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Ferries off the Kordon promenade, Izmir
IzmirFerries off the Kordon promenade
The Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens, Marrakech
MarrakechThe Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens

Photos: Izmir by Toygar Par, Pexels License; Marrakech by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Izmir 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 Izmir for

  • day trips
  • beaches
  • families

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

Choose Marrakech for

  • culture and sights
  • 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. Izmir 62, Marrakech 7: Izmir leads by 55 points.
Food & drink. Izmir 72, Marrakech 64: Izmir leads by 8 points.
Culture & sights. Izmir 55, Marrakech 76: Marrakech leads by 21 points.
Nightlife. Izmir 60, Marrakech 33: Izmir leads by 27 points.
Nature & outdoors. Izmir 66, Marrakech 70: Marrakech leads by 4 points.
Day trips. Izmir 86, Marrakech 28: Izmir leads by 58 points.
Good for families. Izmir 55, Marrakech 25: Izmir leads by 30 points.
Getting around. Izmir 63, Marrakech 38: Izmir leads by 25 points.
Shopping & style. Izmir 55, Marrakech 72: Marrakech leads by 17 points.
Affordability. Izmir 66, Marrakech 72: Marrakech leads by 6 points.
Live music & performing arts. Izmir 48, Marrakech 25: Izmir leads by 23 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Izmir 57, Marrakech 75: Marrakech leads by 18 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Izmir and Marrakech.

Your match

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

Izmir
Best match
62match

Wins on day trips and beaches 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.

Izmir in July

34 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
13 hsunshine a day
23 °Csea
15 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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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Izmir: 1991-2020 normals, Izmir (3.4 km from centre). Marrakech: 1991-2020 normals, Marrakech (5.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureIzmirMarrakech
Official languageTurkishArabic, Standard Moroccan Tamazight
CurrencyTurkish Lira (TRY)Moroccan Dirham (MAD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCE50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+3UTC+1
Emergency number112Police 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15
Elevation2 m465 m
Main airportAdnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)13 km from centre120 non-stop destinationsMarrakesh Menara Airport (RAK)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year14 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureIzmirMarrakech
City population4,493,2421,002,697
People per km²4,7604,360
Museums within 10 km2914
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 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). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.