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The Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens, Marrakech
MarrakechThe Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens
Half-timbered houses on the canal, Petite France, Strasbourg
StrasbourgHalf-timbered houses on the canal, Petite France

Photos: Marrakech by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Strasbourg by Edoardo Colombo, Pexels License.

Marrakech or Strasbourg?

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
  • shopping
  • wellness

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

Choose Strasbourg for

  • day trips
  • families
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Strasbourg’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, Strasbourg 10: Strasbourg leads by 3 points.
Food & drink. Marrakech 64, Strasbourg 66: Strasbourg leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Marrakech 76, Strasbourg 70: Marrakech leads by 6 points.
Nightlife. Marrakech 33, Strasbourg 40: Strasbourg leads by 7 points.
Nature & outdoors. Marrakech 70, Strasbourg 62: Marrakech leads by 8 points.
Day trips. Marrakech 28, Strasbourg 80: Strasbourg leads by 52 points.
Good for families. Marrakech 25, Strasbourg 66: Strasbourg leads by 41 points.
Getting around. Marrakech 38, Strasbourg 79: Strasbourg leads by 41 points.
Shopping & style. Marrakech 72, Strasbourg 52: Marrakech leads by 20 points.
Affordability. Marrakech 72, Strasbourg 44: Marrakech leads by 28 points.
Live music & performing arts. Marrakech 25, Strasbourg 56: Strasbourg leads by 31 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Marrakech 75, Strasbourg 55: Marrakech leads by 20 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Marrakech and Strasbourg.

Your match

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

Marrakech
49match

Wins on prices and shopping with your weighting.

Strasbourg
Best match
57match

Wins on day trips 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
14 hdaylight a day

Strasbourg in July

26 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
72 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MarrakechStrasbourg

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Marrakech: 1991-2020 normals, Marrakech (5.1 km from centre). Strasbourg: 1991-2020 normals, Strasbourg (9.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMarrakechStrasbourg
Official languageArabic, Standard Moroccan TamazightFrench
CurrencyMoroccan Dirham (MAD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCE50 HzCE230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15112
Elevation465 m132 m
Main airportMarrakesh Menara Airport (RAK)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinationsStrasbourg Airport (SXB)10 km from centre43 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureMarrakechStrasbourg
City population1,002,697293,771
People per km²4,3603,752
Museums within 10 km1421
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.