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The Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens, Marrakech
MarrakechThe Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens
The Opera House on the fjord, Oslo
OsloThe Opera House on the fjord

Photos: Marrakech by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Oslo by Beata May, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Marrakech or Oslo?

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
  • shopping
  • wellness

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

Choose Oslo for

  • getting around
  • families
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Oslo’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, Oslo 36: Oslo leads by 29 points.
Food & drink. Marrakech 64, Oslo 55: Marrakech leads by 9 points.
Culture & sights. Marrakech 76, Oslo 66: Marrakech leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Marrakech 33, Oslo 48: Oslo leads by 15 points.
Nature & outdoors. Marrakech 70, Oslo 82: Oslo leads by 12 points.
Day trips. Marrakech 28, Oslo 52: Oslo leads by 24 points.
Good for families. Marrakech 25, Oslo 63: Oslo leads by 38 points.
Getting around. Marrakech 38, Oslo 85: Oslo leads by 47 points.
Shopping & style. Marrakech 72, Oslo 50: Marrakech leads by 22 points.
Affordability. Marrakech 72, Oslo 14: Marrakech leads by 58 points.
Live music & performing arts. Marrakech 25, Oslo 62: Oslo leads by 37 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Marrakech 75, Oslo 60: Marrakech leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Marrakech and Oslo.

Your match

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

Marrakech
49match

Wins on prices and shopping with your weighting.

Oslo
Best match
56match

Wins on getting around 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

Oslo in July

23 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
86 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
18 °Csea
18 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MarrakechOslo

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Marrakech: 1991-2020 normals, Marrakech (5.1 km from centre). Oslo: 1991-2020 normals, Oslo-Blindern (4.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMarrakechOslo
Official languageArabic, Standard Moroccan TamazightNorwegian, Nynorsk, Bokmål, Sámi
CurrencyMoroccan Dirham (MAD)Norwegian Krone (NOK)
SocketsCE50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15Police 112, ambulance 113, fire 110
Elevation465 m23 m
Main airportMarrakesh Menara Airport (RAK)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinationsOslo-Gardermoen International Airport (OSL)37 km from centre147 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureMarrakechOslo
City population1,002,697717,710
People per km²4,360-
Museums within 10 km1460
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °C-None

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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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.