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The Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens, Marrakech
MarrakechThe Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens
The Gateway of India under a blue sky, Mumbai
MumbaiThe Gateway of India under a blue sky

Photos: Marrakech by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Mumbai by Shubam Bhasin, Pexels License.

Marrakech or Mumbai?

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
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Mumbai for

  • live music and the arts
  • day trips
  • nightlife

What lies behind each score is written up on Mumbai’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, Mumbai 18: Mumbai leads by 11 points.
Food & drink. Marrakech 64, Mumbai 82: Mumbai leads by 18 points.
Culture & sights. Marrakech 76, Mumbai 70: Marrakech leads by 6 points.
Nightlife. Marrakech 33, Mumbai 52: Mumbai leads by 19 points.
Nature & outdoors. Marrakech 70, Mumbai 55: Marrakech leads by 15 points.
Day trips. Marrakech 28, Mumbai 48: Mumbai leads by 20 points.
Good for families. Marrakech 25, Mumbai 35: Mumbai leads by 10 points.
Getting around. Marrakech and Mumbai are level on 38.
Shopping & style. Marrakech 72, Mumbai 66: Marrakech leads by 6 points.
Affordability. Marrakech and Mumbai are level on 72.
Live music & performing arts. Marrakech 25, Mumbai 55: Mumbai leads by 30 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Marrakech 75, Mumbai 24: Marrakech leads by 51 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Marrakech and Mumbai.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 2 points apart

Marrakech
49match

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

Mumbai
51match

Wins on live music and the arts 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
No seasea
14 hdaylight a day

Mumbai in July

31 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
860 mmrain in the month
2 hsunshine a day
29 °Csea
13 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. Marrakech: 1991-2020 normals, Marrakech (5.1 km from centre). Mumbai: 1991-2020 normals, Bombay / Santacruz (5.4 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMarrakechMumbai
Official languageArabic, Standard Moroccan TamazightHindi, English
CurrencyMoroccan Dirham (MAD)Indian Rupee (INR)
SocketsCE50 HzCM230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1UTC+5:30
Emergency numberPolice 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15108 or 112
Elevation465 m14 m
Main airportMarrakesh Menara Airport (RAK)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinationsChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (BOM)2 km from centre122 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days-

By the numbers

MeasureMarrakechMumbai
City population1,002,69715,414,288
People per km²4,36025,563
Museums within 10 km141
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km13
Swim season, months above 21 °C-12 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). 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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. 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.