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The Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens, Marrakech
MarrakechThe Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens
The Riverwalk and the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge, Wilmington
WilmingtonThe Riverwalk and the Cape Fear Memorial Bridge

Photos: Marrakech by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Wilmington by Unexpected Snacks, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Marrakech or Wilmington?

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
  • culture and sights

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

Choose Wilmington for

  • beaches
  • families
  • day trips

What lies behind each score is written up on Wilmington’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, Wilmington 73: Wilmington leads by 66 points.
Food & drink. Marrakech 64, Wilmington 48: Marrakech leads by 16 points.
Culture & sights. Marrakech 76, Wilmington 40: Marrakech leads by 36 points.
Nightlife. Marrakech 33, Wilmington 40: Wilmington leads by 7 points.
Nature & outdoors. Marrakech 70, Wilmington 58: Marrakech leads by 12 points.
Day trips. Marrakech 28, Wilmington 45: Wilmington leads by 17 points.
Good for families. Marrakech 25, Wilmington 62: Wilmington leads by 37 points.
Getting around. Marrakech 38, Wilmington 28: Marrakech leads by 10 points.
Shopping & style. Marrakech 72, Wilmington 33: Marrakech leads by 39 points.
Affordability. Marrakech 72, Wilmington 42: Marrakech leads by 30 points.
Live music & performing arts. Marrakech 25, Wilmington 40: Wilmington leads by 15 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Marrakech 75, Wilmington 33: Marrakech leads by 42 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Marrakech and Wilmington.

Your match

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

Marrakech
Best match
49match

Wins on wellness and shopping with your weighting.

Wilmington
45match

Wins on beaches and families 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

Wilmington in July

32 °Cdaytime high
23 °Cnight-time low
174 mmrain in the month
10 hsunshine a day
27 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MarrakechWilmington

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Marrakech: 1991-2020 normals, Marrakech (5.1 km from centre). Wilmington: 1991-2020 normals, Wilmington / The Palms Mobile Home Park (5.3 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMarrakechWilmington
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 m9 m
Main airportMarrakesh Menara Airport (RAK)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinationsWilmington International Airport (ILM)5 km from centre25 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days14 days

By the numbers

MeasureMarrakechWilmington
City population1,002,697115,451
People per km²4,360839
Museums within 10 km142
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km10
Swim season, months above 21 °C-6 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 2026-11-02. Daily budgets are estimates from country price levels.