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The Sun and Moon pagodas on Shan Lake, Guilin
GuilinThe Sun and Moon pagodas on Shan Lake
São Paulo Cathedral, Sao Paulo
Sao PauloSão Paulo Cathedral

Photos: Guilin by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Sao Paulo by Webysther Nunes, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Guilin or Sao Paulo?

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
  • wellness

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

Choose Sao Paulo for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Sao Paulo’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, Sao Paulo 42: Sao Paulo leads by 34 points.
Food & drink. Guilin 45, Sao Paulo 84: Sao Paulo leads by 39 points.
Culture & sights. Guilin 40, Sao Paulo 60: Sao Paulo leads by 20 points.
Nightlife. Guilin 30, Sao Paulo 86: Sao Paulo leads by 56 points.
Nature & outdoors. Guilin 88, Sao Paulo 48: Guilin leads by 40 points.
Day trips. Guilin 56, Sao Paulo 47: Guilin leads by 9 points.
Good for families. Guilin 45, Sao Paulo 52: Sao Paulo leads by 7 points.
Getting around. Guilin 45, Sao Paulo 44: Guilin leads by 1 points.
Shopping & style. Guilin 28, Sao Paulo 70: Sao Paulo leads by 42 points.
Affordability. Guilin 78, Sao Paulo 62: Guilin leads by 16 points.
Live music & performing arts. Guilin 30, Sao Paulo 76: Sao Paulo leads by 46 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Guilin 40, Sao Paulo 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 Sao Paulo.

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 prices with your weighting.

Sao Paulo
Best match
58match

Wins on nightlife 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
No recordsunshine a day
14 hdaylight a day

Sao Paulo in July

23 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
53 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
11 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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GuilinSao Paulo

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Guilin: 1991-2020 normals, Guilin (7.6 km from centre). Sao Paulo: 1991-2020 normals, Sao Paulo (5.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureGuilinSao Paulo
Official languagePutonghuaPortuguese
CurrencyYuan Renminbi (CNY)Brazilian Real (BRL)
SocketsACI220 V, 50 HzCN60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+8UTC-3
Emergency numberPolice 110, ambulance 120, fire 119Police 190, ambulance 192, fire 193
Elevation153 m760 m
Main airportGuilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL)25 km from centre43 non-stop destinationsSão Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU)21 km from centre104 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year6 days15 days

By the numbers

MeasureGuilinSao Paulo
City population4,931,13711,451,999
People per km²-7,519
Museums within 10 km190
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.