Best places to visit in August
July and August are peak summer in the north. Mediterranean Europe is hot; Southeast Asia is wet; Patagonia and southern Africa offer cool, dry winter alternatives. Below are 24 destinations with consistently pleasant August weather, ranked by climate fit (mild daytime highs and few rainy days). We exclude cities currently in their hurricane, typhoon, or peak monsoon season.
Top destinations for August
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Arequipa
23°C / 73°F avg high · 0 rain days
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Pretoria
23°C / 73°F avg high · 3 rain days
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San Pedro de Atacama
21°C / 70°F avg high · 0 rain days
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Trujillo (PE)
21°C / 70°F avg high · 0 rain days
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Swakopmund
21°C / 70°F avg high · 0 rain days
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Harare
24°C / 75°F avg high · 1 rain days
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Cusco
21°C / 70°F avg high · 2 rain days
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Leh (Ladakh)
22°C / 72°F avg high · 7 rain days
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Victoria
23°C / 73°F avg high · 7 rain days
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Windhoek
25°C / 77°F avg high · 1 rain days
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Sintra
25°C / 77°F avg high · 1 rain days
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London
23°C / 73°F avg high · 8 rain days
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Livingstone
26°C / 78°F avg high · 0 rain days
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Vancouver
23°C / 73°F avg high · 10 rain days
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Johannesburg
21°C / 69°F avg high · 4 rain days
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Arusha
23°C / 74°F avg high · 8 rain days
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Antananarivo
22°C / 71°F avg high · 7 rain days
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Salta
21°C / 69°F avg high · 4 rain days
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São Paulo
24°C / 75°F avg high · 6 rain days
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Lusaka
26°C / 78°F avg high · 1 rain days
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Brisbane
22°C / 72°F avg high · 11 rain days
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Copenhagen
22°C / 72°F avg high · 10 rain days
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Funchal (Madeira)
25°C / 77°F avg high · 3 rain days
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Boyacá (Villa de Leyva)
22°C / 72°F avg high · 11 rain days
By region
South America
- 🇵🇪 Arequipa — 23°C, 0 rain days
- 🇨🇱 San Pedro de Atacama — 21°C, 0 rain days
- 🇵🇪 Trujillo (PE) — 21°C, 0 rain days
- 🇵🇪 Cusco — 21°C, 2 rain days
- 🇦🇷 Salta — 21°C, 4 rain days
- 🇧🇷 São Paulo — 24°C, 6 rain days
- 🇨🇴 Boyacá (Villa de Leyva) — 22°C, 11 rain days
Africa
- 🇿🇦 Pretoria — 23°C, 3 rain days
- 🇳🇦 Swakopmund — 21°C, 0 rain days
- 🇿🇼 Harare — 24°C, 1 rain days
- 🇳🇦 Windhoek — 25°C, 1 rain days
- 🇿🇲 Livingstone — 26°C, 0 rain days
- 🇿🇦 Johannesburg — 21°C, 4 rain days
- 🇹🇿 Arusha — 23°C, 8 rain days
- 🇲🇬 Antananarivo — 22°C, 7 rain days
- 🇿🇲 Lusaka — 26°C, 1 rain days
Asia
- 🇮🇳 Leh (Ladakh) — 22°C, 7 rain days
North America
- 🇨🇦 Victoria — 23°C, 7 rain days
- 🇨🇦 Vancouver — 23°C, 10 rain days
Europe
- 🇵🇹 Sintra — 25°C, 1 rain days
- 🇬🇧 London — 23°C, 8 rain days
- 🇩🇰 Copenhagen — 22°C, 10 rain days
- 🇵🇹 Funchal (Madeira) — 25°C, 3 rain days
Oceania
- 🇦🇺 Brisbane — 22°C, 11 rain days
Worth avoiding in August
These destinations are in their peak storm season — they can be visited but expect higher risk of disruption:
- 🇺🇸 New York — peak hurricane season
- 🇺🇸 Los Angeles — peak hurricane season
- 🇯🇵 Tokyo — peak typhoon season
- 🇭🇰 Hong Kong — peak typhoon season
- 🇺🇸 Chicago — peak hurricane season
- 🇺🇸 Miami — peak hurricane season
- 🇺🇸 San Francisco — peak hurricane season
- 🇺🇸 Las Vegas — peak hurricane season
- 🇺🇸 Washington, D.C. — peak hurricane season
- 🇺🇸 Boston — peak hurricane season
- 🇺🇸 Seattle — peak hurricane season
- 🇺🇸 Denver — peak hurricane season
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