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The Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens, Marrakech
MarrakechThe Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens
Vilnius Cathedral, Vilnius
VilniusVilnius Cathedral

Photos: Marrakech by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Vilnius by Scotch Mist, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Marrakech or Vilnius?

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 Vilnius for

  • day trips
  • getting around
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Vilnius’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, Vilnius 17: Vilnius leads by 10 points.
Food & drink. Marrakech 64, Vilnius 50: Marrakech leads by 14 points.
Culture & sights. Marrakech 76, Vilnius 66: Marrakech leads by 10 points.
Nightlife. Marrakech 33, Vilnius 46: Vilnius leads by 13 points.
Nature & outdoors. Marrakech 70, Vilnius 52: Marrakech leads by 18 points.
Day trips. Marrakech 28, Vilnius 60: Vilnius leads by 32 points.
Good for families. Marrakech 25, Vilnius 44: Vilnius leads by 19 points.
Getting around. Marrakech 38, Vilnius 68: Vilnius leads by 30 points.
Shopping & style. Marrakech 72, Vilnius 38: Marrakech leads by 34 points.
Affordability. Marrakech 72, Vilnius 64: Marrakech leads by 8 points.
Live music & performing arts. Marrakech 25, Vilnius 54: Vilnius leads by 29 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Marrakech 75, Vilnius 34: Marrakech leads by 41 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Marrakech and Vilnius.

Your match

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

Too close to call, level with your weighting

Marrakech
49match

Wins on wellness and shopping with your weighting.

Vilnius
49match

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

Vilnius in July

24 °Cdaytime high
14 °Cnight-time low
90 mmrain in the month
9 hsunshine a day
17 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). Vilnius: 1991-2020 normals, Vilnius (13 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMarrakechVilnius
Official languageArabic, Standard Moroccan TamazightLithuanian
CurrencyMoroccan Dirham (MAD)Euro (EUR)
SocketsCE50 HzCF220 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1UTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15112
Elevation465 m98 m
Main airportMarrakesh Menara Airport (RAK)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinationsVilnius International Airport (VNO)6 km from centre82 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureMarrakechVilnius
City population1,002,697619,405
People per km²4,3601,545
Museums within 10 km1431
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km13

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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.