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The Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens, Marrakech
MarrakechThe Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens
Santo Domingo church behind agaves, Oaxaca
OaxacaSanto Domingo church behind agaves

Photos: Marrakech by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Oaxaca by Öskr Rck, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Marrakech or Oaxaca?

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
  • shopping
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Oaxaca for

  • day trips
  • food and drink
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Oaxaca’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, Oaxaca 5: Marrakech leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Marrakech 64, Oaxaca 84: Oaxaca leads by 20 points.
Culture & sights. Marrakech 76, Oaxaca 74: Marrakech leads by 2 points.
Nightlife. Marrakech 33, Oaxaca 40: Oaxaca leads by 7 points.
Nature & outdoors. Marrakech 70, Oaxaca 62: Marrakech leads by 8 points.
Day trips. Marrakech 28, Oaxaca 65: Oaxaca leads by 37 points.
Good for families. Marrakech 25, Oaxaca 40: Oaxaca leads by 15 points.
Getting around. Marrakech 38, Oaxaca 55: Oaxaca leads by 17 points.
Shopping & style. Marrakech 72, Oaxaca 62: Marrakech leads by 10 points.
Affordability. Marrakech 72, Oaxaca 77: Oaxaca leads by 5 points.
Live music & performing arts. Marrakech 25, Oaxaca 38: Oaxaca leads by 13 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Marrakech 75, Oaxaca 50: Marrakech leads by 25 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Marrakech and Oaxaca.

Your match

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

Marrakech
49match

Wins on wellness and shopping with your weighting.

Oaxaca
Best match
54match

Wins on day trips and food and drink 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

Oaxaca in July

28 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
80 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MarrakechOaxaca

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Marrakech: 1991-2020 normals, Marrakech (5.1 km from centre). Oaxaca: 1961-1990 normals, Oaxaca, Oax. (1.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMarrakechOaxaca
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 m1,555 m
Main airportMarrakesh Menara Airport (RAK)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinationsXoxocotlán International Airport (OAX)7 km from centre14 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days9 days

By the numbers

MeasureMarrakechOaxaca
City population1,002,697258,913
People per km²4,3603,028
Museums within 10 km1410
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km12

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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.