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The Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens, Marrakech
MarrakechThe Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens
Shitennō-ji temple, Osaka
OsakaShitennō-ji temple

Photos: Marrakech by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Osaka by Sarmat Batagov, Pexels License.

Marrakech or Osaka?

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
  • nature and the outdoors
  • prices

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

Choose Osaka for

  • day trips
  • families
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Osaka’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, Osaka 34: Osaka leads by 27 points.
Food & drink. Marrakech 64, Osaka 91: Osaka leads by 27 points.
Culture & sights. Marrakech 76, Osaka 63: Marrakech leads by 13 points.
Nightlife. Marrakech 33, Osaka 80: Osaka leads by 47 points.
Nature & outdoors. Marrakech 70, Osaka 58: Marrakech leads by 12 points.
Day trips. Marrakech 28, Osaka 97: Osaka leads by 69 points.
Good for families. Marrakech 25, Osaka 88: Osaka leads by 63 points.
Getting around. Marrakech 38, Osaka 90: Osaka leads by 52 points.
Shopping & style. Marrakech 72, Osaka 80: Osaka leads by 8 points.
Affordability. Marrakech 72, Osaka 60: Marrakech leads by 12 points.
Live music & performing arts. Marrakech 25, Osaka 66: Osaka leads by 41 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Marrakech 75, Osaka 66: Marrakech leads by 9 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Marrakech and Osaka.

Your match

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

Marrakech
49match

Wins on culture and sights and nature and the outdoors with your weighting.

Osaka
Best match
73match

Wins on day trips and families 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

Osaka in July

32 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
175 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MarrakechOsaka

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Marrakech: 1991-2020 normals, Marrakech (5.1 km from centre). Osaka: 1991-2020 normals, Osaka (1.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMarrakechOsaka
Official languageArabic, Standard Moroccan TamazightJapanese
CurrencyMoroccan Dirham (MAD)Yen (JPY)
SocketsCE50 HzAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the region
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1UTC+9
Emergency numberPolice 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15Police 110, fire 119
Elevation465 m20 m
Main airportMarrakesh Menara Airport (RAK)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinationsKansai International Airport (KIX)38 km from centre62 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureMarrakechOsaka
City population1,002,6972,751,862
People per km²4,36012,340
Museums within 10 km1444
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km16
Swim season, months above 21 °C-5 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.