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The Sun and Moon pagodas on Shan Lake, Guilin
GuilinThe Sun and Moon pagodas on Shan Lake
Vilnius Cathedral, Vilnius
VilniusVilnius Cathedral

Photos: Guilin by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Vilnius by Scotch Mist, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Guilin or Vilnius?

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 Vilnius for

  • culture and sights
  • live music and the arts
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Vilnius’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, Vilnius 17: Vilnius leads by 9 points.
Food & drink. Guilin 45, Vilnius 50: Vilnius leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Guilin 40, Vilnius 66: Vilnius leads by 26 points.
Nightlife. Guilin 30, Vilnius 46: Vilnius leads by 16 points.
Nature & outdoors. Guilin 88, Vilnius 52: Guilin leads by 36 points.
Day trips. Guilin 56, Vilnius 60: Vilnius leads by 4 points.
Good for families. Guilin 45, Vilnius 44: Guilin leads by 1 points.
Getting around. Guilin 45, Vilnius 68: Vilnius leads by 23 points.
Shopping & style. Guilin 28, Vilnius 38: Vilnius leads by 10 points.
Affordability. Guilin 78, Vilnius 64: Guilin leads by 14 points.
Live music & performing arts. Guilin 30, Vilnius 54: Vilnius leads by 24 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Guilin 40, Vilnius 34: Guilin leads by 6 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Guilin and Vilnius.

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.

Vilnius
Best match
49match

Wins on culture and sights 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

Vilnius in July

24 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
90 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
17 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). Vilnius: 1991-2020 normals, Vilnius (13 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureGuilinVilnius
Official languagePutonghuaLithuanian
CurrencyYuan Renminbi (CNY)Euro (EUR)
SocketsACI220 V, 50 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+8UTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 110, ambulance 120, fire 119112
Elevation153 m98 m
Main airportGuilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL)25 km from centre43 non-stop destinationsVilnius International Airport (VNO)6 km from centre82 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year6 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureGuilinVilnius
City population4,931,137619,405
People per km²-1,545
Museums within 10 km131
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km13

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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.