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The red five-storey pagoda of Tocho-ji, Fukuoka
FukuokaThe red five-storey pagoda of Tocho-ji
The Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens, Marrakech
MarrakechThe Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens

Photos: Fukuoka by Nick-D, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Marrakech by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Fukuoka 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 Fukuoka for

  • day trips
  • families
  • getting around

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

Choose Marrakech for

  • culture and sights
  • wellness
  • prices

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. Fukuoka 50, Marrakech 7: Fukuoka leads by 43 points.
Food & drink. Fukuoka 82, Marrakech 64: Fukuoka leads by 18 points.
Culture & sights. Fukuoka 50, Marrakech 76: Marrakech leads by 26 points.
Nightlife. Fukuoka 60, Marrakech 33: Fukuoka leads by 27 points.
Nature & outdoors. Fukuoka 62, Marrakech 70: Marrakech leads by 8 points.
Day trips. Fukuoka 84, Marrakech 28: Fukuoka leads by 56 points.
Good for families. Fukuoka 78, Marrakech 25: Fukuoka leads by 53 points.
Getting around. Fukuoka 82, Marrakech 38: Fukuoka leads by 44 points.
Shopping & style. Fukuoka 65, Marrakech 72: Marrakech leads by 7 points.
Affordability. Fukuoka 58, Marrakech 72: Marrakech leads by 14 points.
Live music & performing arts. Fukuoka 45, Marrakech 25: Fukuoka leads by 20 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Fukuoka 60, Marrakech 75: Marrakech leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Fukuoka and Marrakech.

Your match

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

Fukuoka
Best match
65match

Wins on day trips and families with your weighting.

Marrakech
49match

Wins on culture and sights 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.

Fukuoka in July

31 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
301 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
24 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Marrakech in July

38 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
No seasea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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FukuokaMarrakech

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Fukuoka: 1991-2020 normals, Fukuoka (1.9 km from centre). Marrakech: 1991-2020 normals, Marrakech (5.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureFukuokaMarrakech
Official languageJapaneseArabic, Standard Moroccan Tamazight
CurrencyYen (JPY)Moroccan Dirham (MAD)
SocketsAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the regionCE50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+9UTC+1
Emergency numberPolice 110, fire 119Police 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15
Elevation8 m465 m
Main airportFukuoka Airport (FUK)5 km from centre46 non-stop destinationsMarrakesh Menara Airport (RAK)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureFukuokaMarrakech
City population1,603,0431,002,697
People per km²4,7154,360
Museums within 10 km2314
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km21
Swim season, months above 21 °C4 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). 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. 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.