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The Sun and Moon pagodas on Shan Lake, Guilin
GuilinThe Sun and Moon pagodas on Shan Lake
Château Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace, Quebec City
Quebec CityChâteau Frontenac from Dufferin Terrace

Photos: Guilin by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Quebec City by Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Guilin or Quebec City?

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

  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Quebec City for

  • culture and sights
  • live music and the arts
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Quebec City’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, Quebec City 18: Quebec City leads by 10 points.
Food & drink. Guilin 45, Quebec City 57: Quebec City leads by 12 points.
Culture & sights. Guilin 40, Quebec City 70: Quebec City leads by 30 points.
Nightlife. Guilin 30, Quebec City 42: Quebec City leads by 12 points.
Nature & outdoors. Guilin 88, Quebec City 79: Guilin leads by 9 points.
Day trips. Guilin 56, Quebec City 58: Quebec City leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Guilin 45, Quebec City 64: Quebec City leads by 19 points.
Getting around. Guilin 45, Quebec City 50: Quebec City leads by 5 points.
Shopping & style. Guilin 28, Quebec City 45: Quebec City leads by 17 points.
Affordability. Guilin 78, Quebec City 45: Guilin leads by 33 points.
Live music & performing arts. Guilin 30, Quebec City 52: Quebec City leads by 22 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Guilin 40, Quebec City 55: Quebec City leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Guilin and Quebec City.

Your match

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

Guilin
44match

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

Quebec City
Best match
53match

Wins on culture and sights and live music and the arts 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

Quebec City in July

25 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
119 mmrain in the month
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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GuilinQuebec City

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Guilin: 1991-2020 normals, Guilin (7.6 km from centre). Quebec City: 1991-2020 normals, Beauport (3.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureGuilinQuebec City
Official languagePutonghuaFrench, English
CurrencyYuan Renminbi (CNY)Canadian Dollar (CAD)
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 m98 m
Main airportGuilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL)25 km from centre43 non-stop destinationsQuebec Jean Lesage International Airport (YQB)13 km from centre34 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year6 days10 days

By the numbers

MeasureGuilinQuebec City
City population4,931,137574,482
People per km²-1,184
Museums within 10 km116
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11

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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.