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The Hassan II Mosque and its minaret, Casablanca
CasablancaThe Hassan II Mosque and its minaret
The Iguazu Falls in the green jungle, Puerto Iguazu
Puerto IguazuThe Iguazu Falls in the green jungle

Photos: Casablanca by Samir Bakkah, Pexels License; Puerto Iguazu by Muhammed Ballan, Pexels License.

Casablanca or Puerto Iguazu?

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
  • culture and sights
  • shopping

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

Choose Puerto Iguazu for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • families
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Puerto Iguazu’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, Puerto Iguazu 5: Casablanca leads by 45 points.
Food & drink. Casablanca 60, Puerto Iguazu 28: Casablanca leads by 32 points.
Culture & sights. Casablanca 52, Puerto Iguazu 9: Casablanca leads by 43 points.
Nightlife. Casablanca 44, Puerto Iguazu 14: Casablanca leads by 30 points.
Nature & outdoors. Casablanca 33, Puerto Iguazu 95: Puerto Iguazu leads by 62 points.
Day trips. Casablanca 55, Puerto Iguazu 33: Casablanca leads by 22 points.
Good for families. Casablanca 38, Puerto Iguazu 55: Puerto Iguazu leads by 17 points.
Getting around. Casablanca 42, Puerto Iguazu 54: Puerto Iguazu leads by 12 points.
Shopping & style. Casablanca 50, Puerto Iguazu 17: Casablanca leads by 33 points.
Affordability. Casablanca 68, Puerto Iguazu 48: Casablanca leads by 20 points.
Live music & performing arts. Casablanca 38, Puerto Iguazu 7: Casablanca leads by 31 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Casablanca 52, Puerto Iguazu 34: Casablanca leads by 18 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Casablanca and Puerto Iguazu.

Your match

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

Casablanca
Best match
49match

Wins on beaches and culture and sights with your weighting.

Puerto Iguazu
33match

Wins on nature and the outdoors 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

Puerto Iguazu in July

22 °Cdaytime high
11 °Cnight-time low
103 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
No seasea
11 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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CasablancaPuerto Iguazu

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Casablanca: 1991-2020 normals, Casablanca (5.6 km from centre). Puerto Iguazu: 1991-2020 normals, Iguazu Aerodrome (17.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCasablancaPuerto Iguazu
Official languageArabic, Standard Moroccan TamazightSpanish
CurrencyMoroccan Dirham (MAD)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsCE50 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1UTC-3
Emergency numberPolice 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15117 or 911
Elevation115 m162 m
Main airportMohammed V International Airport (CMN)26 km from centre112 non-stop destinationsCataratas Del Iguazú International Airport (IGR)18 km from centre8 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureCasablancaPuerto Iguazu
City population3,215,93554,903
People per km²8,375-
Museums within 10 km30
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.