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The Hassan II Mosque and its minaret, Casablanca
CasablancaThe Hassan II Mosque and its minaret
The skyline over the Schuylkill, Philadelphia
PhiladelphiaThe skyline over the Schuylkill

Photos: Casablanca by Samir Bakkah, Pexels License; Philadelphia by Trev W. Adams, Pexels License.

Casablanca or Philadelphia?

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

  • prices
  • wellness
  • beaches

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

Choose Philadelphia for

  • live music and the arts
  • families
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Philadelphia’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, Philadelphia 36: Casablanca leads by 14 points.
Food & drink. Casablanca 60, Philadelphia 62: Philadelphia leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Casablanca 52, Philadelphia 72: Philadelphia leads by 20 points.
Nightlife. Casablanca 44, Philadelphia 55: Philadelphia leads by 11 points.
Nature & outdoors. Casablanca 33, Philadelphia 52: Philadelphia leads by 19 points.
Day trips. Casablanca 55, Philadelphia 80: Philadelphia leads by 25 points.
Good for families. Casablanca 38, Philadelphia 68: Philadelphia leads by 30 points.
Getting around. Casablanca 42, Philadelphia 66: Philadelphia leads by 24 points.
Shopping & style. Casablanca 50, Philadelphia 57: Philadelphia leads by 7 points.
Affordability. Casablanca 68, Philadelphia 40: Casablanca leads by 28 points.
Live music & performing arts. Casablanca 38, Philadelphia 72: Philadelphia leads by 34 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Casablanca 52, Philadelphia 26: Casablanca leads by 26 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Casablanca and Philadelphia.

Your match

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

Casablanca
49match

Wins on prices and wellness with your weighting.

Philadelphia
Best match
57match

Wins on live music and the arts and families 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

Philadelphia in July

31 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
111 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
No seasea
15 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. Casablanca: 1991-2020 normals, Casablanca (5.6 km from centre). Philadelphia: 1991-2020 normals, Philadelphia International Airport (11.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCasablancaPhiladelphia
Official languageArabic, Standard Moroccan Tamazight-
CurrencyMoroccan Dirham (MAD)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCE50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1UTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15911
Elevation115 m12 m
Main airportMohammed V International Airport (CMN)26 km from centre112 non-stop destinationsPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)11 km from centre129 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureCasablancaPhiladelphia
City population3,215,9351,603,797
People per km²8,3754,339
Museums within 10 km354
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. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm.

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.