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Sint Servaasbrug over the Maas, Maastricht
MaastrichtSint Servaasbrug over the Maas
The Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens, Marrakech
MarrakechThe Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens

Photos: Maastricht by Michielverbeek, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped; Marrakech by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Maastricht 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 Maastricht for

  • day trips
  • getting around
  • families

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

Choose Marrakech for

  • prices
  • 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. Maastricht 8, Marrakech 7: Maastricht leads by 1 points.
Food & drink. Maastricht 58, Marrakech 64: Marrakech leads by 6 points.
Culture & sights. Maastricht 60, Marrakech 76: Marrakech leads by 16 points.
Nightlife. Maastricht 42, Marrakech 33: Maastricht leads by 9 points.
Nature & outdoors. Maastricht 58, Marrakech 70: Marrakech leads by 12 points.
Day trips. Maastricht 77, Marrakech 28: Maastricht leads by 49 points.
Good for families. Maastricht 55, Marrakech 25: Maastricht leads by 30 points.
Getting around. Maastricht 74, Marrakech 38: Maastricht leads by 36 points.
Shopping & style. Maastricht 60, Marrakech 72: Marrakech leads by 12 points.
Affordability. Maastricht 38, Marrakech 72: Marrakech leads by 34 points.
Live music & performing arts. Maastricht 40, Marrakech 25: Maastricht leads by 15 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Maastricht 52, Marrakech 75: Marrakech leads by 23 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Maastricht and Marrakech.

Your match

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

Maastricht
Best match
52match

Wins on day trips and getting around 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.

Maastricht in July

24 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
73 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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MaastrichtMarrakech

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Maastricht: 1991-2020 normals, Maastricht Airport Zuid Limburg (10 km from centre). Marrakech: 1991-2020 normals, Marrakech (5.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMaastrichtMarrakech
Official languageDutchArabic, Standard Moroccan Tamazight
CurrencyEuro (EUR)Moroccan Dirham (MAD)
SocketsCF230 V, 50 HzCE50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1, UTC+2 in summerUTC+1
Emergency number112Police 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15
Elevation49 m465 m
Main airportMaastricht Aachen Airport (MST)9 km from centre5 non-stop destinationsMarrakesh Menara Airport (RAK)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureMaastrichtMarrakech
City population120,2271,002,697
People per km²2,0004,360
Museums within 10 km2114
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km51

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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). Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). 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. 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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.