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The cathedral from the Torre Tavira, Cadiz
CadizThe cathedral from the Torre Tavira
The Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens, Marrakech
MarrakechThe Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens

Photos: Cadiz by Bronch, CC BY-SA 3.0 ES, cropped; Marrakech by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Cadiz 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 Cadiz for

  • beaches
  • day trips
  • families

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

Choose Marrakech for

  • shopping
  • wellness
  • culture and sights

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. Cadiz 80, Marrakech 7: Cadiz leads by 73 points.
Food & drink. Cadiz 68, Marrakech 64: Cadiz leads by 4 points.
Culture & sights. Cadiz 62, Marrakech 76: Marrakech leads by 14 points.
Nightlife. Cadiz 45, Marrakech 33: Cadiz leads by 12 points.
Nature & outdoors. Cadiz 66, Marrakech 70: Marrakech leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Cadiz 80, Marrakech 28: Cadiz leads by 52 points.
Good for families. Cadiz 60, Marrakech 25: Cadiz leads by 35 points.
Getting around. Cadiz 70, Marrakech 38: Cadiz leads by 32 points.
Shopping & style. Cadiz 35, Marrakech 72: Marrakech leads by 37 points.
Affordability. Cadiz 58, Marrakech 72: Marrakech leads by 14 points.
Live music & performing arts. Cadiz 52, Marrakech 25: Cadiz leads by 27 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Cadiz 42, Marrakech 75: Marrakech leads by 33 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cadiz and Marrakech.

Your match

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

Cadiz
Best match
60match

Wins on beaches and day trips with your weighting.

Marrakech
49match

Wins on shopping and wellness with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Cadiz in July

28 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
0 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
23 °Csea
14 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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CadizMarrakech

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Cadiz: 1991-2020 normals, Cadiz Bay / Puntales (5.2 km from centre). Marrakech: 1991-2020 normals, Marrakech (5.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCadizMarrakech
Official languageSpanishArabic, Standard Moroccan Tamazight
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Moroccan Dirham (MAD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCE50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1
Emergency number112Police 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15
Elevation11 m465 m
Main airportJerez Airport (XRY)31 km from centre25 non-stop destinationsMarrakesh Menara Airport (RAK)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year12 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureCadizMarrakech
City population109,9501,002,697
People per km²9,0874,360
Museums within 10 km1114
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C3 months-

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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). 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.