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Tempio Voltiano on the lakeshore, Como
ComoTempio Voltiano on the lakeshore
The Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens, Marrakech
MarrakechThe Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens

Photos: Como by Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Marrakech by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Como or Marrakech?

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 Como for

  • day trips
  • beaches
  • getting around

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

Choose Marrakech for

  • prices
  • wellness
  • shopping

What lies behind each score is written up on Marrakech’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. Como 36, Marrakech 7: Como leads by 29 points.
Food & drink. Como 45, Marrakech 64: Marrakech leads by 19 points.
Culture & sights. Como 52, Marrakech 76: Marrakech leads by 24 points.
Nightlife. Como 22, Marrakech 33: Marrakech leads by 11 points.
Nature & outdoors. Como 82, Marrakech 70: Como leads by 12 points.
Day trips. Como 87, Marrakech 28: Como leads by 59 points.
Good for families. Como 47, Marrakech 25: Como leads by 22 points.
Getting around. Como 66, Marrakech 38: Como leads by 28 points.
Shopping & style. Como 42, Marrakech 72: Marrakech leads by 30 points.
Affordability. Como 30, Marrakech 72: Marrakech leads by 42 points.
Live music & performing arts. Como 34, Marrakech 25: Como leads by 9 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Como 44, Marrakech 75: Marrakech leads by 31 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Como and Marrakech.

Your match

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

Too close to call, level with your weighting

Como
49match

Wins on day trips and beaches with your weighting.

Marrakech
49match

Wins on prices 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.

Como in July

27 °Cdaytime high
18 °Cnight-time low
158 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Marrakech in July

38 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
14 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. Como: 1991-2020 normals, Lugano (23 km from centre). Marrakech: 1991-2020 normals, Marrakech (5.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureComoMarrakech
Official languageItalianArabic, Standard Moroccan Tamazight
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Moroccan Dirham (MAD)
SocketsCFL230 V, 50 HzCE50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1
Emergency number112Police 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15
Elevation201 m465 m
Main airportMilan Malpensa International Airport (MXP)34 km from centre208 non-stop destinationsMarrakesh Menara Airport (RAK)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureComoMarrakech
City population83,1841,002,697
People per km²2,2424,360
Museums within 10 km1114
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km81

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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. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.