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The Three Graces fountain, Place de la Bourse, Bordeaux
BordeauxThe Three Graces fountain, Place de la Bourse
The Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens, Marrakech
MarrakechThe Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens

Photos: Bordeaux by Gzen92, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Marrakech by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Bordeaux 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 Bordeaux for

  • day trips
  • beaches
  • getting around

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

Choose Marrakech for

  • wellness
  • prices
  • shopping

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. Bordeaux 50, Marrakech 7: Bordeaux leads by 43 points.
Food & drink. Bordeaux 78, Marrakech 64: Bordeaux leads by 14 points.
Culture & sights. Bordeaux 68, Marrakech 76: Marrakech leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Bordeaux 50, Marrakech 33: Bordeaux leads by 17 points.
Nature & outdoors. Bordeaux 58, Marrakech 70: Marrakech leads by 12 points.
Day trips. Bordeaux 78, Marrakech 28: Bordeaux leads by 50 points.
Good for families. Bordeaux 57, Marrakech 25: Bordeaux leads by 32 points.
Getting around. Bordeaux 76, Marrakech 38: Bordeaux leads by 38 points.
Shopping & style. Bordeaux 56, Marrakech 72: Marrakech leads by 16 points.
Affordability. Bordeaux 42, Marrakech 72: Marrakech leads by 30 points.
Live music & performing arts. Bordeaux 55, Marrakech 25: Bordeaux leads by 30 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Bordeaux 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: Bordeaux and Marrakech.

Your match

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

Bordeaux
Best match
59match

Wins on day trips and beaches with your weighting.

Marrakech
49match

Wins on wellness and prices with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Bordeaux in July

27 °Cdaytime high
16 °Cnight-time low
47 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
15 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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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Bordeaux: 1991-2020 normals, Bordeaux / Merignac (9.5 km from centre). Marrakech: 1991-2020 normals, Marrakech (5.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureBordeauxMarrakech
Official languageFrenchArabic, Standard Moroccan Tamazight
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Moroccan Dirham (MAD)
SocketsCE230 V, 50 HzCE50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1
Emergency number112Police 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15
Elevation1 m465 m
Main airportBordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)11 km from centre95 non-stop destinationsMarrakesh Menara Airport (RAK)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureBordeauxMarrakech
City population267,9911,002,697
People per km²5,4254,360
Museums within 10 km1814
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km41

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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). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

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.