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The Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens, Marrakech
MarrakechThe Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens
The Opera House from the water, Sydney
SydneyThe Opera House from the water

Photos: Marrakech by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Sydney by Bernard Spragg, CC0.

Marrakech or Sydney?

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
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Sydney for

  • beaches
  • families
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Sydney’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, Sydney 95: Sydney leads by 88 points.
Food & drink. Marrakech 64, Sydney 77: Sydney leads by 13 points.
Culture & sights. Marrakech 76, Sydney 60: Marrakech leads by 16 points.
Nightlife. Marrakech 33, Sydney 60: Sydney leads by 27 points.
Nature & outdoors. Marrakech 70, Sydney 85: Sydney leads by 15 points.
Day trips. Marrakech 28, Sydney 50: Sydney leads by 22 points.
Good for families. Marrakech 25, Sydney 75: Sydney leads by 50 points.
Getting around. Marrakech 38, Sydney 75: Sydney leads by 37 points.
Shopping & style. Marrakech 72, Sydney 68: Marrakech leads by 4 points.
Affordability. Marrakech 72, Sydney 22: Marrakech leads by 50 points.
Live music & performing arts. Marrakech 25, Sydney 73: Sydney leads by 48 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Marrakech 75, Sydney 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 Sydney.

Your match

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

Marrakech
49match

Wins on prices and wellness with your weighting.

Sydney
Best match
66match

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

Sydney in July

18 °Cdaytime high
9 °Cnight-time low
70 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
19 °Csea
10 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MarrakechSydney

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Marrakech: 1991-2020 normals, Marrakech (5.1 km from centre). Sydney: 1991-2020 normals, Sydney Airport (3.7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMarrakechSydney
Official languageArabic, Standard Moroccan TamazightEnglish
CurrencyMoroccan Dirham (MAD)Australian Dollar (AUD)
SocketsCE50 HzI230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1UTC+10, UTC+11 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15000
Elevation465 m6 m
Main airportMarrakesh Menara Airport (RAK)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinationsSydney Kingsford Smith International Airport (SYD)9 km from centre99 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureMarrakechSydney
City population1,002,6975,450,496
People per km²4,360449
Museums within 10 km1438
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km12
Swim season, months above 21 °C-6 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 2026-10-31. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.