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The Sun and Moon pagodas on Shan Lake, Guilin
GuilinThe Sun and Moon pagodas on Shan Lake
Ushuaia below snow-capped mountains, Ushuaia
UshuaiaUshuaia below snow-capped mountains

Photos: Guilin by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Ushuaia by Jan Tang, Pexels License.

Guilin or Ushuaia?

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

  • day trips
  • prices
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Ushuaia for

Ushuaia does not lead in any category we score.

What lies behind each score is written up on Ushuaia’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, Ushuaia 3: Guilin leads by 5 points.
Food & drink. Guilin 45, Ushuaia 40: Guilin leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Guilin 40, Ushuaia 22: Guilin leads by 18 points.
Nightlife. Guilin 30, Ushuaia 18: Guilin leads by 12 points.
Nature & outdoors. Guilin and Ushuaia are level on 88.
Day trips. Guilin 56, Ushuaia 14: Guilin leads by 42 points.
Good for families. Guilin 45, Ushuaia 40: Guilin leads by 5 points.
Getting around. Guilin and Ushuaia are level on 45.
Shopping & style. Guilin 28, Ushuaia 22: Guilin leads by 6 points.
Affordability. Guilin 78, Ushuaia 42: Guilin leads by 36 points.
Live music & performing arts. Guilin 30, Ushuaia 10: Guilin leads by 20 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Guilin 40, Ushuaia 26: Guilin leads by 14 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Guilin and Ushuaia.

Your match

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

Guilin
Best match
44match

Wins on day trips and prices with your weighting.

Ushuaia
31match

Has no clear advantage with the weighting you have chosen.

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

Ushuaia in July

4 °Cdaytime high
0 °Cnight-time low
36 mmrain in the month
2 hsunshine a day
8 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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GuilinUshuaia

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Guilin: 1991-2020 normals, Guilin (7.6 km from centre). Ushuaia: 1991-2020 normals, Ushuaia Aerodrome (1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureGuilinUshuaia
Official languagePutonghuaSpanish
CurrencyYuan Renminbi (CNY)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsACI220 V, 50 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+8UTC-3
Emergency numberPolice 110, ambulance 120, fire 119117 or 911
Elevation153 m23 m
Main airportGuilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL)25 km from centre43 non-stop destinationsUshuaia - Malvinas Argentinas International Airport (USH)4 km from centre9 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year6 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureGuilinUshuaia
City population4,931,13782,615
People per km²-3,592
Museums within 10 km15
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.