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The Sun and Moon pagodas on Shan Lake, Guilin
GuilinThe Sun and Moon pagodas on Shan Lake
The Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower, Nairobi
NairobiThe Nairobi skyline with the KICC tower

Photos: Guilin by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Nairobi by Lmwangi, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Guilin or Nairobi?

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

  • day trips
  • getting around
  • prices

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

Choose Nairobi for

  • nightlife
  • shopping
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Nairobi’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, Nairobi 4: Guilin leads by 4 points.
Food & drink. Guilin 45, Nairobi 48: Nairobi leads by 3 points.
Culture & sights. Guilin 40, Nairobi 35: Guilin leads by 5 points.
Nightlife. Guilin 30, Nairobi 58: Nairobi leads by 28 points.
Nature & outdoors. Guilin 88, Nairobi 84: Guilin leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Guilin 56, Nairobi 28: Guilin leads by 28 points.
Good for families. Guilin 45, Nairobi 55: Nairobi leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Guilin 45, Nairobi 20: Guilin leads by 25 points.
Shopping & style. Guilin 28, Nairobi 45: Nairobi leads by 17 points.
Affordability. Guilin 78, Nairobi 60: Guilin leads by 18 points.
Live music & performing arts. Guilin 30, Nairobi 35: Nairobi leads by 5 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Guilin 40, Nairobi 25: Guilin leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Guilin and Nairobi.

Your match

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

Guilin
Best match
44match

Wins on day trips and getting around with your weighting.

Nairobi
41match

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 recordsunshine a day
14 hdaylight a day

Nairobi in July

24 °Cdaytime high
12 °Cnight-time low
11 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
12 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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GuilinNairobi

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Guilin: 1991-2020 normals, Guilin (7.6 km from centre). Nairobi: 1991-2020 normals, Nairobi ACC/FIC/RCC/MET/COM/ (13.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureGuilinNairobi
Official languagePutonghuaEnglish, Swahili
CurrencyYuan Renminbi (CNY)Kenyan Shilling (KES)
SocketsACI220 V, 50 HzG240 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+8UTC+3
Emergency numberPolice 110, ambulance 120, fire 119Police 112/999, ambulance 112/999, fire 112/999
Elevation153 m1,661 m
Main airportGuilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL)25 km from centre43 non-stop destinationsJomo Kenyatta International Airport (NBO)13 km from centre60 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year6 days10 days

By the numbers

MeasureGuilinNairobi
City population4,931,1375,545,000
People per km²-7,967
Museums within 10 km14
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10

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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. 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.