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The Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens, Marrakech
MarrakechThe Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens
Hawthorne Bridge and downtown, Portland
PortlandHawthorne Bridge and downtown

Photos: Marrakech by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Portland by Cacophony, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Marrakech or Portland?

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

  • culture and sights
  • prices
  • wellness

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

Choose Portland for

  • day trips
  • families
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Portland’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, Portland 20: Portland leads by 13 points.
Food & drink. Marrakech 64, Portland 68: Portland leads by 4 points.
Culture & sights. Marrakech 76, Portland 38: Marrakech leads by 38 points.
Nightlife. Marrakech 33, Portland 52: Portland leads by 19 points.
Nature & outdoors. Marrakech 70, Portland 84: Portland leads by 14 points.
Day trips. Marrakech 28, Portland 58: Portland leads by 30 points.
Good for families. Marrakech 25, Portland 55: Portland leads by 30 points.
Getting around. Marrakech 38, Portland 62: Portland leads by 24 points.
Shopping & style. Marrakech 72, Portland 52: Marrakech leads by 20 points.
Affordability. Marrakech 72, Portland 38: Marrakech leads by 34 points.
Live music & performing arts. Marrakech 25, Portland 55: Portland leads by 30 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Marrakech 75, Portland 42: Marrakech leads by 33 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Marrakech and Portland.

Your match

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

Marrakech
49match

Wins on culture and sights and prices with your weighting.

Portland
Best match
52match

Wins on day trips 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
14 hdaylight a day

Portland in July

27 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
13 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MarrakechPortland

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Marrakech: 1991-2020 normals, Marrakech (5.1 km from centre). Portland: 1991-2020 normals, Portland International Airport (9.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMarrakechPortland
Official languageArabic, Standard Moroccan Tamazight-
CurrencyMoroccan Dirham (MAD)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCE50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1UTC-8, UTC-7 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15911
Elevation465 m152 m
Main airportMarrakesh Menara Airport (RAK)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinationsPortland International Airport (PDX)10 km from centre88 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureMarrakechPortland
City population1,002,697652,503
People per km²4,3601,736
Museums within 10 km1417
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10

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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.