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The Sun and Moon pagodas on Shan Lake, Guilin
GuilinThe Sun and Moon pagodas on Shan Lake
Turquoise water off Giftun Island, Hurghada
HurghadaTurquoise water off Giftun Island

Photos: Guilin by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Hurghada by Andrey Korchagin, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Guilin or Hurghada?

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 Guilin for

  • culture and sights
  • day trips
  • getting around

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

Choose Hurghada for

  • beaches
  • families
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Hurghada’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. Guilin 8, Hurghada 84: Hurghada leads by 76 points.
Food & drink. Guilin 45, Hurghada 34: Guilin leads by 11 points.
Culture & sights. Guilin 40, Hurghada 14: Guilin leads by 26 points.
Nightlife. Guilin 30, Hurghada 40: Hurghada leads by 10 points.
Nature & outdoors. Guilin 88, Hurghada 72: Guilin leads by 16 points.
Day trips. Guilin 56, Hurghada 30: Guilin leads by 26 points.
Good for families. Guilin 45, Hurghada 62: Hurghada leads by 17 points.
Getting around. Guilin 45, Hurghada 22: Guilin leads by 23 points.
Shopping & style. Guilin 28, Hurghada 24: Guilin leads by 4 points.
Affordability. Guilin 78, Hurghada 80: Hurghada leads by 2 points.
Live music & performing arts. Guilin 30, Hurghada 10: Guilin leads by 20 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Guilin 40, Hurghada 44: Hurghada leads by 4 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Guilin and Hurghada.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Guilin
44match

Wins on culture and sights and day trips with your weighting.

Hurghada
43match

Wins on beaches and families with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Guilin in July

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

Hurghada in July

37 °Cdaytime high
28 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
28 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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GuilinHurghada

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Guilin: 1991-2020 normals, Guilin (7.6 km from centre). Hurghada: 1991-2020 normals, Hurguada (15.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureGuilinHurghada
Official languagePutonghuaArabic
CurrencyYuan Renminbi (CNY)Egyptian Pound (EGP)
SocketsACI220 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+8UTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 110, ambulance 120, fire 119Police 122, ambulance 123, fire 180
Elevation153 m11 m
Main airportGuilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL)25 km from centre43 non-stop destinationsHurghada International Airport (HRG)9 km from centre111 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year6 days15 days

By the numbers

MeasureGuilinHurghada
City population4,931,137214,247
Museums within 10 km11
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °C-12 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. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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.