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The Sun and Moon pagodas on Shan Lake, Guilin
GuilinThe Sun and Moon pagodas on Shan Lake
The Latin Bridge over the Miljacka, Sarajevo
SarajevoThe Latin Bridge over the Miljacka

Photos: Guilin by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Sarajevo by Tumi-1983, CC0.

Guilin or Sarajevo?

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
  • families
  • beaches

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

Choose Sarajevo for

  • culture and sights
  • food and drink
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Sarajevo’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, Sarajevo 6: Guilin leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Guilin 45, Sarajevo 60: Sarajevo leads by 15 points.
Culture & sights. Guilin 40, Sarajevo 64: Sarajevo leads by 24 points.
Nightlife. Guilin 30, Sarajevo 44: Sarajevo leads by 14 points.
Nature & outdoors. Guilin 88, Sarajevo 78: Guilin leads by 10 points.
Day trips. Guilin 56, Sarajevo 62: Sarajevo leads by 6 points.
Good for families. Guilin 45, Sarajevo 38: Guilin leads by 7 points.
Getting around. Guilin 45, Sarajevo 60: Sarajevo leads by 15 points.
Shopping & style. Guilin 28, Sarajevo 40: Sarajevo leads by 12 points.
Affordability. Guilin 78, Sarajevo 80: Sarajevo leads by 2 points.
Live music & performing arts. Guilin 30, Sarajevo 40: Sarajevo leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Guilin 40, Sarajevo 42: Sarajevo leads by 2 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Guilin and Sarajevo.

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 families with your weighting.

Sarajevo
Best match
51match

Wins on culture and sights and food and drink 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

Sarajevo in July

28 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
75 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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GuilinSarajevo

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Guilin: 1991-2020 normals, Guilin (7.6 km from centre). Sarajevo: 1991-2020 normals, Sarajevo-Bejelave (2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureGuilinSarajevo
Official languagePutonghuaCroatian, Serbian, Bosnian
CurrencyYuan Renminbi (CNY)Convertible Mark (BAM)
SocketsACI220 V, 50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+8UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 110, ambulance 120, fire 119112
Elevation153 m518 m
Main airportGuilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL)25 km from centre43 non-stop destinationsSarajevo International Airport (SJJ)7 km from centre38 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year6 days8 days

By the numbers

MeasureGuilinSarajevo
City population4,931,137275,524
People per km²-1,947
Museums within 10 km125
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.