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The Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens, Marrakech
MarrakechThe Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens
The US Capitol, Washington DC
Washington DCThe US Capitol

Photos: Marrakech by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Washington DC by Guohua Song, Pexels License.

Marrakech or Washington DC?

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 Washington DC for

  • families
  • day trips
  • live music and the arts

What lies behind each score is written up on Washington DC’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, Washington DC 12: Washington DC leads by 5 points.
Food & drink. Marrakech 64, Washington DC 67: Washington DC leads by 3 points.
Culture & sights. Marrakech 76, Washington DC 84: Washington DC leads by 8 points.
Nightlife. Marrakech 33, Washington DC 57: Washington DC leads by 24 points.
Nature & outdoors. Marrakech 70, Washington DC 64: Marrakech leads by 6 points.
Day trips. Marrakech 28, Washington DC 73: Washington DC leads by 45 points.
Good for families. Marrakech 25, Washington DC 73: Washington DC leads by 48 points.
Getting around. Marrakech 38, Washington DC 72: Washington DC leads by 34 points.
Shopping & style. Marrakech 72, Washington DC 52: Marrakech leads by 20 points.
Affordability. Marrakech 72, Washington DC 28: Marrakech leads by 44 points.
Live music & performing arts. Marrakech 25, Washington DC 67: Washington DC leads by 42 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Marrakech 75, Washington DC 26: Marrakech leads by 49 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Marrakech and Washington DC.

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.

Washington DC
Best match
56match

Wins on families and day trips 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

Washington DC in July

32 °Cdaytime high
22 °Cnight-time low
108 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
25 °Csea
15 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MarrakechWashington DC

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Marrakech: 1991-2020 normals, Marrakech (5.1 km from centre). Washington DC: 1991-2020 normals, Washington National Airport (5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMarrakechWashington DC
Official languageArabic, Standard Moroccan Tamazight-
CurrencyMoroccan Dirham (MAD)US Dollar (USD)
SocketsCE50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1UTC-5, UTC-4 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15911
Elevation465 m72 m
Main airportMarrakesh Menara Airport (RAK)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinationsRonald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)5 km from centre105 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureMarrakechWashington DC
City population1,002,697689,545
People per km²4,3603,896
Museums within 10 km1498
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °C-3 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.