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The Hassan II Mosque and its minaret, Casablanca
CasablancaThe Hassan II Mosque and its minaret
The city from Hallgrímskirkja, Reykjavik
ReykjavikThe city from Hallgrímskirkja

Photos: Casablanca by Samir Bakkah, Pexels License; Reykjavik by Atlantic Ambience, Pexels License.

Casablanca or Reykjavik?

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
  • beaches
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Reykjavik for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Reykjavik’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, Reykjavik 12: Casablanca leads by 38 points.
Food & drink. Casablanca 60, Reykjavik 42: Casablanca leads by 18 points.
Culture & sights. Casablanca 52, Reykjavik 25: Casablanca leads by 27 points.
Nightlife. Casablanca 44, Reykjavik 45: Reykjavik leads by 1 points.
Nature & outdoors. Casablanca 33, Reykjavik 92: Reykjavik leads by 59 points.
Day trips. Casablanca 55, Reykjavik 35: Casablanca leads by 20 points.
Good for families. Casablanca 38, Reykjavik 55: Reykjavik leads by 17 points.
Getting around. Casablanca 42, Reykjavik 55: Reykjavik leads by 13 points.
Shopping & style. Casablanca 50, Reykjavik 25: Casablanca leads by 25 points.
Affordability. Casablanca 68, Reykjavik 6: Casablanca leads by 62 points.
Live music & performing arts. Casablanca 38, Reykjavik 45: Reykjavik leads by 7 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Casablanca 52, Reykjavik 88: Reykjavik leads by 36 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Casablanca and Reykjavik.

Your match

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

Casablanca
Best match
49match

Wins on prices and beaches with your weighting.

Reykjavik
44match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and wellness 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

Reykjavik in July

15 °Cdaytime high
9 °Cnight-time low
50 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
11 °Csea
20 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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CasablancaReykjavik

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Casablanca: 1991-2020 normals, Casablanca (5.6 km from centre). Reykjavik: 1991-2020 normals, Reykjavik (2.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureCasablancaReykjavik
Official languageArabic, Standard Moroccan TamazightIcelandic
CurrencyMoroccan Dirham (MAD)Iceland Krona (ISK)
SocketsCE50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1UTC
Emergency numberPolice 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15112
Elevation115 m8 m
Main airportMohammed V International Airport (CMN)26 km from centre112 non-stop destinationsKeflavik International Airport (KEF)37 km from centre88 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureCasablancaReykjavik
City population3,215,935138,772
People per km²8,375569
Museums within 10 km323
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 monthsNone

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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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.