankfurt 68, Guilin 30: Frankfurt leads by 38 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Frankfurt 52, Guilin 40: Frankfurt leads by 12 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Frankfurt and Guilin.

Your match

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

Frankfurt
Best match
56match

Wins on live music and the arts and getting around 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.

Frankfurt in July

26 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
68 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
16 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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FrankfurtGuilin

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Frankfurt: 1991-2020 normals, Frankfurt Westend (2 km from centre). Guilin: 1991-2020 normals, Guilin (7.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureFrankfurtGuilin
Official languageGermanPutonghua
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Yuan Renminbi (CNY)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzACI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+8
Emergency number112Police 110, ambulance 120, fire 119
Elevation101 m153 m
Main airportFrankfurt Main Airport (FRA)13 km from centre281 non-stop destinationsGuilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL)25 km from centre43 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year10 days6 days

By the numbers

MeasureFrankfurtGuilin
City population760,6564,931,137
People per km²3,063-
Museums within 10 km531
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). 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.