Photos: Cusco by Pedro Szekely, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped; Tangier by Ideophagous, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.
Cusco or Tangier?
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 Cusco for
- nature and the outdoors
- culture and sights
- nightlife
What lies behind each score is written up on Cusco’s own page.
Choose Tangier for
- beaches
- families
- wellness
What lies behind each score is written up on Tangier’s own page.
Scoreboard
Twelve categories on one fixed scale from 0 to 100. The shaded stretch is the gap between the two.
What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Cusco and Tangier.
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
Wins on nature and the outdoors and culture and sights with your weighting.
Wins on beaches 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.
Cusco in July
Tangier in July
Daytime high, °C
Rainfall in the month, mm
Where the figures come from
Cusco's station stands 151 m below the city centre, so the centre is likely a little cooler than the figures say.
Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Cusco: 1991-2020 normals, Cuzco (3.7 km from centre). Tangier: 1991-2020 normals, Tanger Aerodrome (9.5 km from centre).
Before you go
| Measure | Cusco | Tangier |
|---|---|---|
| Official language | Spanish, Aymara, Quechua | Arabic, Standard Moroccan Tamazight |
| Currency | Sol (PEN) | Moroccan Dirham (MAD) |
| Sockets | ABC220 V, 60 Hz | CE50 Hz |
| Driving side | Right | Right |
| Time zone | UTC-5 | UTC+1 |
| Emergency number | 111 or 911 | Police 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15 |
| Elevation | 3,399 m | 56 m |
| Main airport | Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport (CUZ)5 km from centre6 non-stop destinations | Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport (TNG)11 km from centre50 non-stop destinations |
| Public holidays this year | 16 days | 11 days |
By the numbers
| Measure | Cusco | Tangier |
|---|---|---|
| City population | 428,450 | 1,275,428 |
| People per km² | - | 6,393 |
| Museums within 10 km | 11 | 6 |
| UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km | 2 | 1 |
| Swim season, months above 21 °C | - | 3 months |
Where else could you go?
Every comparison below shares a destination with this one, so you can follow Cusco or Tangier somewhere new.