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The Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens, Marrakech
MarrakechThe Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens
Brooklyn Bridge and Lower Manhattan, New York
New YorkBrooklyn Bridge and Lower Manhattan

Photos: Marrakech by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped; New York by Jakub Hałun, CC BY 4.0, cropped.

Marrakech or New York?

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

  • prices
  • wellness
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose New York for

  • live music and the arts
  • nightlife
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on New York’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, New York 50: New York leads by 43 points.
Food & drink. Marrakech 64, New York 92: New York leads by 28 points.
Culture & sights. Marrakech 76, New York 89: New York leads by 13 points.
Nightlife. Marrakech 33, New York 97: New York leads by 64 points.
Nature & outdoors. Marrakech 70, New York 55: Marrakech leads by 15 points.
Day trips. Marrakech 28, New York 68: New York leads by 40 points.
Good for families. Marrakech 25, New York 70: New York leads by 45 points.
Getting around. Marrakech 38, New York 82: New York leads by 44 points.
Shopping & style. Marrakech 72, New York 97: New York leads by 25 points.
Affordability. Marrakech 72, New York 12: Marrakech leads by 60 points.
Live music & performing arts. Marrakech 25, New York 99: New York leads by 74 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Marrakech 75, New York 42: Marrakech leads by 33 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Marrakech and New York.

Your match

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

Marrakech
49match

Wins on prices and wellness with your weighting.

New York
Best match
71match

Wins on live music and the arts and nightlife 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

New York in July

30 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
107 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
22 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MarrakechNew York

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Marrakech: 1991-2020 normals, Marrakech (5.1 km from centre). New York: 1991-2020 normals, LaGuardia Airport (12.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMarrakechNew York
Official languageArabic, Standard Moroccan Tamazight-
CurrencyMoroccan Dirham (MAD)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCE50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1UTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15911
Elevation465 m25 m
Main airportMarrakesh Menara Airport (RAK)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinationsJohn F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)21 km from centre189 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureMarrakechNew York
City population1,002,6978,804,190
People per km²4,3607,256
Museums within 10 km14157
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km12
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). 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.