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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San Pedro de Atacama
21°C / 70°F avg high · 0 rain days
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Cusco
21°C / 70°F avg high · 2 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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São Paulo
24°C / 75°F avg high · 6 rain days
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Copenhagen
22°C / 72°F avg high · 10 rain days
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Casablanca
26°C / 79°F avg high · 1 rain days
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Amsterdam
22°C / 72°F avg high · 12 rain days
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Lima
19°C / 66°F avg high · 2 rain days
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Brussels
23°C / 73°F avg high · 12 rain days
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Bruges
23°C / 73°F avg high · 12 rain days
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Hallstatt
22°C / 72°F avg high · 13 rain days
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Warsaw
24°C / 75°F avg high · 10 rain days
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Berlin
25°C / 77°F avg high · 7 rain days
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Porto
26°C / 79°F avg high · 4 rain days
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Kraków
24°C / 75°F avg high · 11 rain days
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Mykonos
27°C / 81°F avg high · 1 rain days
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Paris
25°C / 77°F avg high · 8 rain days
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Stockholm
21°C / 70°F avg high · 12 rain days
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Zurich
24°C / 75°F avg high · 12 rain days
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Munich
24°C / 75°F avg high · 13 rain days
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Nice
27°C / 81°F avg high · 3 rain days
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Salzburg
24°C / 75°F avg high · 13 rain days
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Galápagos (Baltra)
27°C / 81°F avg high · 3 rain days
By region
South America
- 🇨🇱 San Pedro de Atacama — 21°C, 0 rain days
- 🇵🇪 Cusco — 21°C, 2 rain days
- 🇧🇷 São Paulo — 24°C, 6 rain days
- 🇵🇪 Lima — 19°C, 2 rain days
- 🇪🇨 Galápagos (Baltra) — 27°C, 3 rain days
Europe
- 🇵🇹 Sintra — 25°C, 1 rain days
- 🇬🇧 London — 23°C, 8 rain days
- 🇩🇰 Copenhagen — 22°C, 10 rain days
- 🇳🇱 Amsterdam — 22°C, 12 rain days
- 🇧🇪 Brussels — 23°C, 12 rain days
- 🇧🇪 Bruges — 23°C, 12 rain days
- 🇦🇹 Hallstatt — 22°C, 13 rain days
- 🇵🇱 Warsaw — 24°C, 10 rain days
- 🇩🇪 Berlin — 25°C, 7 rain days
- 🇵🇹 Porto — 26°C, 4 rain days
- 🇵🇱 Kraków — 24°C, 11 rain days
- 🇬🇷 Mykonos — 27°C, 1 rain days
- 🇫🇷 Paris — 25°C, 8 rain days
- 🇸🇪 Stockholm — 21°C, 12 rain days
- 🇨🇭 Zurich — 24°C, 12 rain days
- 🇩🇪 Munich — 24°C, 13 rain days
- 🇫🇷 Nice — 27°C, 3 rain days
- 🇦🇹 Salzburg — 24°C, 13 rain days
Africa
- 🇲🇦 Casablanca — 26°C, 1 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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