Where to go in Africa in August
3 of the 4 destinations in Africa are in season in August: 2 a sweet spot, 1 good, 0 ok.
August is a sweet spot at 2 of the 4: Nairobi and Mauritius. Best avoided at 1 of them.
Ranked for August
| # | Place | Verdict | High | Rain | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nairobi Kenya | sweet spot | 24° | 4d | 24C max, 4 rainy days |
| 2 | Cape Town South Africa | good | 18° | 7d | 18C max, 7 rainy days |
| 3 | Mauritius Mauritius | sweet spot | 23° | 19d | 23C max, 19 rainy days |
Not this August
Other months for Africa
- January 0 sweet
- February 3 sweet
- March 2 sweet
- April 1 sweet
- May 0 sweet
- June 2 sweet
- July 2 sweet
- August
- September 3 sweet
- October 1 sweet
- November 0 sweet
- December 0 sweet
- Every month, side by side
August elsewhere
Every verdict here is the destination's own: ten years of climate readings, the public holidays that crowd it, and what the flight costs. Nothing is said about Africa as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.