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The Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens, Marrakech
MarrakechThe Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens
The Basilica of Saint-Sernin, Toulouse
ToulouseThe Basilica of Saint-Sernin

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

Marrakech or Toulouse?

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
  • prices
  • shopping

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

Choose Toulouse for

  • day trips
  • families
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Toulouse’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, Toulouse 10: Toulouse leads by 3 points.
Food & drink. Marrakech 64, Toulouse 66: Toulouse leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Marrakech 76, Toulouse 64: Marrakech leads by 12 points.
Nightlife. Marrakech 33, Toulouse 56: Toulouse leads by 23 points.
Nature & outdoors. Marrakech 70, Toulouse 58: Marrakech leads by 12 points.
Day trips. Marrakech 28, Toulouse 72: Toulouse leads by 44 points.
Good for families. Marrakech 25, Toulouse 62: Toulouse leads by 37 points.
Getting around. Marrakech 38, Toulouse 70: Toulouse leads by 32 points.
Shopping & style. Marrakech 72, Toulouse 50: Marrakech leads by 22 points.
Affordability. Marrakech 72, Toulouse 46: Marrakech leads by 26 points.
Live music & performing arts. Marrakech 25, Toulouse 58: Toulouse leads by 33 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Marrakech 75, Toulouse 27: Marrakech leads by 48 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Marrakech and Toulouse.

Your match

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

Marrakech
49match

Wins on wellness and prices with your weighting.

Toulouse
Best match
53match

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

Toulouse in July

28 °Cdaytime high
17 °Cnight-time low
40 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MarrakechToulouse

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Marrakech: 1991-2020 normals, Marrakech (5.1 km from centre). Toulouse: 1991-2020 normals, Toulouse / Blagnac (7 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMarrakechToulouse
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 m115 m
Main airportMarrakesh Menara Airport (RAK)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinationsToulouse-Blagnac Airport (TLS)7 km from centre84 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureMarrakechToulouse
City population1,002,697514,819
People per km²4,3604,352
Museums within 10 km1424
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.