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The Sun and Moon pagodas on Shan Lake, Guilin
GuilinThe Sun and Moon pagodas on Shan Lake
Cinderella Castle, Magic Kingdom, Orlando
OrlandoCinderella Castle, Magic Kingdom

Photos: Guilin by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Orlando by Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Guilin or Orlando?

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
  • prices
  • getting around

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

Choose Orlando for

  • families
  • beaches
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Orlando’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, Orlando 42: Orlando leads by 34 points.
Food & drink. Guilin 45, Orlando 48: Orlando leads by 3 points.
Culture & sights. Guilin 40, Orlando 22: Guilin leads by 18 points.
Nightlife. Guilin 30, Orlando 40: Orlando leads by 10 points.
Nature & outdoors. Guilin 88, Orlando 46: Guilin leads by 42 points.
Day trips. Guilin 56, Orlando 58: Orlando leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Guilin 45, Orlando 98: Orlando leads by 53 points.
Getting around. Guilin 45, Orlando 8: Guilin leads by 37 points.
Shopping & style. Guilin 28, Orlando 58: Orlando leads by 30 points.
Affordability. Guilin 78, Orlando 36: Guilin leads by 42 points.
Live music & performing arts. Guilin 30, Orlando 40: Orlando leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Guilin 40, Orlando 32: Guilin leads by 8 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Guilin and Orlando.

Your match

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

Too close to call, level with your weighting

Guilin
44match

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

Orlando
44match

Wins on families and beaches 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
14 hdaylight a day

Orlando in July

33 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
189 mmrain in the month
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Guilin: 1991-2020 normals, Guilin (7.6 km from centre). Orlando: 1991-2020 normals, Orlando Airport (14.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureGuilinOrlando
Official languagePutonghua-
CurrencyYuan Renminbi (CNY)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsACI220 V, 50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+8UTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 110, ambulance 120, fire 119911
Elevation153 m34 m
Main airportGuilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL)25 km from centre43 non-stop destinationsOrlando International Airport (MCO)14 km from centre169 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year6 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureGuilinOrlando
City population4,931,137334,854
People per km²-1,086
Museums within 10 km111
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.