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India Gate behind its flower beds, Delhi
DelhiIndia Gate behind its flower beds
The Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens, Marrakech
MarrakechThe Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens

Photos: Delhi by shalender kumar, Pexels License; Marrakech by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Delhi 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 Delhi for

  • day trips
  • live music and the arts
  • food and drink

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

Choose Marrakech for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness
  • beaches

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. Delhi 4, Marrakech 7: Marrakech leads by 3 points.
Food & drink. Delhi 84, Marrakech 64: Delhi leads by 20 points.
Culture & sights. Delhi 85, Marrakech 76: Delhi leads by 9 points.
Nightlife. Delhi 44, Marrakech 33: Delhi leads by 11 points.
Nature & outdoors. Delhi 20, Marrakech 70: Marrakech leads by 50 points.
Day trips. Delhi 68, Marrakech 28: Delhi leads by 40 points.
Good for families. Delhi 32, Marrakech 25: Delhi leads by 7 points.
Getting around. Delhi 55, Marrakech 38: Delhi leads by 17 points.
Shopping & style. Delhi 78, Marrakech 72: Delhi leads by 6 points.
Affordability. Delhi 90, Marrakech 72: Delhi leads by 18 points.
Live music & performing arts. Delhi 55, Marrakech 25: Delhi leads by 30 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Delhi 25, Marrakech 75: Marrakech leads by 50 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Delhi and Marrakech.

Your match

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

Delhi
Best match
53match

Wins on day trips and live music and the arts with your weighting.

Marrakech
49match

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.

Delhi in July

36 °Cdaytime high
28 °Cnight-time low
190 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
14 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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DelhiMarrakech

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Delhi: 1991-2020 normals, New Delhi / Safdarjung (9.4 km from centre). Marrakech: 1991-2020 normals, Marrakech (5.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureDelhiMarrakech
Official languageHindi, EnglishArabic, Standard Moroccan Tamazight
CurrencyIndian Rupee (INR)Moroccan Dirham (MAD)
SocketsCM230 V, 50 HzCE50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+5:30UTC+1
Emergency number108 or 112Police 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15
Elevation221 m465 m
Main airportIndira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)17 km from centre144 non-stop destinationsMarrakesh Menara Airport (RAK)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-11 days

By the numbers

MeasureDelhiMarrakech
City population26,495,0001,002,697
People per km²18,9624,360
Museums within 10 km2314
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km41

Where else could you go?

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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). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.