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The Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens, Marrakech
MarrakechThe Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens
St. Petersburg, Florida

Photos: Marrakech by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Marrakech or St. Petersburg, Florida?

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

  • prices
  • wellness
  • shopping

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

Choose St. Petersburg, Florida for

  • beaches
  • families
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on St. Petersburg, Florida’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, St. Petersburg, Florida 85: St. Petersburg, Florida leads by 78 points.
Food & drink. Marrakech 64, St. Petersburg, Florida 52: Marrakech leads by 12 points.
Culture & sights. Marrakech 76, St. Petersburg, Florida 52: Marrakech leads by 24 points.
Nightlife. Marrakech 33, St. Petersburg, Florida 44: St. Petersburg, Florida leads by 11 points.
Nature & outdoors. Marrakech 70, St. Petersburg, Florida 58: Marrakech leads by 12 points.
Day trips. Marrakech 28, St. Petersburg, Florida 55: St. Petersburg, Florida leads by 27 points.
Good for families. Marrakech 25, St. Petersburg, Florida 70: St. Petersburg, Florida leads by 45 points.
Getting around. Marrakech 38, St. Petersburg, Florida 33: Marrakech leads by 5 points.
Shopping & style. Marrakech 72, St. Petersburg, Florida 38: Marrakech leads by 34 points.
Affordability. Marrakech 72, St. Petersburg, Florida 35: Marrakech leads by 37 points.
Live music & performing arts. Marrakech 25, St. Petersburg, Florida 42: St. Petersburg, Florida leads by 17 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Marrakech 75, St. Petersburg, Florida 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 St. Petersburg, Florida.

Your match

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

Too close to call, 1 point apart

Marrakech
49match

Wins on prices and wellness with your weighting.

St. Petersburg, Florida
50match

Wins on beaches and families 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

St. Petersburg, Florida in July

32 °Cdaytime high
26 °Cnight-time low
197 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
30 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MarrakechSt. Petersburg, Florida

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Marrakech: 1991-2020 normals, Marrakech (5.1 km from centre). St. Petersburg, Florida: 1998-2020 (sunshine 1991-2020, rainfall 1991-2020) normals, Saint Petersburg (1.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMarrakechSt. Petersburg, Florida
Official languageArabic, Standard Moroccan Tamazight-
CurrencyMoroccan Dirham (MAD)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCE50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1UTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15911
Elevation465 m134 m
Main airportMarrakesh Menara Airport (RAK)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinationsSt. Petersburg Clearwater International Airport (PIE)16 km from centre60 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureMarrakechSt. Petersburg, Florida
City population1,002,697258,308
People per km²4,360725
Museums within 10 km1413
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °C-8 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. 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.