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The Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens, Marrakech
MarrakechThe Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens
A chairlift and the runs on Whistler Mountain, Whistler
WhistlerA chairlift and the runs on Whistler Mountain

Photos: Marrakech by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Whistler by Ruth Hartnup, CC BY 2.0, cropped.

Marrakech or Whistler?

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
  • culture and sights
  • shopping

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

Choose Whistler for

  • families
  • getting around
  • nature and the outdoors

What lies behind each score is written up on Whistler’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, Whistler 30: Whistler leads by 23 points.
Food & drink. Marrakech 64, Whistler 40: Marrakech leads by 24 points.
Culture & sights. Marrakech 76, Whistler 20: Marrakech leads by 56 points.
Nightlife. Marrakech 33, Whistler 42: Whistler leads by 9 points.
Nature & outdoors. Marrakech 70, Whistler 97: Whistler leads by 27 points.
Day trips. Marrakech 28, Whistler 30: Whistler leads by 2 points.
Good for families. Marrakech 25, Whistler 68: Whistler leads by 43 points.
Getting around. Marrakech 38, Whistler 68: Whistler leads by 30 points.
Shopping & style. Marrakech 72, Whistler 30: Marrakech leads by 42 points.
Affordability. Marrakech 72, Whistler 12: Marrakech leads by 60 points.
Live music & performing arts. Marrakech 25, Whistler 15: Marrakech leads by 10 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Marrakech 75, Whistler 60: Marrakech leads by 15 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Marrakech and Whistler.

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 culture and sights with your weighting.

Whistler
43match

Wins on families 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

Whistler in July

25 °Cdaytime high
10 °Cnight-time low
46 mmrain in the month
No recordsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MarrakechWhistler

Where the figures come from

Whistler has no rain gauge within 25 km of the centre, so its rainfall comes from a gridded climate dataset read at the city rather than from a gauge further away.

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Marrakech: 1991-2020 normals, Marrakech (5.1 km from centre). Whistler: 1991-2020 normals, Whistler - Nesters (1.1 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMarrakechWhistler
Official languageArabic, Standard Moroccan TamazightFrench, English
CurrencyMoroccan Dirham (MAD)Canadian Dollar (CAD)
SocketsCE50 HzAB120 V, 60 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1UTC-8, UTC-7 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15911
Elevation465 m670 m
Main airportMarrakesh Menara Airport (RAK)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinationsVancouver International Airport (YVR)104 km from centre109 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasureMarrakechWhistler
City population1,002,69713,982
People per km²4,36058
Museums within 10 km141
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10

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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. 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 2026-11-02. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.