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The Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens, Marrakech
MarrakechThe Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens
The Silver Pagoda, Phnom Penh
Phnom PenhThe Silver Pagoda

Photos: Marrakech by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Phnom Penh by Francisco Anzola, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Marrakech or Phnom Penh?

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

  • nature and the outdoors
  • shopping
  • wellness

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

Choose Phnom Penh for

  • nightlife
  • prices
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Phnom Penh’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, Phnom Penh 6: Marrakech leads by 1 points.
Food & drink. Marrakech 64, Phnom Penh 62: Marrakech leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Marrakech 76, Phnom Penh 62: Marrakech leads by 14 points.
Nightlife. Marrakech 33, Phnom Penh 58: Phnom Penh leads by 25 points.
Nature & outdoors. Marrakech 70, Phnom Penh 28: Marrakech leads by 42 points.
Day trips. Marrakech 28, Phnom Penh 34: Phnom Penh leads by 6 points.
Good for families. Marrakech 25, Phnom Penh 32: Phnom Penh leads by 7 points.
Getting around. Marrakech 38, Phnom Penh 35: Marrakech leads by 3 points.
Shopping & style. Marrakech 72, Phnom Penh 46: Marrakech leads by 26 points.
Affordability. Marrakech 72, Phnom Penh 86: Phnom Penh leads by 14 points.
Live music & performing arts. Marrakech 25, Phnom Penh 32: Phnom Penh leads by 7 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Marrakech 75, Phnom Penh 50: Marrakech leads by 25 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Marrakech and Phnom Penh.

Your match

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

Marrakech
Best match
49match

Wins on nature and the outdoors and shopping with your weighting.

Phnom Penh
44match

Wins on nightlife and prices 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

Phnom Penh in July

33 °Cdaytime high
25 °Cnight-time low
168 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
13 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MarrakechPhnom Penh

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Marrakech: 1991-2020 normals, Marrakech (5.1 km from centre). Phnom Penh: 1991-2020 normals, Phnom-Penh / Pochentong (8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMarrakechPhnom Penh
Official languageArabic, Standard Moroccan TamazightKhmer
CurrencyMoroccan Dirham (MAD)Riel (KHR)
SocketsCE50 HzACG230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1UTC+7
Emergency numberPolice 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15Police 117, ambulance 119, fire 118
Elevation465 m11 m
Main airportMarrakesh Menara Airport (RAK)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinationsTecho International Airport (KTI)23 km from centre41 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days21 days

By the numbers

MeasureMarrakechPhnom Penh
City population1,002,6972,129,371
People per km²4,3603,138
Museums within 10 km143
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. Daylight hours computed from each destination's latitude using the NOAA solar position algorithm. Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates.

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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.