Morocco vs Tanzania

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

Thatched-roof pavilion with blue curtains surrounded by palm trees, flowering plants, and a small pool at The Palms Zanzibar.

Morocco and Tanzania, 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.

Morocco guide · Tanzania guide · How we score

By the numbers

Morocco compared with Tanzania
Morocco	Measure	Tanzania
Level 2: Exercise Increased Caution	U.S. travel advisory	Level 3: Reconsider Travel
17	Resorts in our catalog	14
★ 4.5	Average guest rating	★ 4.7 (better)
$56–$1371/night pp	Nightly rates	$152–$615/night pp
2 of 17	Adults-only resorts	0 of 14
No hurricane season	Hurricane exposure	No hurricane season
November–February, and lightly	Rainy season	Long rains mid-March–May (April is seriously wet), short rains November
Genuinely year-round; spring and fall are ideal	Sweet spot	June–October and December–February
Arabic & French (English at resorts)	Language	Swahili & English (English widely used in tourism)
Moroccan dirham (MAD) – closed currency, get cash locally	Currency	Tanzanian shilling (TZS); USD widely accepted
220V, Type C/E plugs (European – adapter needed)	Power	230V, Type G (UK-style) plugs – bring an adapter
On the right	Driving	On the left
Agadir (AGA), Marrakech (RAK), or Casablanca (CMN)	Main airport	Zanzibar / Abeid Amani Karume (ZNZ)
~7–8h from the US East Coast (often via Europe)	Flight time	~16–19h+ from the US, with a connection

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

Tanzania

Weather, month by month

Month-by-month average high temperature and rainfall for Morocco and Tanzania
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
Tanzania · high °F	89	90	90	87	84	84	83	83	84	86	88	89
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
Tanzania · rain (in)	3.0	2.4	5.9	15.3	7.8	1.9	1.1	1.4	2.0	3.5	8.0	5.5

Approximate climate normals for Agadir and Zanzibar: planning guidance, not a forecast. Deeper gold = hotter; deeper teal = wetter.

Where you'd actually stay

Best of Morocco

Full Morocco guide

Chains here: RIU Hotels & Resorts · Iberostar Waves · Pickalbatros

Best of Tanzania

Full Tanzania guide

Chains here: The Zanzibar Collection · Paradise & Wilderness · The Mora