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The Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens, Marrakech
MarrakechThe Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens
The Arctic Cathedral, Tromso
TromsoThe Arctic Cathedral

Photos: Marrakech by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Tromso by Moyan Brenn, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Marrakech or Tromso?

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
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Tromso for

  • nature and the outdoors
  • getting around
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Tromso’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, Tromso 8: Tromso leads by 1 points.
Food & drink. Marrakech 64, Tromso 36: Marrakech leads by 28 points.
Culture & sights. Marrakech 76, Tromso 27: Marrakech leads by 49 points.
Nightlife. Marrakech 33, Tromso 38: Tromso leads by 5 points.
Nature & outdoors. Marrakech 70, Tromso 92: Tromso leads by 22 points.
Day trips. Marrakech 28, Tromso 14: Marrakech leads by 14 points.
Good for families. Marrakech 25, Tromso 45: Tromso leads by 20 points.
Getting around. Marrakech 38, Tromso 60: Tromso leads by 22 points.
Shopping & style. Marrakech 72, Tromso 15: Marrakech leads by 57 points.
Affordability. Marrakech 72, Tromso 11: Marrakech leads by 61 points.
Live music & performing arts. Marrakech 25, Tromso 32: Tromso leads by 7 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Marrakech 75, Tromso 38: Marrakech leads by 37 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Marrakech and Tromso.

Your match

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

Marrakech
Best match
49match

Wins on prices and shopping with your weighting.

Tromso
35match

Wins on nature and the outdoors 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
No seasea
14 hdaylight a day

Tromso in July

16 °Cdaytime high
9 °Cnight-time low
73 mmrain in the month
8 hsunshine a day
10 °Csea
24 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MarrakechTromso

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Marrakech: 1991-2020 normals, Marrakech (5.1 km from centre). Tromso: 1991-2020 normals, Tromso (0.9 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMarrakechTromso
Official languageArabic, Standard Moroccan TamazightNorwegian, Nynorsk, Bokmål, Sámi
CurrencyMoroccan Dirham (MAD)Norwegian Krone (NOK)
SocketsCE50 HzCF230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15Police 112, ambulance 113, fire 110
Elevation465 m20 m
Main airportMarrakesh Menara Airport (RAK)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinationsTromsø Airport (TOS)4 km from centre49 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days13 days

By the numbers

MeasureMarrakechTromso
City population1,002,69779,943
People per km²4,36032
Museums within 10 km148
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °C-None

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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. Tourism statistics from Eurostat, © European Union, reused under CC BY 4.0. 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.