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The Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens, Marrakech
MarrakechThe Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens
Charles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower, Prague
PragueCharles Bridge and the Old Town Bridge Tower

Photos: Marrakech by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Prague by Dietmar Rabich, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Marrakech or Prague?

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
  • food and drink

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

Choose Prague for

  • live music and the arts
  • day trips
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Prague’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, Prague 10: Prague leads by 3 points.
Food & drink. Marrakech 64, Prague 50: Marrakech leads by 14 points.
Culture & sights. Marrakech 76, Prague 83: Prague leads by 7 points.
Nightlife. Marrakech 33, Prague 65: Prague leads by 32 points.
Nature & outdoors. Marrakech 70, Prague 58: Marrakech leads by 12 points.
Day trips. Marrakech 28, Prague 77: Prague leads by 49 points.
Good for families. Marrakech 25, Prague 50: Prague leads by 25 points.
Getting around. Marrakech 38, Prague 83: Prague leads by 45 points.
Shopping & style. Marrakech 72, Prague 50: Marrakech leads by 22 points.
Affordability. Marrakech 72, Prague 62: Marrakech leads by 10 points.
Live music & performing arts. Marrakech 25, Prague 76: Prague leads by 51 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Marrakech 75, Prague 40: Marrakech leads by 35 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Marrakech and Prague.

Your match

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

Marrakech
49match

Wins on wellness and shopping with your weighting.

Prague
Best match
59match

Wins on live music and the arts and day trips 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

Prague in July

25 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
76 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MarrakechPrague

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Marrakech: 1991-2020 normals, Marrakech (5.1 km from centre). Prague: 1991-2020 normals, Praha-Libus (8.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMarrakechPrague
Official languageArabic, Standard Moroccan TamazightCzech
CurrencyMoroccan Dirham (MAD)Czech Koruna (CZK)
SocketsCE50 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15112
Elevation465 m235 m
Main airportMarrakesh Menara Airport (RAK)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinationsVáclav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)12 km from centre178 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureMarrakechPrague
City population1,002,6971,397,880
People per km²4,3602,817
Museums within 10 km1488
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11

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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.