Morocco vs South Africa

Large manicured lawn in front of terracotta building with palm trees at Sol Oasis Marrakech, outdoor seating visible under covered patio.

Morocco and South Africa, side by side: live travel advisories, our resort catalog's real guest data, and each destination's honest weather picture. Everything you need to break the tie.

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By the numbers

Morocco compared with South Africa
Morocco	Measure	South Africa
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution
17	Resorts in our catalog	0
★ 4.5	Average guest rating	–
$56–$1371/night pp	Nightly rates	–
2 of 17	Adults-only resorts	0 of 0
No hurricane season	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season
November–February, and lightly	Rainy season	November–March (southern-hemisphere summer thunderstorms)
Genuinely year-round; spring and fall are ideal	Sweet spot	April–September for dry, mild weather; also prime safari season inland
Arabic & French (English at resorts)	Language	11 official languages – English widely spoken
Moroccan dirham (MAD) – closed currency, get cash locally	Currency	South African rand (ZAR)
220V, Type C/E plugs (European – adapter needed)	Power	230V, large Type M/N plugs (special adapter needed)
On the right	Driving	On the left
Agadir (AGA), Marrakech (RAK), or Casablanca (CMN)	Main airport	Durban (DUR) or Johannesburg (JNB)
~7–8h from the US East Coast (often via Europe)	Flight time	~15–17h from the US East Coast (often via Europe or the Gulf)

Advisory levels sync from travel.state.gov; catalog figures reflect the resorts we've researched, not every hotel in the country.

On the map

Morocco

No mapped resorts yet

South Africa

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Morocco and South Africa
Measure	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Morocco · high °F	69	70	73	74	77	79	81	81	81	79	74	70
South Africa · high °F	82	83	82	79	77	74	73	74	75	77	79	81
Morocco · rain (in)	1.9	1.4	1.3	0.9	0.2	0.1	0.0	0.1	0.2	1.0	2.0	2.2
South Africa · rain (in)	5.3	4.8	4.8	2.9	2.2	1.1	1.5	1.9	2.9	4.3	4.8	4.0

Approximate climate normals for Agadir and KwaZulu-Natal coast (Durban): planning guidance, not a forecast. Deeper gold = hotter; deeper teal = wetter.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Morocco

Full Morocco guide

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Best of South Africa

No South Africa resorts in our catalog yet.

Full South Africa guide