Where to go in August
29 of the 52 destinations are in season in August: 19 a sweet spot, 5 good and 5 ok; 22 of them have a daily high inside the 18–30°C band.
August is a sweet spot at 19 of the 52: Almaty, Budapest, Rome, Nairobi, Lisbon, London and 13 more. Best avoided at 23 of them.
Sweet spots in August
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Almaty
Kazakhstan · 30°C · 3 rainy days
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Budapest
Hungary · 29°C · 5 rainy days · busy
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Rome
Italy · 30°C · 3 rainy days · busy
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Nairobi
Kenya · 24°C · 4 rainy days
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Lisbon
Portugal · 29°C · 1 rainy day · busy
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London
United Kingdom · 23°C · 6 rainy days · busy
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Paris
France · 26°C · 6 rainy days · busy
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Tbilisi
Georgia · 31°C · 5 rainy days · busy
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Vienna
Austria · 28°C · 7 rainy days · busy
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Sydney
Australia · 18°C · 6 rainy days
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Barcelona
Spain · 28°C · 6 rainy days · busy
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Istanbul
Turkey · 28°C · 4 rainy days · busy
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Amsterdam
Netherlands · 22°C · 10 rainy days · busy
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Leh
India · 23°C · 7 rainy days · busy
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Zurich
Switzerland · 25°C · 10 rainy days · busy
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Bali
Indonesia · 27°C · 11 rainy days
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Tokyo
Japan · 32°C · 11 rainy days · busy
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Singapore
Singapore · 30°C · 17 rainy days
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Mauritius
Mauritius · 23°C · 19 rainy days
Good in August
| # | Place | Verdict | High | Rain | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Athens Greece | goodbusy | 32° | 2d | peak: This is the summer tourist season, attracting many visitors to… |
| 12 | Cape Town South Africa | good | 18° | 7d | 18C max, 7 rainy days |
| 13 | Baku Azerbaijan | goodbusy | 31° | 1d | peak: Warm temperatures and plenty of sunshine attract tourists during… |
| 14 | San Francisco United States | goodbusy | 23° | 0d | peak: Summer weather attracts tourists to the city's many outdoor… |
| 17 | Prague Czechia | goodbusy | 26° | 10d | peak: This is summer when the weather is warmest, attracting the most… |
Ok in August
| # | Place | Verdict | High | Rain | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | New York United States | okbusy | 28° | 11d | peak: Summer is a popular time for tourists with warm weather and… |
| 22 | Auckland New Zealand | ok | 15° cool | 11d | 15C max, 11 rainy days |
| 24 | Toronto Canada | okbusy | 25° | 9d | peak: Summer offers warm weather and many festivals, attracting… |
| 28 | Da Nang Vietnam | okbusy | 33° | 11d | peak: This is the dry season with the highest temperatures and most… |
| 29 | Melbourne Australia | okbusy | 14° cool | 10d | peak: Winter months feature ski trips and winter festivals, drawing… |
Warm in August
22 of the 29 in season have a daily high inside the 18–30°C band the scorer treats as comfortable; the warmest of these is Almaty at 30°C.
- Almaty 30°C
- Rome 30°C
- Singapore 30°C
- Budapest 29°C
- Lisbon 29°C
- Barcelona 28°C
- Istanbul 28°C
- New York 28°C
- Vienna 28°C
- Bali 27°C
- Paris 26°C
- Prague 26°C
- Toronto 25°C
- Zurich 25°C
- Nairobi 24°C
- Leh 23°C
- London 23°C
- Mauritius 23°C
- San Francisco 23°C
- Amsterdam 22°C
- Cape Town 18°C
- Sydney 18°C
Not this August
- Abu Dhabi extreme heat: 31 days over 35C
- Bangkok monsoon: 24 rainy days, 226mm
- Cairo extreme heat: 28 days over 35C
- Colombo monsoon: 23 rainy days, 182mm
- Doha extreme heat: 31 days over 35C
- Dubai extreme heat: 31 days over 35C
- Goa monsoon: 29 rainy days, 701mm
- Hanoi monsoon: 24 rainy days, 468mm
- Ho Chi Minh City monsoon: 28 rainy days, 313mm
- Hong Kong monsoon: 21 rainy days, 333mm
- Jaipur monsoon: 16 rainy days, 182mm
- Kathmandu monsoon: 30 rainy days, 750mm
- Kochi monsoon: 27 rainy days, 527mm
- Kuala Lumpur monsoon: 20 rainy days, 247mm
- Marrakech extreme heat: 24 days over 35C
- Muscat extreme heat: 25 days over 35C
- Phuket monsoon: 19 rainy days, 213mm
- Seoul monsoon (moderate)
- Srinagar monsoon (moderate)
- Taipei monsoon: 15 rainy days, 181mm
- Tashkent extreme heat: 18 days over 35C
- The Andaman Islands monsoon: 26 rainy days, 311mm
- The Maldives monsoon (moderate)
By kind of place
- Beaches in August 6 in season
- Islands in August 2 in season
- Cities 26 in season
- Mountains in August 3 in season
- Deserts 0 in season
- Heritage in August 7 in season
By region
- South Asia 1 in season
- Southeast Asia in August 3 in season
- East Asia 1 in season
- Middle East 1 in season
- Caucasus and Central Asia in August 3 in season
- Europe in August 11 in season
- North America 3 in season
- Africa in August 3 in season
- Oceania 3 in season
- Australia 2 in season
- India 1 in season
- Thailand 0 in season
- United Arab Emirates 0 in season
- United States 2 in season
- Vietnam 1 in season
From your city
The same month, ranked from where you fly from, with the fare seen for it and the holidays that crowd it.
South Asia
Southeast Asia
East Asia
Middle East
Europe
- Amsterdam AMS
- Barcelona BCN
- Brussels BRU
- Copenhagen CPH
- Dublin DUB
- Frankfurt FRA
- Lisbon LIS
- London LON
- Madrid MAD
- Munich MUC
- Paris PAR
- Prague PRG
- Rome FCO
- Stockholm ARN
- Vienna VIE
- Warsaw WAW
- Zurich ZRH
North America
- Boston BOS
- Chicago ORD
- Los Angeles LAX
- Mexico City MEX
- Miami MIA
- New York NYC
- San Francisco SFO
- Seattle SEA
- Toronto YTO
- Vancouver YVR
Latin America
Africa
Oceania
The other months
- January 12 sweet
- February 21 sweet
- March 15 sweet
- April 18 sweet
- May 17 sweet
- June 17 sweet
- July 20 sweet
- August
- September 15 sweet
- October 13 sweet
- November 2 sweet
- December 3 sweet
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Labelled and ranked by the score from Bengaluru, the same number the front page and the group grids use. The climate is the destination's own and the same from everywhere; from another city its holidays and its fares can move a month up or down a rung, which is what the from-your-city pages show.