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Swayambhunath with its prayer flags, Kathmandu
KathmanduSwayambhunath with its prayer flags
The Cap Spartel lighthouse among palms, Tangier
TangierThe Cap Spartel lighthouse among palms

Photos: Kathmandu by Nabin K. Sapkota, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Tangier by Ideophagous, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Kathmandu or Tangier?

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 Kathmandu for

  • culture and sights
  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Tangier for

  • beaches
  • day trips
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Tangier’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. Kathmandu 4, Tangier 50: Tangier leads by 46 points.
Food & drink. Kathmandu 55, Tangier 58: Tangier leads by 3 points.
Culture & sights. Kathmandu 82, Tangier 57: Kathmandu leads by 25 points.
Nightlife. Kathmandu 36, Tangier 30: Kathmandu leads by 6 points.
Nature & outdoors. Kathmandu 70, Tangier 55: Kathmandu leads by 15 points.
Day trips. Kathmandu 56, Tangier 72: Tangier leads by 16 points.
Good for families. Kathmandu 20, Tangier 35: Tangier leads by 15 points.
Getting around. Kathmandu 25, Tangier 40: Tangier leads by 15 points.
Shopping & style. Kathmandu 55, Tangier 42: Kathmandu leads by 13 points.
Affordability. Kathmandu 97, Tangier 76: Kathmandu leads by 21 points.
Live music & performing arts. Kathmandu and Tangier are level on 28.
Wellness & relaxation. Kathmandu 45, Tangier 50: Tangier leads by 5 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Kathmandu and Tangier.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Kathmandu
48match

Wins on culture and sights and prices with your weighting.

Tangier
49match

Wins on beaches and day trips with your weighting.

What matters to you?

When should you go?

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

Kathmandu in July

29 °Cdaytime high
20 °Cnight-time low
384 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
No seasea
14 hdaylight a day

Tangier in July

29 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
22 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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KathmanduTangier

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Kathmandu: 1991-2020 normals, Kathmandu Airport (4.7 km from centre). Tangier: 1991-2020 normals, Tanger Aerodrome (9.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureKathmanduTangier
Official languageNepaliArabic, Standard Moroccan Tamazight
CurrencyNepalese Rupee (NPR)Moroccan Dirham (MAD)
SocketsCM230 V, 50 HzCE50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+5:45UTC+1
Emergency numberPolice 100, ambulance 102, fire 101Police 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15
Elevation1,300 m56 m
Main airportTribhuvan International Airport (KTM)4 km from centre38 non-stop destinationsTangier Ibn Battuta Airport (TNG)11 km from centre50 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year-11 days

By the numbers

MeasureKathmanduTangier
City population845,7671,275,428
People per km²17,1216,393
Museums within 10 km96
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °C-3 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. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

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.