Deserts in August
2 of the 12 deserts are in season in August: 1 a sweet spot, 1 good, 0 ok.
August is a sweet spot at 1 of these 12 places: Petra. Best avoided at 10 of them.
Ranked for August
| # | Place | Verdict | High | Rain | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petra Jordan | sweet spot | 30° | 0d | 30C max, 0 rainy days |
| 2 | The Grand Canyon United States | good | 28° | 6d | 28C max, 6 rainy days |
Not this August
- Abu Dhabi extreme heat: 31 days over 35C
- Cairo extreme heat: 30 days over 35C
- Doha extreme heat: 31 days over 35C
- Dubai extreme heat: 31 days over 35C
- Las Vegas extreme heat: 29 days over 35C
- Marrakech extreme heat: 24 days over 35C
- Muscat extreme heat: 19 days over 35C
- Riyadh extreme heat: 31 days over 35C
- Scottsdale extreme heat: 29 days over 35C
- Zion extreme heat: 13 days over 35C
Other months for Deserts
- January 0 sweet
- February 7 sweet
- March 2 sweet
- April 6 sweet
- May 4 sweet
- June 1 sweet
- July 1 sweet
- August
- September 2 sweet
- October 4 sweet
- November 2 sweet
- December 1 sweet
- Every month, side by side
August elsewhere
- Everywhere in August
- Beaches in August
- Islands in August
- Cities
- Mountains in August
- Wildlife in August
- Heritage in August
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 Deserts as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.