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The Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens, Marrakech
MarrakechThe Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens
São Paulo Cathedral, Sao Paulo
Sao PauloSão Paulo Cathedral

Photos: Marrakech by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Sao Paulo by Webysther Nunes, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Marrakech or Sao Paulo?

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
  • nature and the outdoors
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Sao Paulo for

  • nightlife
  • live music and the arts
  • beaches

What lies behind each score is written up on Sao Paulo’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, Sao Paulo 42: Sao Paulo leads by 35 points.
Food & drink. Marrakech 64, Sao Paulo 84: Sao Paulo leads by 20 points.
Culture & sights. Marrakech 76, Sao Paulo 60: Marrakech leads by 16 points.
Nightlife. Marrakech 33, Sao Paulo 86: Sao Paulo leads by 53 points.
Nature & outdoors. Marrakech 70, Sao Paulo 48: Marrakech leads by 22 points.
Day trips. Marrakech 28, Sao Paulo 47: Sao Paulo leads by 19 points.
Good for families. Marrakech 25, Sao Paulo 52: Sao Paulo leads by 27 points.
Getting around. Marrakech 38, Sao Paulo 44: Sao Paulo leads by 6 points.
Shopping & style. Marrakech 72, Sao Paulo 70: Marrakech leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Marrakech 72, Sao Paulo 62: Marrakech leads by 10 points.
Live music & performing arts. Marrakech 25, Sao Paulo 76: Sao Paulo leads by 51 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Marrakech 75, Sao Paulo 25: Marrakech leads by 50 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Marrakech and Sao Paulo.

Your match

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

Marrakech
49match

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

Sao Paulo
Best match
58match

Wins on nightlife and live music and the arts 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

Sao Paulo in July

23 °Cdaytime high
13 °Cnight-time low
53 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
11 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MarrakechSao Paulo

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Marrakech: 1991-2020 normals, Marrakech (5.1 km from centre). Sao Paulo: 1991-2020 normals, Sao Paulo (5.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMarrakechSao Paulo
Official languageArabic, Standard Moroccan TamazightPortuguese
CurrencyMoroccan Dirham (MAD)Brazilian Real (BRL)
SocketsCE50 HzCN60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1UTC-3
Emergency numberPolice 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15Police 190, ambulance 192, fire 193
Elevation465 m760 m
Main airportMarrakesh Menara Airport (RAK)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinationsSão Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU)21 km from centre104 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days15 days

By the numbers

MeasureMarrakechSao Paulo
City population1,002,69711,451,999
People per km²4,3607,519
Museums within 10 km1490
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.