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The Hassan II Mosque and its minaret, Casablanca
CasablancaThe Hassan II Mosque and its minaret
The Grand Lisboa above the Macau skyline, Macau
MacauThe Grand Lisboa above the Macau skyline

Photos: Casablanca by Samir Bakkah, Pexels License; Macau by tian Jin, Pexels License.

Casablanca or Macau?

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

  • nature and the outdoors
  • beaches
  • prices

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

Choose Macau for

  • getting around
  • food and drink
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Macau’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, Macau 24: Casablanca leads by 26 points.
Food & drink. Casablanca 60, Macau 77: Macau leads by 17 points.
Culture & sights. Casablanca 52, Macau 62: Macau leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Casablanca 44, Macau 40: Casablanca leads by 4 points.
Nature & outdoors. Casablanca 33, Macau 5: Casablanca leads by 28 points.
Day trips. Casablanca 55, Macau 52: Casablanca leads by 3 points.
Good for families. Casablanca 38, Macau 48: Macau leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Casablanca 42, Macau 60: Macau leads by 18 points.
Shopping & style. Casablanca 50, Macau 58: Macau leads by 8 points.
Affordability. Casablanca 68, Macau 44: Casablanca leads by 24 points.
Live music & performing arts. Casablanca 38, Macau 36: Casablanca leads by 2 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Casablanca 52, Macau 40: Casablanca leads by 12 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Casablanca and Macau.

Your match

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

Casablanca
Best match
49match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and beaches with your weighting.

Macau
46match

Wins on getting around 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

Macau in July

32 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
281 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
29 °Csea
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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CasablancaMacau

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Casablanca: 1991-2020 normals, Casablanca (5.6 km from centre). Macau: 1991-2020 normals, Taipa (3.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCasablancaMacau
Official languageArabic, Standard Moroccan TamazightPortuguese, Cantonese, Standard Chinese
CurrencyMoroccan Dirham (MAD)Pataca (MOP)
SocketsCE50 HzFGM220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1UTC+8
Emergency numberPolice 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15999
Elevation115 m22 m
Main airportMohammed V International Airport (CMN)26 km from centre112 non-stop destinationsMacau International Airport (MFM)7 km from centre41 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days-

By the numbers

MeasureCasablancaMacau
City population3,215,935682,100
People per km²8,3755,916
Museums within 10 km328
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 months8 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.