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Elizabeth Quay and the centre of Perth, Perth
PerthElizabeth Quay and the centre of Perth
The Cap Spartel lighthouse among palms, Tangier
TangierThe Cap Spartel lighthouse among palms

Photos: Perth by Samuel Wiki, CC BY 4.0, cropped; Tangier by Ideophagous, CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped.

Perth or Tangier?

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 Perth for

  • families
  • beaches
  • live music and the arts

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

Choose Tangier for

  • prices
  • day trips
  • culture and sights

What lies behind each score is written up on Tangier’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. Perth 86, Tangier 50: Perth leads by 36 points.
Food & drink. Perth and Tangier are level on 58.
Culture & sights. Perth 42, Tangier 57: Tangier leads by 15 points.
Nightlife. Perth 42, Tangier 30: Perth leads by 12 points.
Nature & outdoors. Perth 72, Tangier 55: Perth leads by 17 points.
Day trips. Perth 48, Tangier 72: Tangier leads by 24 points.
Good for families. Perth 74, Tangier 35: Perth leads by 39 points.
Getting around. Perth 55, Tangier 40: Perth leads by 15 points.
Shopping & style. Perth 44, Tangier 42: Perth leads by 2 points.
Affordability. Perth 28, Tangier 76: Tangier leads by 48 points.
Live music & performing arts. Perth 50, Tangier 28: Perth leads by 22 points.
Wellness & relaxation. Perth 38, Tangier 50: Tangier leads by 12 points.
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What lies behind each score is written up on the two cities’ own pages: Perth and Tangier.

Your match

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

Perth
Best match
53match

Wins on families and beaches with your weighting.

Tangier
49match

Wins on prices 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.

Perth in July

19 °Cdaytime high
8 °Cnight-time low
145 mmrain in the month
6 hsunshine a day
20 °Csea
10 hdaylight a day

Tangier in July

29 °Cdaytime high
19 °Cnight-time low
1 mmrain in the month
12 hsunshine a day
22 °Csea
14 hdaylight a day

Daytime high, °C

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Rainfall in the month, mm

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Temperature and rainfall are climate normals, averaged over the years shown. Perth: 1991-2020 normals, Perth (7.3 km from centre). Tangier: 1991-2020 normals, Tanger Aerodrome (9.5 km from centre).

Before you go

MeasurePerthTangier
Official languageEnglishArabic, Standard Moroccan Tamazight
CurrencyAustralian Dollar (AUD)Moroccan Dirham (MAD)
SocketsI230 V, 50 HzCE50 Hz
Driving sideLeftRight
Time zoneUTC+8UTC+1
Emergency number000Police 19/112, ambulance 15, fire 15
Elevation2 m56 m
Main airportPerth International Airport (PER)10 km from centre49 non-stop destinationsTangier Ibn Battuta Airport (TNG)11 km from centre50 non-stop destinations
Public holidays this year11 days11 days

By the numbers

MeasurePerthTangier
City population2,141,8341,275,428
People per km²3346,393
Museums within 10 km156
UNESCO World Heritage sites within 50 km11
Swim season, months above 21 °C5 months3 months

Where else could you go?

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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. Sea surface temperature from NOAA OISST v2.1, NOAA Physical Sciences Laboratory. Airport data from OurAirports (public domain). Public holidays from Nager.Date (MIT). Exchange rates via Frankfurter, based on European Central Bank reference rates. 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. 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.