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The Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens, Marrakech
MarrakechThe Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens
The Colosseum, Rome
RomeThe Colosseum

Photos: Marrakech by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Rome by Tournasol7, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Marrakech or Rome?

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 Rome for

  • day trips
  • beaches
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Rome’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, Rome 50: Rome leads by 43 points.
Food & drink. Marrakech 64, Rome 82: Rome leads by 18 points.
Culture & sights. Marrakech 76, Rome 99: Rome leads by 23 points.
Nightlife. Marrakech 33, Rome 58: Rome leads by 25 points.
Nature & outdoors. Marrakech 70, Rome 58: Marrakech leads by 12 points.
Day trips. Marrakech 28, Rome 92: Rome leads by 64 points.
Good for families. Marrakech 25, Rome 50: Rome leads by 25 points.
Getting around. Marrakech 38, Rome 60: Rome leads by 22 points.
Shopping & style. Marrakech and Rome are level on 72.
Affordability. Marrakech 72, Rome 38: Marrakech leads by 34 points.
Live music & performing arts. Marrakech 25, Rome 68: Rome leads by 43 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Marrakech 75, Rome 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 Rome.

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.

Rome
Best match
64match

Wins on day trips and beaches 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
No seasea
14 hdaylight a day

Rome in July

31 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
21 mmrain in the month
11 hsunshine a day
25 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Rome's sunshine is measured 31 km from the centre, at Vigna Di Valle.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Marrakech: 1991-2020 normals, Marrakech (5.1 km from centre). Rome: 1991-2020 normals, Roma / Ciampino (15.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMarrakechRome
Official languageArabic, Standard Moroccan TamazightItalian
CurrencyMoroccan Dirham (MAD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCE50 HzCFL230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15112
Elevation465 m21 m
Main airportMarrakesh Menara Airport (RAK)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinationsRome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport (FCO)23 km from centre242 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureMarrakechRome
City population1,002,6972,748,109
People per km²4,3602,135
Museums within 10 km14178
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km17
Swim season, months above 21 °C-5 months

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.