Marrakesh
Medina souks, Gueliz cafes and Atlas day trips
Photo: Paul MacallanScore for November
Remodius Score8.0 · #21 of 50 in Nov
Weather23° high · Great
Sport fitOkay
Cost€1,400 / mo · Great
Scored for a 2,500 euro monthly budget and every sport we rate here.
Everyday life
InternetFast
Healthy livingGreat
Air qualityGreat
SafetyUS advisory level 2 of 4
Cost of living
Budget nomad€950 / mo
Comfort nomad€1,400 / mo
Luxury nomad€1,900 / mo
One-bedroom rent€800 / mo
Coworking hot desk€150 / mo
Gym day pass€6
Coffee€3.10
Healthy lunch€7
November
- Daytime high
- 23 °C
- Daylight
- 10.6 h
- Cloud
- 37%
Best months
Greener is better. Daytime high is the typical daily maximum.| Metric | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daytime high | 19° | 21° | 24° | 26° | 29° | 34° | 38° | 37° | 33° | 29° | 23° | 20° |
| Rain | 36 mm | 31 mm | 40 mm | 27 mm | 16 mm | 4 mm | 7 mm | 7 mm | 14 mm | 23 mm | 54 mm | 32 mm |
| Humidity | 58% | 58% | 56% | 56% | 50% | 42% | 32% | 34% | 44% | 48% | 55% | 59% |
| Daylight | 10.3 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 12.9 | 13.7 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 13.3 | 12.4 | 11.5 | 10.6 | 10.1 |
| Surf | Limited | Limited | Limited | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Limited | Limited |
| Hiking | Off | Off | Off | Off | Off | Great | Great | Great | Great | Great | Off | Off |
| Cycling | Off | Off | Good | Good | Good | Off | Off | Off | Off | Good | Good | Off |
| Running | Good | Good | Good | Good | Good | Off | Off | Off | Off | Good | Good | Good |
Marrakesh by month
Where to stay
budget
Semlalia / Camp El Ghoul
€650 / mo
Residential districts north of Gueliz with furnished 1br flats at 5,500 to 8,500 dirhams.
comfort
Gueliz
€800 / mo
The modern centre with cafes and coworkings, expat 1br flats at 7,000 to 11,000 dirhams.
luxury
Hivernage
€1,000 / mo
Hotel district beside the Medina walls, newer residences at the top of the expat range.
One-bedroom monthly rent.
Work
InternetFast
Coworking hot desk€150 / mo
Coworking spaces1 within 10 km
Time zoneUTC+1 standard time
Remote-work visa
No remote-work visa
Check the visa-free stay rules for your passport.
Official pageLocal tips
- Alsa city buses cost about 4 dirhams in cash, while airport bus 19 costs 30 dirhams.
- Tap water is chlorinated, but many visitors stick to bottled water to avoid stomach upsets.
- A Maroc Telecom or Inwi SIM costs about 50 dirhams, and 100 dirhams adds roughly 20 GB.
Sport & health
HikingGreat
RunningGood
GymGood
PadelGood
YogaGood
CyclingGood
ClimbingOkay
SurfLimited
Gyms10 within 10 km
ClimbingNot mapped yet
Pools57 within 10 km
Padel courtsNot mapped yet
Yoga studios1 within 10 km
Surf spotsNot mapped yet
Healthy food15 within 10 km
Counts come from OpenStreetMap volunteers and miss places that are not tagged.
Outdoor
4 /10- parks
- 4.8 km²
- running tracks
- 5
- paths and trails
- 667 km
From OpenStreetMap, within 10 km.
Health
Tap waterSafe to drink
Dengue · ZikaNo risk
Nearest A&ECentre Hospitalier Universitaire Mohammed VI · 3.7 km
Pharmacies479
Bring with you
SocketsType C/E, 220 V
Adapter
Universal Travel Adapter PRO
Second screen
Portable Monitor 13 inch
Laptop stand
Nexstand
Packing
Packing Cubes Set of 8
The items to bring are made by Remodius, the team behind this list.
Sources (27)
- Composite (budget): 1br rent (Sands of Wealth Semlalia / Camp El Ghoul) + Alsa city bus at MAD 4 a trip x 44 trips, MAD 176 (Points with a Crew, 2019; no public monthly pass found) + 8 gym day passes + 25 healthy lunches + 20 coffees, no cowork; each input sourced on this page, rounded to 50 EUR (Bank Al-Maghrib 2026-10-23: MAD 11.0046 per EUR)Researched 2026-10-25
- Workin.space: Coworking in Marrakesh (median of 7 listed monthly open-desk from-prices, MAD 1,400, Matadom Cowork, excl. tax at BAM 11.0046 MAD/EUR)Researched 2026-10-25
- Expat.com: Sports and fitness in Marrakech, Jul 2022 (old-city gyms MAD 200-300 a month; day pass estimated at a quarter of the MAD 250 midpoint, MAD 62.5; proxy, no Marrakech gym day pass found)Researched 2026-10-25
- Glovo: MARH Coffee Roasters Marrakech menu (cappuccino MAD 34 at BAM 11.0046 MAD/EUR; delivery-app price, specialty cafe)Researched 2026-10-25
- Glovo: Vert Midi Marrakech menu (medium build-your-own salad formula MAD 79 at BAM 11.0046 MAD/EUR; delivery-app price)Researched 2026-10-25
- Morocco World News: Morocco ranks 96th in fixed internet speed (Ookla Speedtest Global Index, Q2 2025 average 61.43 Mbps; average not median, country figure)Researched 2026-10-25
- IQAir: Air quality in Morocco (2025 annual mean PM2.5 9.6 ug/m3, country figure, no Marrakesh annual figure)Researched 2026-10-25
- HappyCow: Marrakech (106 listings)Researched 2026-10-25
- WMO Climate Normals 1991-2020, Marrakech Menara 60230 (DGM Maroc via NOAA NCEI), Daily_Maximum_Temperature; station about 5 km south-west of the MedinaResearched 2026-10-25
- Surf-forecast: Essaouira, nearest surf beach, 161 km from Marrakech Menara airportResearched 2026-10-25
- Marathon International de Marrakech (January race along ramparts and palm-lined avenues, one of the fastest courses)Researched 2026-10-25
- MWN Lifestyle: Padel is becoming Morocco's new social status sport, Aug 2026 (Padel Square Marrakech six courts, MAD 320 an hour)Researched 2026-10-25
- TheTopo: Oukaimeden (1,526 boulder problems on 16 crags, under 2 h from Marrakech; no city climbing gym found)Researched 2026-10-25
- BookRetreats: 24 yoga retreats around MarrakeshResearched 2026-10-25
- 10Adventures: Mount Toubkal trek guide (Imlil trailhead 1.5 h drive from Marrakesh, main season June to October)Researched 2026-10-25
- ProCycling UK: Cycling in the High Atlas from Marrakech (Ourika Valley, Tizi n'Test; spring and autumn best, summer brutally hot)Researched 2026-10-25
- Points with a Crew: Marrakech airport bus 19 guide, Oct 2019 (most city buses MAD 4, bus 19 MAD 30, cash)Researched 2026-10-25
- Riad Alksar Marrakech: FAQ (tap water chlorinated and drinkable, bottled water recommended)Researched 2026-10-25
- Nomad Surf: Digital nomad Morocco guide (SIM and data top-up prices, Morocco-wide operators)Researched 2026-10-25
- Le360, quoting the Marrakesh water monitoring committee (RADEEMA and ONEE water department): distributed water meets national standards and WHO recommendationsResearched 2026-10-25
- CDC Dengue: Areas with Risk (updated 2026-10-13): not listed; mapping frequent/continuous=frequent, sporadic/uncertain or varies by region=some, not listed=noneResearched 2026-10-25
- CDC Travelers' Health: Zika Travel Information, country lists (archived 2024-05-15; the current CDC Zika map of 2026-05-15 uses the same categories but is published as an image): "no mosquitoes that spread Zika"; mapping active outbreak notice=frequent, current or past transmission=some, mosquito but no reported cases or no mosquito=noneResearched 2026-10-25
- Moroccan consular portal (Ministry of Foreign Affairs): visa regime lists no remote-work or digital nomad visaResearched 2026-10-25
- Data: NASA POWER (0.5° grid, monthly averages). Climate and places updated 2026-10-25.
- Temperature normals: WMO Climate Normals 1991-2020, Marrakech Menara 60230 (DGM Maroc via NOAA NCEI), Daily_Maximum_Temperature; station about 5 km south-west of the Medina
- Safety: US State Department travel advisory, updated 2026-10-25
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