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The Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens, Marrakech
MarrakechThe Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens
The skyline over the Schuylkill, Philadelphia
PhiladelphiaThe skyline over the Schuylkill

Photos: Marrakech by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Philadelphia by Trev W. Adams, Pexels License.

Marrakech or Philadelphia?

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
  • prices
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Philadelphia for

  • day trips
  • live music and the arts
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Philadelphia’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, Philadelphia 36: Philadelphia leads by 29 points.
Food & drink. Marrakech 64, Philadelphia 62: Marrakech leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Marrakech 76, Philadelphia 72: Marrakech leads by 4 points.
Nightlife. Marrakech 33, Philadelphia 55: Philadelphia leads by 22 points.
Nature & outdoors. Marrakech 70, Philadelphia 52: Marrakech leads by 18 points.
Day trips. Marrakech 28, Philadelphia 80: Philadelphia leads by 52 points.
Good for families. Marrakech 25, Philadelphia 68: Philadelphia leads by 43 points.
Getting around. Marrakech 38, Philadelphia 66: Philadelphia leads by 28 points.
Shopping & style. Marrakech 72, Philadelphia 57: Marrakech leads by 15 points.
Affordability. Marrakech 72, Philadelphia 40: Marrakech leads by 32 points.
Live music & performing arts. Marrakech 25, Philadelphia 72: Philadelphia leads by 47 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Marrakech 75, Philadelphia 26: Marrakech leads by 49 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Marrakech and Philadelphia.

Your match

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

Marrakech
49match

Wins on wellness and prices with your weighting.

Philadelphia
Best match
57match

Wins on day trips and live music and the arts 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

Philadelphia in July

31 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
111 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Marrakech: 1991-2020 normals, Marrakech (5.1 km from centre). Philadelphia: 1991-2020 normals, Philadelphia International Airport (11.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMarrakechPhiladelphia
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 m12 m
Main airportMarrakesh Menara Airport (RAK)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinationsPhiladelphia International Airport (PHL)11 km from centre129 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureMarrakechPhiladelphia
City population1,002,6971,603,797
People per km²4,3604,339
Museums within 10 km1454
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11

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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.