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The Hassan II Mosque and its minaret, Casablanca
CasablancaThe Hassan II Mosque and its minaret
Beira Lake with Seema Malaka and the Lotus Tower, Colombo
ColomboBeira Lake with Seema Malaka and the Lotus Tower

Photos: Casablanca by Samir Bakkah, Pexels License; Colombo by Mohamed Ansaf, Pexels License.

Casablanca or Colombo?

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 Casablanca for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Colombo for

  • prices
  • food and drink
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Colombo’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. Casablanca 50, Colombo 55: Colombo leads by 5 points.
Food & drink. Casablanca 60, Colombo 66: Colombo leads by 6 points.
Culture & sights. Casablanca 52, Colombo 45: Casablanca leads by 7 points.
Nightlife. Casablanca 44, Colombo 35: Casablanca leads by 9 points.
Nature & outdoors. Casablanca 33, Colombo 32: Casablanca leads by 1 points.
Day trips. Casablanca 55, Colombo 50: Casablanca leads by 5 points.
Good for families. Casablanca 38, Colombo 35: Casablanca leads by 3 points.
Getting around. Casablanca 42, Colombo 35: Casablanca leads by 7 points.
Shopping & style. Casablanca 50, Colombo 45: Casablanca leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Casablanca 68, Colombo 78: Colombo leads by 10 points.
Live music & performing arts. Casablanca 38, Colombo 30: Casablanca leads by 8 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Casablanca 52, Colombo 48: Casablanca leads by 4 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Casablanca and Colombo.

Your match

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

Casablanca
Best match
49match

Wins on nightlife and live music and the arts with your weighting.

Colombo
46match

Wins on prices and food and drink with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Casablanca in July

26 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
22 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Colombo in July

30 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
128 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
28 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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CasablancaColombo

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Casablanca: 1991-2020 normals, Casablanca (5.6 km from centre). Colombo: 1991-2020 normals, Colombo (3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCasablancaColombo
Official languageArabic, Standard Moroccan TamazightTamil, Sinhala
CurrencyMoroccan Dirham (MAD)Sri Lanka Rupee (LKR)
SocketsCE50 HzGM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1UTC+5:30
Emergency numberPolice 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15Police 119, ambulance 110, fire 110
Elevation115 m1 m
Main airportMohammed V International Airport (CMN)26 km from centre112 non-stop destinationsBandaranaike International Colombo Airport (CMB)28 km from centre56 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days-

By the numbers

MeasureCasablancaColombo
City population3,215,935647,557
People per km²8,37517,361
Museums within 10 km310
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km00
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 months12 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). 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.