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The Auckland skyline and Sky Tower from the Waitematā Harbour, Auckland
AucklandThe Auckland skyline and Sky Tower from the Waitematā Harbour
The Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens, Marrakech
MarrakechThe Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens

Photos: Auckland by Pseudopanax at English Wikipedia, Public domain; Marrakech by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Auckland or Marrakech?

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 Auckland for

  • beaches
  • families
  • day trips

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

Choose Marrakech for

  • prices
  • culture and sights
  • wellness

What lies behind each score is written up on Marrakech’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. Auckland 68, Marrakech 7: Auckland leads by 61 points.
Food & drink. Auckland 62, Marrakech 64: Marrakech leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Auckland 44, Marrakech 76: Marrakech leads by 32 points.
Nightlife. Auckland 42, Marrakech 33: Auckland leads by 9 points.
Nature & outdoors. Auckland 83, Marrakech 70: Auckland leads by 13 points.
Day trips. Auckland 55, Marrakech 28: Auckland leads by 27 points.
Good for families. Auckland 70, Marrakech 25: Auckland leads by 45 points.
Getting around. Auckland 42, Marrakech 38: Auckland leads by 4 points.
Shopping & style. Auckland 45, Marrakech 72: Marrakech leads by 27 points.
Affordability. Auckland 32, Marrakech 72: Marrakech leads by 40 points.
Live music & performing arts. Auckland 45, Marrakech 25: Auckland leads by 20 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Auckland 45, Marrakech 75: Marrakech leads by 30 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Auckland and Marrakech.

Your match

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

Auckland
Best match
53match

Wins on beaches and families with your weighting.

Marrakech
49match

Wins on prices and culture and sights with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Auckland in July

14 °Cdaytime high
7 °Cnight-time low
135 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
14 °Csea
10 hdaylight a day

Marrakech in July

38 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
No seasea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Auckland's station stands 189 m below the city centre, so the centre is likely a little cooler than the figures say.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Auckland: 1961-1990 normals, Auckland Aerodrome Aws (17 km from centre). Marrakech: 1991-2020 normals, Marrakech (5.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAucklandMarrakech
Official languageEnglish, New Zealand Sign Language, MāoriArabic, Standard Moroccan Tamazight
CurrencyNew Zealand Dollar (NZD)Moroccan Dirham (MAD)
SocketsI230 V, 50 HzCE50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+12, UTC+13 in summerUTC+1
Emergency number111Police 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15
Elevation196 m465 m
Main airportAuckland International Airport (AKL)18 km from centre63 non-stop destinationsMarrakesh Menara Airport (RAK)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureAucklandMarrakech
City population1,470,1001,002,697
People per km²2,6304,360
Museums within 10 km1514
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C1 month-

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.