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The Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta
JakartaThe Istiqlal Mosque
The Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens, Marrakech
MarrakechThe Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens

Photos: Jakarta by Antonyus Bunjamin, Pexels License; Marrakech by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Jakarta 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 Jakarta for

  • nightlife
  • families
  • beaches

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

Choose Marrakech for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • wellness
  • 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. Jakarta 28, Marrakech 7: Jakarta leads by 21 points.
Food & drink. Jakarta 78, Marrakech 64: Jakarta leads by 14 points.
Culture & sights. Jakarta 48, Marrakech 76: Marrakech leads by 28 points.
Nightlife. Jakarta 66, Marrakech 33: Jakarta leads by 33 points.
Nature & outdoors. Jakarta 30, Marrakech 70: Marrakech leads by 40 points.
Day trips. Jakarta 45, Marrakech 28: Jakarta leads by 17 points.
Good for families. Jakarta 50, Marrakech 25: Jakarta leads by 25 points.
Getting around. Jakarta 36, Marrakech 38: Marrakech leads by 2 points.
Shopping & style. Jakarta 64, Marrakech 72: Marrakech leads by 8 points.
Affordability. Jakarta 80, Marrakech 72: Jakarta leads by 8 points.
Live music & performing arts. Jakarta 42, Marrakech 25: Jakarta leads by 17 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Jakarta 46, Marrakech 75: Marrakech leads by 29 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Jakarta and Marrakech.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Jakarta
51match

Wins on nightlife and families 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.

Jakarta in July

32 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
85 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
29 °Csea
12 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. Jakarta: 1991-2020 normals, Jakarta / Observatory (1.1 km from centre). Marrakech: 1991-2020 normals, Marrakech (5.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureJakartaMarrakech
Official languageIndonesianArabic, Standard Moroccan Tamazight
CurrencyRupiah (IDR)Moroccan Dirham (MAD)
SocketsCF50 HzCE50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+7UTC+1
Emergency number112Police 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15
Elevation91 m465 m
Main airportSoekarno-Hatta International Airport (CGK)20 km from centre89 non-stop destinationsMarrakesh Menara Airport (RAK)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-11 days

By the numbers

MeasureJakartaMarrakech
City population11,135,1911,002,697
People per km²16,8214,360
Museums within 10 km4414
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01
Swim season, months above 21 °C12 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). 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.