Where to go in Middle East in August
2 of the 8 destinations in Middle East are in season in August: 2 a sweet spot, 0 good, 0 ok.
August is a sweet spot at 2 of these 8 places: Petra and Istanbul. Best avoided at 6 of them.
Ranked for August
| # | Place | Verdict | High | Rain | Why |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Petra Jordan | sweet spot | 30° | 0d | 30C max, 0 rainy days |
| 2 | Istanbul Turkey | sweet spot | 29° | 1d | 29C max, 1 rainy day |
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
- Muscat extreme heat: 19 days over 35C
- Riyadh extreme heat: 31 days over 35C
Other months for Middle East
- January 0 sweet
- February 5 sweet
- March 1 sweet
- April 2 sweet
- May 1 sweet
- June 1 sweet
- July 1 sweet
- August
- September 1 sweet
- October 0 sweet
- November 2 sweet
- December 1 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 Middle East as a whole that was not first measured at each place in it.