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The Sun and Moon pagodas on Shan Lake, Guilin
GuilinThe Sun and Moon pagodas on Shan Lake
The Croatian National Theatre, Zagreb
ZagrebThe Croatian National Theatre

Photos: Guilin by xiquinhosilva, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Zagreb by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Guilin or Zagreb?

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 Zagreb for

  • getting around
  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Zagreb’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, Zagreb 10: Zagreb leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Guilin 45, Zagreb 55: Zagreb leads by 10 points.
Culture & sights. Guilin 40, Zagreb 56: Zagreb leads by 16 points.
Nightlife. Guilin 30, Zagreb 47: Zagreb leads by 17 points.
Nature & outdoors. Guilin 88, Zagreb 62: Guilin leads by 26 points.
Day trips. Guilin 56, Zagreb 60: Zagreb leads by 4 points.
Good for families. Guilin 45, Zagreb 52: Zagreb leads by 7 points.
Getting around. Guilin 45, Zagreb 70: Zagreb leads by 25 points.
Shopping & style. Guilin 28, Zagreb 40: Zagreb leads by 12 points.
Affordability. Guilin 78, Zagreb 60: Guilin leads by 18 points.
Live music & performing arts. Guilin 30, Zagreb 52: Zagreb leads by 22 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Guilin 40, Zagreb 33: Guilin leads by 7 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Guilin and Zagreb.

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.

Zagreb
Best match
50match

Wins on getting around 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

Zagreb in July

29 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
87 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
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). Zagreb: 1991-2020 normals, Zagreb / Gric (0.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureGuilinZagreb
Official languagePutonghuaCroatian
CurrencyYuan Renminbi (CNY)Euro (EUR)
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 m127 m
Main airportGuilin Liangjiang International Airport (KWL)25 km from centre43 non-stop destinationsZagreb Franjo Tuđman International Airport (ZAG)11 km from centre64 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year6 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureGuilinZagreb
City population4,931,137767,131
Museums within 10 km127
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. 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.