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

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