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The Sun and Moon pagodas on Shan Lake, Guilin
GuilinThe Sun and Moon pagodas on Shan Lake
Narikala Fortress above the old town, Tbilisi
TbilisiNarikala Fortress above the old town

Photos: Guilin by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Tbilisi by ArtHouse Studio, Pexels License.

Guilin or Tbilisi?

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
  • beaches

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

Choose Tbilisi for

  • nightlife
  • food and drink
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Tbilisi’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, Tbilisi 7: Guilin leads by 1 points.
Food & drink. Guilin 45, Tbilisi 72: Tbilisi leads by 27 points.
Culture & sights. Guilin 40, Tbilisi 62: Tbilisi leads by 22 points.
Nightlife. Guilin 30, Tbilisi 70: Tbilisi leads by 40 points.
Nature & outdoors. Guilin 88, Tbilisi 58: Guilin leads by 30 points.
Day trips. Guilin 56, Tbilisi 77: Tbilisi leads by 21 points.
Good for families. Guilin and Tbilisi are level on 45.
Getting around. Guilin 45, Tbilisi 52: Tbilisi leads by 7 points.
Shopping & style. Guilin 28, Tbilisi 42: Tbilisi leads by 14 points.
Affordability. Guilin 78, Tbilisi 80: Tbilisi leads by 2 points.
Live music & performing arts. Guilin 30, Tbilisi 57: Tbilisi leads by 27 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Guilin 40, Tbilisi 66: Tbilisi leads by 26 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Guilin and Tbilisi.

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 beaches with your weighting.

Tbilisi
Best match
57match

Wins on nightlife 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
14 hdaylight a day

Tbilisi in July

32 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
34 mmrain in the month
15 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). Tbilisi: 1991-2020 normals, Tbilisi (13.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureGuilinTbilisi
Official languagePutonghuaGeorgian
CurrencyYuan Renminbi (CNY)Lari (GEL)
SocketsACI220 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+8UTC+4
Emergency numberPolice 110, ambulance 120, fire 119112
Elevation153 m575 m
Main airportGuilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL)25 km from centre43 non-stop destinationsTbilisi International Airport (TBS)15 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year6 days17 days

By the numbers

MeasureGuilinTbilisi
City population4,931,1371,331,485
People per km²-1,849
Museums within 10 km129
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.