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The Texas State Capitol under a blue sky, Austin
AustinThe Texas State Capitol under a blue sky
The Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens, Marrakech
MarrakechThe Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens

Photos: Austin by LoneStarMike, CC BY 3.0, cropped; Marrakech by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Austin 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 Austin for

  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Austin’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. Austin 30, Marrakech 7: Austin leads by 23 points.
Food & drink. Austin 66, Marrakech 64: Austin leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Austin 40, Marrakech 76: Marrakech leads by 36 points.
Nightlife. Austin 65, Marrakech 33: Austin leads by 32 points.
Nature & outdoors. Austin 57, Marrakech 70: Marrakech leads by 13 points.
Day trips. Austin 58, Marrakech 28: Austin leads by 30 points.
Good for families. Austin 55, Marrakech 25: Austin leads by 30 points.
Getting around. Austin 30, Marrakech 38: Marrakech leads by 8 points.
Shopping & style. Austin 45, Marrakech 72: Marrakech leads by 27 points.
Affordability. Austin 33, Marrakech 72: Marrakech leads by 39 points.
Live music & performing arts. Austin 77, Marrakech 25: Austin leads by 52 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Austin 40, Marrakech 75: Marrakech leads by 35 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Austin and Marrakech.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Austin
50match

Wins on live music and the arts and nightlife 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.

Austin in July

36 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
49 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
14 hdaylight a day

Marrakech in July

38 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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AustinMarrakech

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Austin: 1991-2020 normals, Camp Mabry/Austin City Asos (3.7 km from centre). Marrakech: 1991-2020 normals, Marrakech (5.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureAustinMarrakech
Official language-Arabic, Standard Moroccan Tamazight
CurrencyUS Dollar (USD)Moroccan Dirham (MAD)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCE50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-6, UTC-5 in summerUTC+1
Emergency number911Police 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15
Elevation149 m465 m
Main airportAustin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)13 km from centre91 non-stop destinationsMarrakesh Menara Airport (RAK)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureAustinMarrakech
City population961,8551,002,697
People per km²1,2174,360
Museums within 10 km2114
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01

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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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.