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The Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens, Marrakech
MarrakechThe Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens
The red cable car above Wellington, Wellington
WellingtonThe red cable car above Wellington

Photos: Marrakech by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Wellington by lumoplank, CC0.

Marrakech or Wellington?

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
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Wellington for

  • families
  • live music and the arts
  • getting around

What lies behind each score is written up on Wellington’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, Wellington 33: Wellington leads by 26 points.
Food & drink. Marrakech 64, Wellington 62: Marrakech leads by 2 points.
Culture & sights. Marrakech 76, Wellington 44: Marrakech leads by 32 points.
Nightlife. Marrakech 33, Wellington 45: Wellington leads by 12 points.
Nature & outdoors. Marrakech 70, Wellington 78: Wellington leads by 8 points.
Day trips. Marrakech 28, Wellington 40: Wellington leads by 12 points.
Good for families. Marrakech 25, Wellington 62: Wellington leads by 37 points.
Getting around. Marrakech 38, Wellington 68: Wellington leads by 30 points.
Shopping & style. Marrakech 72, Wellington 42: Marrakech leads by 30 points.
Affordability. Marrakech 72, Wellington 33: Marrakech leads by 39 points.
Live music & performing arts. Marrakech 25, Wellington 56: Wellington leads by 31 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Marrakech 75, Wellington 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 Wellington.

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
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Wins on wellness and prices with your weighting.

Wellington
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Wins on families and live music and the arts 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

Wellington in July

12 °Cdaytime high
7 °Cnight-time low
111 mmrain in the month
4 hsunshine a day
12 °Csea
10 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Where the figures come from

Wellington's sunshine is measured 47 km from the centre, at Paraparaumu Aerodrome.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Marrakech: 1991-2020 normals, Marrakech (5.1 km from centre). Wellington: 1961-1990 (sunshine 1991-2020) normals, Wellington Aerodrome Aws (5.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMarrakechWellington
Official languageArabic, Standard Moroccan TamazightEnglish, New Zealand Sign Language, Māori
CurrencyMoroccan Dirham (MAD)New Zealand Dollar (NZD)
SocketsCE50 HzI230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightLeft
Time zoneUTC+1UTC+12, UTC+13 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15111
Elevation465 m0 m
Main airportMarrakesh Menara Airport (RAK)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinationsWellington International Airport (WLG)5 km from centre20 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days12 days

By the numbers

MeasureMarrakechWellington
City population1,002,697216,200
People per km²4,360487
Museums within 10 km1412
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. 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 2026-11-01. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.