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The Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens, Marrakech
MarrakechThe Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens
White sand and turquoise water at Pensacola Beach, Pensacola
PensacolaWhite sand and turquoise water at Pensacola Beach

Photos: Marrakech by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Pensacola by Jason Meredith, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Marrakech or Pensacola?

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
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Pensacola for

  • beaches
  • families
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Pensacola’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, Pensacola 84: Pensacola leads by 77 points.
Food & drink. Marrakech 64, Pensacola 45: Marrakech leads by 19 points.
Culture & sights. Marrakech 76, Pensacola 45: Marrakech leads by 31 points.
Nightlife. Marrakech 33, Pensacola 42: Pensacola leads by 9 points.
Nature & outdoors. Marrakech 70, Pensacola 62: Marrakech leads by 8 points.
Day trips. Marrakech 28, Pensacola 45: Pensacola leads by 17 points.
Good for families. Marrakech 25, Pensacola 62: Pensacola leads by 37 points.
Getting around. Marrakech 38, Pensacola 18: Marrakech leads by 20 points.
Shopping & style. Marrakech 72, Pensacola 28: Marrakech leads by 44 points.
Affordability. Marrakech 72, Pensacola 44: Marrakech leads by 28 points.
Live music & performing arts. Marrakech 25, Pensacola 36: Pensacola leads by 11 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Marrakech 75, Pensacola 30: Marrakech leads by 45 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Marrakech and Pensacola.

Your match

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

Marrakech
Best match
49match

Wins on wellness and shopping with your weighting.

Pensacola
45match

Wins on beaches 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

Pensacola in July

33 °Cdaytime high
24 °Cnight-time low
200 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
29 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MarrakechPensacola

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Marrakech: 1991-2020 normals, Marrakech (5.1 km from centre). Pensacola: 1991-2020 normals, Pensacola / Pleasant Grove (12.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMarrakechPensacola
Official languageArabic, Standard Moroccan Tamazight-
CurrencyMoroccan Dirham (MAD)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCE50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1UTC-6, UTC-5 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15911
Elevation465 m31 m
Main airportMarrakesh Menara Airport (RAK)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinationsPensacola International Airport (PNS)6 km from centre27 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureMarrakechPensacola
City population1,002,69754,312
People per km²4,360515
Museums within 10 km145
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °C-7 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 2026-11-02. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.