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The floating torii of Itsukushima at Miyajima, Hiroshima
HiroshimaThe floating torii of Itsukushima at Miyajima
The Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens, Marrakech
MarrakechThe Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens

Photos: Hiroshima by Guohua Song, Pexels License; Marrakech by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Hiroshima 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 Hiroshima for

  • day trips
  • getting around
  • families

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

Choose Marrakech for

  • wellness
  • shopping
  • culture and sights

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. Hiroshima 30, Marrakech 7: Hiroshima leads by 23 points.
Food & drink. Hiroshima 66, Marrakech 64: Hiroshima leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Hiroshima 60, Marrakech 76: Marrakech leads by 16 points.
Nightlife. Hiroshima 45, Marrakech 33: Hiroshima leads by 12 points.
Nature & outdoors. Hiroshima 62, Marrakech 70: Marrakech leads by 8 points.
Day trips. Hiroshima 80, Marrakech 28: Hiroshima leads by 52 points.
Good for families. Hiroshima 60, Marrakech 25: Hiroshima leads by 35 points.
Getting around. Hiroshima 74, Marrakech 38: Hiroshima leads by 36 points.
Shopping & style. Hiroshima 52, Marrakech 72: Marrakech leads by 20 points.
Affordability. Hiroshima 58, Marrakech 72: Marrakech leads by 14 points.
Live music & performing arts. Hiroshima 38, Marrakech 25: Hiroshima leads by 13 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Hiroshima 50, Marrakech 75: Marrakech leads by 25 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Hiroshima and Marrakech.

Your match

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

Hiroshima
Best match
56match

Wins on day trips and getting around with your weighting.

Marrakech
49match

Wins on wellness and shopping with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

Pick your month. The climate figures are measured averages, not a forecast.

Hiroshima in July

31 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
299 mmrain in the month
6 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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HiroshimaMarrakech

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Hiroshima: 1991-2020 normals, Hiroshima (1.7 km from centre). Marrakech: 1991-2020 normals, Marrakech (5.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureHiroshimaMarrakech
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
Elevation3 m465 m
Main airportHiroshima Airport (HIJ)43 km from centre10 non-stop destinationsMarrakesh Menara Airport (RAK)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year16 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureHiroshimaMarrakech
City population1,198,0211,002,697
People per km²1,3244,360
Museums within 10 km1814
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km21
Swim season, months above 21 °C4 months-

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Sources

Ground elevations sampled from the Mapzen terrain tiles via OpenTopoData, merging SRTM, ASTER, NED, EU-DEM and national 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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.