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The Hassan II Mosque and its minaret, Casablanca
CasablancaThe Hassan II Mosque and its minaret
Swayambhunath with its prayer flags, Kathmandu
KathmanduSwayambhunath with its prayer flags

Photos: Casablanca by Samir Bakkah, Pexels License; Kathmandu by Nabin K. Sapkota, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Casablanca or Kathmandu?

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

  • beaches
  • families
  • getting around

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

Choose Kathmandu for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • culture and sights
  • prices

What lies behind each score is written up on Kathmandu’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, Kathmandu 4: Casablanca leads by 46 points.
Food & drink. Casablanca 60, Kathmandu 55: Casablanca leads by 5 points.
Culture & sights. Casablanca 52, Kathmandu 82: Kathmandu leads by 30 points.
Nightlife. Casablanca 44, Kathmandu 36: Casablanca leads by 8 points.
Nature & outdoors. Casablanca 33, Kathmandu 70: Kathmandu leads by 37 points.
Day trips. Casablanca 55, Kathmandu 56: Kathmandu leads by 1 points.
Good for families. Casablanca 38, Kathmandu 20: Casablanca leads by 18 points.
Getting around. Casablanca 42, Kathmandu 25: Casablanca leads by 17 points.
Shopping & style. Casablanca 50, Kathmandu 55: Kathmandu leads by 5 points.
Affordability. Casablanca 68, Kathmandu 97: Kathmandu leads by 29 points.
Live music & performing arts. Casablanca 38, Kathmandu 28: Casablanca leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Casablanca 52, Kathmandu 45: Casablanca leads by 7 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Casablanca and Kathmandu.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Casablanca
49match

Wins on beaches and families with your weighting.

Kathmandu
48match

Wins on nature and the outdoors 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.

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

Kathmandu in July

29 °Cdaytime high
20 °Cnight-time low
384 mmrain in the month
4 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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CasablancaKathmandu

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Casablanca: 1991-2020 normals, Casablanca (5.6 km from centre). Kathmandu: 1991-2020 normals, Kathmandu Airport (4.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCasablancaKathmandu
Official languageArabic, Standard Moroccan TamazightNepali
CurrencyMoroccan Dirham (MAD)Nepalese Rupee (NPR)
SocketsCE50 HzCM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1UTC+5:45
Emergency numberPolice 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15Police 100, ambulance 102, fire 101
Elevation115 m1,300 m
Main airportMohammed V International Airport (CMN)26 km from centre112 non-stop destinationsTribhuvan International Airport (KTM)4 km from centre38 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days-

By the numbers

MeasureCasablancaKathmandu
City population3,215,935845,767
People per km²8,37517,121
Museums within 10 km39
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 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.