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The Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens, Marrakech
MarrakechThe Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens
Elizabeth Quay and the centre of Perth, Perth
PerthElizabeth Quay and the centre of Perth

Photos: Marrakech by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Perth by Samuel Wiki, CC BY 4.0, cropped.

Marrakech or Perth?

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
  • wellness
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Perth for

  • beaches
  • families
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Perth’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, Perth 86: Perth leads by 79 points.
Food & drink. Marrakech 64, Perth 58: Marrakech leads by 6 points.
Culture & sights. Marrakech 76, Perth 42: Marrakech leads by 34 points.
Nightlife. Marrakech 33, Perth 42: Perth leads by 9 points.
Nature & outdoors. Marrakech 70, Perth 72: Perth leads by 2 points.
Day trips. Marrakech 28, Perth 48: Perth leads by 20 points.
Good for families. Marrakech 25, Perth 74: Perth leads by 49 points.
Getting around. Marrakech 38, Perth 55: Perth leads by 17 points.
Shopping & style. Marrakech 72, Perth 44: Marrakech leads by 28 points.
Affordability. Marrakech 72, Perth 28: Marrakech leads by 44 points.
Live music & performing arts. Marrakech 25, Perth 50: Perth leads by 25 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Marrakech 75, Perth 38: Marrakech leads by 37 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Marrakech and Perth.

Your match

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

Marrakech
49match

Wins on prices and wellness with your weighting.

Perth
Best match
53match

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

Perth in July

19 °Cdaytime high
8 °Cnight-time low
145 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
20 °Csea
10 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MarrakechPerth

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Marrakech: 1991-2020 normals, Marrakech (5.1 km from centre). Perth: 1991-2020 normals, Perth (7.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMarrakechPerth
Official languageArabic, Standard Moroccan TamazightEnglish
CurrencyMoroccan Dirham (MAD)Australian Dollar (AUD)
SocketsCE50 HzI230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1UTC+8
Emergency numberPolice 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15000
Elevation465 m2 m
Main airportMarrakesh Menara Airport (RAK)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinationsPerth International Airport (PER)10 km from centre49 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureMarrakechPerth
City population1,002,6972,141,834
People per km²4,360334
Museums within 10 km1415
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °C-5 months

Where else could you go?

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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.