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The Sun and Moon pagodas on Shan Lake, Guilin
GuilinThe Sun and Moon pagodas on Shan Lake
Santa Claus Village in winter, Rovaniemi
RovaniemiSanta Claus Village in winter

Photos: Guilin by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Rovaniemi by Moskenes, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Guilin or Rovaniemi?

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
  • day trips
  • food and drink

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

Choose Rovaniemi for

  • families
  • wellness
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Rovaniemi’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, Rovaniemi 10: Rovaniemi leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Guilin 45, Rovaniemi 25: Guilin leads by 20 points.
Culture & sights. Guilin 40, Rovaniemi 22: Guilin leads by 18 points.
Nightlife. Guilin 30, Rovaniemi 15: Guilin leads by 15 points.
Nature & outdoors. Guilin 88, Rovaniemi 78: Guilin leads by 10 points.
Day trips. Guilin 56, Rovaniemi 8: Guilin leads by 48 points.
Good for families. Guilin 45, Rovaniemi 72: Rovaniemi leads by 27 points.
Getting around. Guilin 45, Rovaniemi 36: Guilin leads by 9 points.
Shopping & style. Guilin 28, Rovaniemi 18: Guilin leads by 10 points.
Affordability. Guilin 78, Rovaniemi 18: Guilin leads by 60 points.
Live music & performing arts. Guilin 30, Rovaniemi 22: Guilin leads by 8 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Guilin 40, Rovaniemi 60: Rovaniemi leads by 20 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Guilin and Rovaniemi.

Your match

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

Guilin
Best match
44match

Wins on prices and day trips with your weighting.

Rovaniemi
32match

Wins on families and wellness 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

Rovaniemi in July

21 °Cdaytime high
12 °Cnight-time low
78 mmrain in the month
22 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Rovaniemi has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Guilin: 1991-2020 normals, Guilin (7.6 km from centre). Rovaniemi: 2008-2020 (rainfall 1991-2020) normals, Rovaniemi Rautatieasema / Kuusela (0.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureGuilinRovaniemi
Official languagePutonghuaFinnish, Swedish
CurrencyYuan Renminbi (CNY)Euro (EUR)
SocketsACI220 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+8UTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 110, ambulance 120, fire 119112
Elevation153 m88 m
Main airportGuilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL)25 km from centre43 non-stop destinationsRovaniemi Airport (RVN)8 km from centre44 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year6 days15 days

By the numbers

MeasureGuilinRovaniemi
City population4,931,13765,329
People per km²-9
Museums within 10 km16
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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.