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Morocco · 31.63°, -8.00° · 457 m

Marrakesh

Marrakesh, Morocco
Photo: Donar Reiskoffer, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Marrakesh is not costed by rail here: no through rail connection is modelled, and no verified rail or sea itinerary is included in this comparison. By air it is 579 kg CO₂e return from London. It averages 31.1 °C in August and 13.5 °C in January.

Marrakech, also spelt Marrakesh, is one of the imperial cities of Morocco. — Wikivoyage, CC BY-SA 4.0

When to go: Marrakesh is warmest in August (31.1 °C), sunniest in July (12.7 h a day); coldest in January (13.5 °C). Month by month

579kg CO₂e return by air, from London
12.7hours of sunshine a day in July, its brightest month

Getting there

Return carbon and one-way journey time to Marrakesh. Times are modelled.
FromDistanceBy railRail timeBy airAir time
Amsterdam2,531 km——637 kg6h 54m
Barcelona1,412 km——355 kg5h 24m
Berlin2,895 km——728 kg7h 24m
Birmingham2,370 km——596 kg6h 42m
Bristol2,248 km——565 kg6h 30m
Brussels2,366 km——595 kg6h 42m
Cardiff2,242 km——564 kg6h 30m
Copenhagen3,117 km——784 kg7h 42m
Dublin2,417 km——608 kg6h 42m
Edinburgh2,730 km——687 kg7h 6m
Frankfurt2,476 km——623 kg6h 48m
Glasgow2,710 km——682 kg7h 6m
Leeds2,518 km——633 kg6h 54m
Lisbon795 km——200 kg4h 36m
Liverpool2,455 km——617 kg6h 48m
London2,302 km——579 kg6h 36m
Madrid1,050 km——264 kg4h 54m
Manchester2,473 km——622 kg6h 48m
Milan2,136 km——537 kg6h 18m
Munich2,467 km——621 kg6h 48m
Newcastle2,644 km——665 kg7h
Nottingham2,434 km——612 kg6h 42m
Oslo3,437 km——864 kg8h 6m
Paris2,102 km——529 kg6h 18m
Prague2,765 km——696 kg7h 12m
Rome2,145 km——540 kg6h 24m
Sheffield2,474 km——622 kg6h 48m
Southampton2,210 km——556 kg6h 24m
Stockholm3,639 km——915 kg8h 24m
Vienna2,756 km——693 kg7h 12m
Warsaw3,276 km——824 kg7h 54m
Zurich2,243 km——564 kg6h 30m

The year in Marrakesh

Average temperature, °C — warmest in August
January: 13.5 °C13.5 °CJanFebruary: 14.8 °CFebMarch: 18.0 °CMarApril: 21.7 °CAprMay: 22.5 °CMayJune: 25.7 °CJunJuly: 30.0 °CJulAugust: 31.1 °C31.1 °CAugSeptember: 25.4 °CSepOctober: 22.6 °COctNovember: 19.2 °CNovDecember: 14.4 °CDec
Sunshine, hours a day — brightest in July
January: 9.1 hJanFebruary: 9.1 hFebMarch: 10.3 hMarApril: 11.5 hAprMay: 12.0 hMayJune: 11.8 hJunJuly: 12.7 h12.7 hJulAugust: 12.2 hAugSeptember: 10.8 hSepOctober: 10.0 hOctNovember: 9.2 hNovDecember: 8.8 h8.8 hDec
Historical daily means for 2023–2024, by month (ERA5 reanalysis) — averaged across day and night
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Temp °C13.514.818.021.722.525.730.031.125.422.619.214.4
Sun h/day9.19.110.311.512.011.812.712.210.810.09.28.8
Rain mm/day0.21.70.70.70.50.00.00.00.10.50.10.4

When to go

Marrakesh is warmest in August at 31.1 °C but brightest in July, averaging 12.7 hours of sun a day — the two do not always coincide, which is worth knowing before booking. Its coldest is January at 13.5 °C.

On these lists

Three months worth booking

The same year of measurements, decided rather than tabulated. Each opens the map below on dates in that month.

Where to stay in Marrakesh

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Distances are great-circle. Rail assumes international rail at 0.01135 kg CO₂e per passenger-km with a 1.3× track detour allowance; flights use 0.12576 kg per passenger-km including radiative forcing. Journey times are modelled, not timetabled. Full method.