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A skier in powder among snow-covered firs at Marmot Basin, Jasper
JasperA skier in powder among snow-covered firs at Marmot Basin
The Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens, Marrakech
MarrakechThe Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens

Photos: Jasper by Marmot Basin, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Marrakech by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Jasper 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 Jasper for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • beaches
  • families

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

Choose Marrakech for

  • culture and sights
  • shopping
  • 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. Jasper 25, Marrakech 7: Jasper leads by 18 points.
Food & drink. Jasper 22, Marrakech 64: Marrakech leads by 42 points.
Culture & sights. Jasper 10, Marrakech 76: Marrakech leads by 66 points.
Nightlife. Jasper 14, Marrakech 33: Marrakech leads by 19 points.
Nature & outdoors. Jasper 95, Marrakech 70: Jasper leads by 25 points.
Day trips. Jasper 8, Marrakech 28: Marrakech leads by 20 points.
Good for families. Jasper 42, Marrakech 25: Jasper leads by 17 points.
Getting around. Jasper 18, Marrakech 38: Marrakech leads by 20 points.
Shopping & style. Jasper 12, Marrakech 72: Marrakech leads by 60 points.
Affordability. Jasper 20, Marrakech 72: Marrakech leads by 52 points.
Live music & performing arts. Jasper 7, Marrakech 25: Marrakech leads by 18 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Jasper 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: Jasper and Marrakech.

Your match

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

Jasper
27match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and beaches with your weighting.

Marrakech
Best match
49match

Wins on culture and sights 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.

Jasper in July

24 °Cdaytime high
7 °Cnight-time low
50 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
16 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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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Jasper: 1991-2020 normals, Jasper Warden (7.2 km from centre). Marrakech: 1991-2020 normals, Marrakech (5.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureJasperMarrakech
Official languageFrench, EnglishArabic, Standard Moroccan Tamazight
CurrencyCanadian Dollar (CAD)Moroccan Dirham (MAD)
SocketsAB120 V, 60 HzCE50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC-7, UTC-6 in summerUTC+1
Emergency number911Police 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15
Elevation1,060 m465 m
Main airportEdmonton International Airport (YEG)304 km from centre52 non-stop destinationsMarrakesh Menara Airport (RAK)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year13 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureJasperMarrakech
City population4,7381,002,697
People per km²54,360
Museums within 10 km114
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km01

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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). 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 2026-11-02. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.