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The Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens, Marrakech
MarrakechThe Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens
The Metropolitan Cathedral on the Zócalo, Mexico City
Mexico CityThe Metropolitan Cathedral on the Zócalo

Photos: Marrakech by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Mexico City by Oscar Dominguez, Pexels License.

Marrakech or Mexico City?

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 Marrakech for

  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors
  • beaches

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

Choose Mexico City for

  • nightlife
  • day trips
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Mexico City’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. Marrakech 7, Mexico City 5: Marrakech leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Marrakech 64, Mexico City 90: Mexico City leads by 26 points.
Culture & sights. Marrakech 76, Mexico City 88: Mexico City leads by 12 points.
Nightlife. Marrakech 33, Mexico City 80: Mexico City leads by 47 points.
Nature & outdoors. Marrakech 70, Mexico City 50: Marrakech leads by 20 points.
Day trips. Marrakech 28, Mexico City 75: Mexico City leads by 47 points.
Good for families. Marrakech 25, Mexico City 58: Mexico City leads by 33 points.
Getting around. Marrakech 38, Mexico City 50: Mexico City leads by 12 points.
Shopping & style. Marrakech 72, Mexico City 76: Mexico City leads by 4 points.
Affordability. Marrakech 72, Mexico City 75: Mexico City leads by 3 points.
Live music & performing arts. Marrakech 25, Mexico City 72: Mexico City leads by 47 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Marrakech 75, Mexico City 40: Marrakech leads by 35 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Marrakech and Mexico City.

Your match

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

Marrakech
49match

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

Mexico City
Best match
63match

Wins on nightlife 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.

Marrakech in July

38 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
14 hdaylight a day

Mexico City in July

25 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
176 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MarrakechMexico City

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Marrakech: 1991-2020 normals, Marrakech (5.1 km from centre). Mexico City: 1991-2020 normals, Mexico Central, D. F. (7.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMarrakechMexico City
Official languageArabic, Standard Moroccan TamazightSpanish, Nahuatl, Yucatec Maya
CurrencyMoroccan Dirham (MAD)Mexican Peso (MXN)
SocketsCE50 HzAB127 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1UTC-6
Emergency numberPolice 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15911
Elevation465 m2,240 m
Main airportMarrakesh Menara Airport (RAK)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinationsMexico City Benito Juárez International Airport (MEX)7 km from centre109 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days9 days

By the numbers

MeasureMarrakechMexico City
City population1,002,6979,209,944
People per km²4,3606,202
Museums within 10 km14108
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km16

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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). 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. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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.