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The Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens, Marrakech
MarrakechThe Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens
Puente de San Martín over the Tagus, Toledo
ToledoPuente de San Martín over the Tagus

Photos: Marrakech by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Toledo by Ввласенко, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Marrakech or Toledo?

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
  • shopping
  • nature and the outdoors

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

Choose Toledo for

  • day trips
  • getting around
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Toledo’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, Toledo 5: Marrakech leads by 2 points.
Food & drink. Marrakech 64, Toledo 40: Marrakech leads by 24 points.
Culture & sights. Marrakech 76, Toledo 79: Toledo leads by 3 points.
Nightlife. Marrakech 33, Toledo 22: Marrakech leads by 11 points.
Nature & outdoors. Marrakech 70, Toledo 40: Marrakech leads by 30 points.
Day trips. Marrakech 28, Toledo 78: Toledo leads by 50 points.
Good for families. Marrakech 25, Toledo 45: Toledo leads by 20 points.
Getting around. Marrakech 38, Toledo 64: Toledo leads by 26 points.
Shopping & style. Marrakech 72, Toledo 32: Marrakech leads by 40 points.
Affordability. Marrakech 72, Toledo 58: Marrakech leads by 14 points.
Live music & performing arts. Marrakech 25, Toledo 22: Marrakech leads by 3 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Marrakech 75, Toledo 30: Marrakech leads by 45 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Marrakech and Toledo.

Your match

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

Marrakech
Best match
49match

Wins on wellness and shopping with your weighting.

Toledo
43match

Wins on day trips and getting around 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

Toledo in July

35 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
6 mmrain in the month
13 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Marrakech: 1991-2020 normals, Marrakech (5.1 km from centre). Toledo: 1991-2020 normals, Toledo (2.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMarrakechToledo
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 m523 m
Main airportMarrakesh Menara Airport (RAK)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinationsAdolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)80 km from centre239 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureMarrakechToledo
City population1,002,69787,216
People per km²4,360376
Museums within 10 km1413
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km12

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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.