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The Sun and Moon pagodas on Shan Lake, Guilin
GuilinThe Sun and Moon pagodas on Shan Lake
The Manila Central Post Office on the Pasig, Manila
ManilaThe Manila Central Post Office on the Pasig

Photos: Guilin by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Manila by Kenneth Surillo, Pexels License.

Guilin or Manila?

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

  • nature and the outdoors
  • getting around
  • day trips

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

Choose Manila for

  • nightlife
  • shopping
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Manila’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, Manila 12: Manila leads by 4 points.
Food & drink. Guilin 45, Manila 64: Manila leads by 19 points.
Culture & sights. Guilin 40, Manila 54: Manila leads by 14 points.
Nightlife. Guilin 30, Manila 64: Manila leads by 34 points.
Nature & outdoors. Guilin 88, Manila 40: Guilin leads by 48 points.
Day trips. Guilin 56, Manila 42: Guilin leads by 14 points.
Good for families. Guilin 45, Manila 42: Guilin leads by 3 points.
Getting around. Guilin 45, Manila 26: Guilin leads by 19 points.
Shopping & style. Guilin 28, Manila 60: Manila leads by 32 points.
Affordability. Guilin 78, Manila 77: Guilin leads by 1 points.
Live music & performing arts. Guilin 30, Manila 50: Manila leads by 20 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Guilin and Manila are level on 40.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Guilin and Manila.

Your match

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

Guilin
44match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and getting around with your weighting.

Manila
Best match
48match

Wins on nightlife and shopping 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

Manila in July

32 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
487 mmrain in the month
29 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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GuilinManila

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Guilin: 1991-2020 normals, Guilin (7.6 km from centre). Manila: 1991-2020 normals, Science Garden (6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureGuilinManila
Official languagePutonghuaEnglish, Filipino, Taglish
CurrencyYuan Renminbi (CNY)Philippine Peso (PHP)
SocketsACI220 V, 50 HzABC220 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+8UTC+8
Emergency numberPolice 110, ambulance 120, fire 119911
Elevation153 m9 m
Main airportGuilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL)25 km from centre43 non-stop destinationsNinoy Aquino International Airport (MNL)11 km from centre90 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year6 days18 days

By the numbers

MeasureGuilinManila
City population4,931,1371,902,590
People per km²-76,104
Museums within 10 km127
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °C-12 months

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). 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.