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The Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens, Marrakech
MarrakechThe Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens
Plaza de España, Seville
SevillePlaza de España

Photos: Marrakech by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Seville by Tibor Kovacs, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Marrakech or Seville?

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
  • shopping

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

Choose Seville for

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

What lies behind each score is written up on Seville’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, Seville 18: Seville leads by 11 points.
Food & drink. Marrakech 64, Seville 73: Seville leads by 9 points.
Culture & sights. Marrakech 76, Seville 82: Seville leads by 6 points.
Nightlife. Marrakech 33, Seville 62: Seville leads by 29 points.
Nature & outdoors. Marrakech 70, Seville 52: Marrakech leads by 18 points.
Day trips. Marrakech 28, Seville 80: Seville leads by 52 points.
Good for families. Marrakech 25, Seville 55: Seville leads by 30 points.
Getting around. Marrakech 38, Seville 72: Seville leads by 34 points.
Shopping & style. Marrakech 72, Seville 55: Marrakech leads by 17 points.
Affordability. Marrakech 72, Seville 58: Marrakech leads by 14 points.
Live music & performing arts. Marrakech 25, Seville 68: Seville leads by 43 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Marrakech 75, Seville 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 Seville.

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.

Seville
Best match
60match

Wins on day trips 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

Seville in July

36 °Cdaytime high
21 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MarrakechSeville

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Marrakech: 1991-2020 normals, Marrakech (5.1 km from centre). Seville: 1991-2020 normals, Sevilla / San Pablo (8.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMarrakechSeville
Official languageArabic, Standard Moroccan TamazightSpanish
CurrencyMoroccan Dirham (MAD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCE50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15112
Elevation465 m18 m
Main airportMarrakesh Menara Airport (RAK)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinationsSeville Airport (SVQ)9 km from centre96 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureMarrakechSeville
City population1,002,697689,423
People per km²4,3604,896
Museums within 10 km1424
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. 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.