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Big Ben and Westminster Bridge, London
LondonBig Ben and Westminster Bridge
The Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens, Marrakech
MarrakechThe Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens

Photos: London by AXP Photography, Pexels License; Marrakech by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

London 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 London for

  • live music and the arts
  • day trips
  • families

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

Choose Marrakech for

  • prices
  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors

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. London 25, Marrakech 7: London leads by 18 points.
Food & drink. London 84, Marrakech 64: London leads by 20 points.
Culture & sights. London 94, Marrakech 76: London leads by 18 points.
Nightlife. London 88, Marrakech 33: London leads by 55 points.
Nature & outdoors. London 57, Marrakech 70: Marrakech leads by 13 points.
Day trips. London 90, Marrakech 28: London leads by 62 points.
Good for families. London 82, Marrakech 25: London leads by 57 points.
Getting around. London 85, Marrakech 38: London leads by 47 points.
Shopping & style. London 95, Marrakech 72: London leads by 23 points.
Affordability. London 15, Marrakech 72: Marrakech leads by 57 points.
Live music & performing arts. London 98, Marrakech 25: London leads by 73 points.
Wellness & relaxation. London 40, Marrakech 75: Marrakech leads by 35 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: London and Marrakech.

Your match

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

London
Best match
71match

Wins on live music and the arts and day trips with your weighting.

Marrakech
49match

Wins on prices 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.

London in July

23 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
46 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine 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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LondonMarrakech

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. London: 1992-2020 (sunshine 1991-2020, rainfall 1991-2020) normals, London Weather Centre (1.3 km from centre). Marrakech: 1991-2020 normals, Marrakech (5.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureLondonMarrakech
Official languageEnglishArabic, Standard Moroccan Tamazight
CurrencyPound Sterling (GBP)Moroccan Dirham (MAD)
SocketsG230 V, 50 HzCE50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC, UTC+1 in summerUTC+1
Emergency number112 or 999Police 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15
Elevation4 m465 m
Main airportLondon Heathrow Airport (LHR)23 km from centre224 non-stop destinationsMarrakesh Menara Airport (RAK)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year8 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureLondonMarrakech
City population8,799,7281,002,697
People per km²5,5984,360
Museums within 10 km21614
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km41

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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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.