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The Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens, Marrakech
MarrakechThe Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens
Shibuya Crossing, Tokyo
TokyoShibuya Crossing

Photos: Marrakech by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Tokyo by Benh LIEU SONG, CC BY-SA 2.0, cropped.

Marrakech or Tokyo?

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
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Tokyo for

  • families
  • live music and the arts
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Tokyo’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, Tokyo 40: Tokyo leads by 33 points.
Food & drink. Marrakech 64, Tokyo 98: Tokyo leads by 34 points.
Culture & sights. Marrakech 76, Tokyo 84: Tokyo leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Marrakech 33, Tokyo 86: Tokyo leads by 53 points.
Nature & outdoors. Marrakech 70, Tokyo 68: Marrakech leads by 2 points.
Day trips. Marrakech 28, Tokyo 85: Tokyo leads by 57 points.
Good for families. Marrakech 25, Tokyo 95: Tokyo leads by 70 points.
Getting around. Marrakech 38, Tokyo 98: Tokyo leads by 60 points.
Shopping & style. Marrakech 72, Tokyo 99: Tokyo leads by 27 points.
Affordability. Marrakech 72, Tokyo 48: Marrakech leads by 24 points.
Live music & performing arts. Marrakech 25, Tokyo 86: Tokyo leads by 61 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Marrakech 75, Tokyo 78: Tokyo leads by 3 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Marrakech and Tokyo.

Your match

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

Marrakech
49match

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

Tokyo
Best match
80match

Wins on families 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
No seasea
14 hdaylight a day

Tokyo in July

30 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
157 mmrain in the month
5 hsunshine a day
23 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MarrakechTokyo

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Marrakech: 1991-2020 normals, Marrakech (5.1 km from centre). Tokyo: 1991-2020 normals, Tokyo (3.6 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMarrakechTokyo
Official languageArabic, Standard Moroccan TamazightJapanese
CurrencyMoroccan Dirham (MAD)Yen (JPY)
SocketsCE50 HzAB100 V, 50 and 60 Hz depending on the region
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1UTC+9
Emergency numberPolice 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15Police 110, fire 119
Elevation465 m6 m
Main airportMarrakesh Menara Airport (RAK)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinationsTokyo Haneda International Airport (HND)18 km from centre98 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days16 days

By the numbers

MeasureMarrakechTokyo
City population1,002,69714,264,798
People per km²4,3606,501
Museums within 10 km14192
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °C-4 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.