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The Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens, Marrakech
MarrakechThe Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens
Cinderella Castle, Magic Kingdom, Orlando
OrlandoCinderella Castle, Magic Kingdom

Photos: Marrakech by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Orlando by Michael Gray, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Marrakech or Orlando?

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

  • culture and sights
  • wellness
  • prices

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

Choose Orlando for

  • families
  • beaches
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Orlando’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, Orlando 42: Orlando leads by 35 points.
Food & drink. Marrakech 64, Orlando 48: Marrakech leads by 16 points.
Culture & sights. Marrakech 76, Orlando 22: Marrakech leads by 54 points.
Nightlife. Marrakech 33, Orlando 40: Orlando leads by 7 points.
Nature & outdoors. Marrakech 70, Orlando 46: Marrakech leads by 24 points.
Day trips. Marrakech 28, Orlando 58: Orlando leads by 30 points.
Good for families. Marrakech 25, Orlando 98: Orlando leads by 73 points.
Getting around. Marrakech 38, Orlando 8: Marrakech leads by 30 points.
Shopping & style. Marrakech 72, Orlando 58: Marrakech leads by 14 points.
Affordability. Marrakech 72, Orlando 36: Marrakech leads by 36 points.
Live music & performing arts. Marrakech 25, Orlando 40: Orlando leads by 15 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Marrakech 75, Orlando 32: Marrakech leads by 43 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Marrakech and Orlando.

Your match

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

Marrakech
Best match
49match

Wins on culture and sights and wellness with your weighting.

Orlando
44match

Wins on families and beaches 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

Orlando in July

33 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
189 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MarrakechOrlando

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Marrakech: 1991-2020 normals, Marrakech (5.1 km from centre). Orlando: 1991-2020 normals, Orlando Airport (14.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMarrakechOrlando
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 m34 m
Main airportMarrakesh Menara Airport (RAK)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinationsOrlando International Airport (MCO)14 km from centre169 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureMarrakechOrlando
City population1,002,697334,854
People per km²4,3601,086
Museums within 10 km1411
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10

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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.