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The Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens, Marrakech
MarrakechThe Koutoubia Mosque from its gardens
The Limmat from Quaibrücke, Zurich
ZurichThe Limmat from Quaibrücke

Photos: Marrakech by Jorge Franganillo, CC BY 2.0, cropped; Zurich by Daniel Kraft, CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped.

Marrakech or Zurich?

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
  • wellness

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

Choose Zurich for

  • getting around
  • day trips
  • families

What lies behind each score is written up on Zurich’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, Zurich 45: Zurich leads by 38 points.
Food & drink. Marrakech 64, Zurich 53: Marrakech leads by 11 points.
Culture & sights. Marrakech 76, Zurich 58: Marrakech leads by 18 points.
Nightlife. Marrakech 33, Zurich 62: Zurich leads by 29 points.
Nature & outdoors. Marrakech 70, Zurich 80: Zurich leads by 10 points.
Day trips. Marrakech 28, Zurich 84: Zurich leads by 56 points.
Good for families. Marrakech 25, Zurich 76: Zurich leads by 51 points.
Getting around. Marrakech 38, Zurich 95: Zurich leads by 57 points.
Shopping & style. Marrakech 72, Zurich 66: Marrakech leads by 6 points.
Affordability. Marrakech 72, Zurich 3: Marrakech leads by 69 points.
Live music & performing arts. Marrakech 25, Zurich 70: Zurich leads by 45 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Marrakech 75, Zurich 58: Marrakech leads by 17 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Marrakech and Zurich.

Your match

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

Marrakech
49match

Wins on prices and culture and sights with your weighting.

Zurich
Best match
63match

Wins on getting around 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
14 hdaylight a day

Zurich in July

24 °Cdaytime high
15 °Cnight-time low
126 mmrain in the month
7 hsunshine a day
16 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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MarrakechZurich

Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Marrakech: 1991-2020 normals, Marrakech (5.1 km from centre). Zurich: 1991-2020 normals, Zurich Town / Ville. (2.2 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasureMarrakechZurich
Official languageArabic, Standard Moroccan TamazightFrench, German, Italian, Romansh
CurrencyMoroccan Dirham (MAD)Swiss Franc (CHF)
SocketsCE50 HzCJ230 V, 50 Hz
Driving sideRightRight
Time zoneUTC+1UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Emergency numberPolice 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15112
Elevation465 m408 m
Main airportMarrakesh Menara Airport (RAK)6 km from centre113 non-stop destinationsZürich Airport (ZRH)9 km from centre226 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days10 days

By the numbers

MeasureMarrakechZurich
City population1,002,697440,935
People per km²4,3605,016
Museums within 10 km1463
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11

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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. 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.