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The Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens, Marrakech
MarrakechThe Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens
The Iguazu Falls in the green jungle, Puerto Iguazu
Puerto IguazuThe Iguazu Falls in the green jungle

Photos: Marrakech by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Puerto Iguazu by Muhammed Ballan, Pexels License.

Marrakech or Puerto Iguazu?

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
  • shopping
  • wellness

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

Choose Puerto Iguazu for

  • families
  • nature and the outdoors
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Puerto Iguazu’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, Puerto Iguazu 5: Marrakech leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Marrakech 64, Puerto Iguazu 28: Marrakech leads by 36 points.
Culture & sights. Marrakech 76, Puerto Iguazu 9: Marrakech leads by 67 points.
Nightlife. Marrakech 33, Puerto Iguazu 14: Marrakech leads by 19 points.
Nature & outdoors. Marrakech 70, Puerto Iguazu 95: Puerto Iguazu leads by 25 points.
Day trips. Marrakech 28, Puerto Iguazu 33: Puerto Iguazu leads by 5 points.
Good for families. Marrakech 25, Puerto Iguazu 55: Puerto Iguazu leads by 30 points.
Getting around. Marrakech 38, Puerto Iguazu 54: Puerto Iguazu leads by 16 points.
Shopping & style. Marrakech 72, Puerto Iguazu 17: Marrakech leads by 55 points.
Affordability. Marrakech 72, Puerto Iguazu 48: Marrakech leads by 24 points.
Live music & performing arts. Marrakech 25, Puerto Iguazu 7: Marrakech leads by 18 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Marrakech 75, Puerto Iguazu 34: Marrakech leads by 41 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Marrakech and Puerto Iguazu.

Your match

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

Marrakech
Best match
49match

Wins on culture and sights and shopping with your weighting.

Puerto Iguazu
33match

Wins on families and nature and the outdoors 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

Puerto Iguazu in July

22 °Cdaytime high
11 °Cnight-time low
103 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
11 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MarrakechPuerto Iguazu

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Marrakech: 1991-2020 normals, Marrakech (5.1 km from centre). Puerto Iguazu: 1991-2020 normals, Iguazu Aerodrome (17.8 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMarrakechPuerto Iguazu
Official languageArabic, Standard Moroccan TamazightSpanish
CurrencyMoroccan Dirham (MAD)Argentine Peso (ARS)
SocketsCE50 HzCI220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1UTC-3
Emergency numberPolice 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15117 or 911
Elevation465 m162 m
Main airportMarrakesh Menara Airport (RAK)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinationsCataratas Del Iguazú International Airport (IGR)18 km from centre8 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureMarrakechPuerto Iguazu
City population1,002,69754,903
People per km²4,360-
Museums within 10 km140
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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.