Similar Climates › City Pairings › Marrakesh ≈ Quetta
City Pairings
fair match
Marrakesh, Morocco and Quetta, Pakistan are a fair climate match — 7,004 km (4,352 mi) apart. Marrakesh is Köppen zone BSh; Quetta is BSk.
See Marrakesh on the interactive map →Marrakesh is classed hot steppe (BSh) while Quetta is cold steppe (BSk) — different Köppen labels, but January and July still land close enough to pair. They are about 7,004 km (4,352 mi) apart, so Quetta is a reachable stand-in when you want Marrakesh’s weather elsewhere.
It is a fair match — close on the main numbers, with a few seasonal quirks between Marrakesh and Quetta. January means differ by 8°C (Quetta cooler); July by 0°C (Quetta cooler). Rainfall shifts more: Quetta is 18 mm wetter in January.
Sunshine stays close: Quetta at 10.6 h/day on average versus 10.9 h/day in Marrakesh (January 8.9 h / 9.2 h, July 12.3 h / 12.6 h). Air quality: mean PM2.5 is 23 µg/m³ in Quetta vs 12 in Marrakesh (higher by 11 µg/m³). Humidity: dew point in Quetta runs about 9°C lower in January (-5°C vs 4°C), so the air feels drier.
January & July · °C and mm
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On Similar Climates, Quetta, Pakistan is the closest distant match for Marrakesh, Morocco — scored fair, about 7,004 km (4,352 mi) away.
Marrakesh and Quetta are separated by roughly 7,004 km (4,352 mi) on the great-circle route.
Yes — both cities are in the same hemisphere, so summer and winter fall in the same calendar months.
No — Marrakesh is hot steppe (BSh) and Quetta is cold steppe (BSk), but the January and July numbers still align closely enough to pair.
Marrakesh has a hot steppe climate (BSh). January averages a high of 19°C and a low of 6°C with 32 mm of rain; July averages 37°C / 20°C and 2 mm.
Marrakesh averages about 9.2 hours of sunshine a day in January and 12.6 hours in July.
January PM2.5 averages about 10.1 µg/m³ (US AQI 48); July averages 13.7 µg/m³ (US AQI 58).
Other close climate matches for Marrakesh: Shiraz (loose), Nicosia (loose), Damascus (loose).
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