Where to travel in August?
All 335 destinations ranked by their August climate score — separately for beach holidays, city trips and hiking. Scores combine temperature, sea temperature, rain days and sunshine.
🏖 Best beach destinations in August
| # | Destination | Score | Day °C | Sea °C | Rain d | Sun h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victoria Falls Zimbabwe | 100 | 28° | – | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | Paphos Cyprus | 99 | 30° | 28° | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | Tel Aviv Israel | 99 | 31° | 28° | 0 | 13 |
| 4 | Ayia Napa Cyprus | 98 | 32° | 28° | 0 | 13 |
| 5 | Cappadocia Türkiye | 98 | 31° | – | 1 | 13 |
| 6 | Crete Greece | 98 | 31° | 25° | 1 | 13 |
| 7 | Malta Malta | 98 | 28° | 27° | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | Rhodes Greece | 98 | 29° | 27° | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | Chania Greece | 97 | 28° | 26° | 1 | 13 |
| 10 | Hammamet Tunisia | 97 | 31° | 27° | 2 | 13 |
| 11 | Costa Smeralda Italy | 96 | 29° | 25° | 2 | 13 |
| 12 | Ibiza Spain | 96 | 31° | 26° | 2 | 13 |
🏛 Best city trips in August
| # | Destination | Score | Day °C | Sea °C | Rain d | Sun h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Diego United States | 99 | 25° | 21° | 1 | 13 |
| 2 | San Francisco United States | 99 | 22° | 14° | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | Lima Peru | 98 | 20° | 17° | 0 | 11 |
| 4 | San Pedro de Atacama Chile | 98 | 20° | – | 1 | 11 |
| 5 | Swakopmund Namibia | 98 | 20° | 14° | 0 | 10 |
| 6 | Windhoek Namibia | 98 | 24° | – | 0 | 11 |
| 7 | Agadir Morocco | 96 | 27° | 20° | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | Cascais Portugal | 95 | 24° | 19° | 1 | 13 |
| 9 | Essaouira Morocco | 95 | 25° | 20° | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | Fuerteventura Spain | 95 | 25° | 22° | 0 | 12 |
| 11 | Funchal Portugal | 95 | 26° | 23° | 3 | 13 |
| 12 | Tenerife Spain | 95 | 27° | 23° | 1 | 12 |
🥾 Best hiking destinations in August
| # | Destination | Score | Day °C | Sea °C | Rain d | Sun h |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lima Peru | 100 | 20° | 17° | 0 | 11 |
| 2 | San Francisco United States | 99 | 22° | 14° | 0 | 13 |
| 3 | San Pedro de Atacama Chile | 99 | 20° | – | 1 | 11 |
| 4 | Swakopmund Namibia | 98 | 20° | 14° | 0 | 10 |
| 5 | Johannesburg South Africa | 95 | 20° | – | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Mendoza Argentina | 92 | 16° | – | 4 | 10 |
| 7 | Uluru Australia | 92 | 23° | – | 1 | 11 |
| 8 | Gold Coast Australia | 91 | 20° | 21° | 4 | 10 |
| 9 | Windhoek Namibia | 91 | 24° | – | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Sydney Australia | 89 | 17° | 18° | 5 | 9 |
| 11 | Nairobi Kenya | 88 | 22° | – | 5 | 9 |
| 12 | Byron Bay Australia | 87 | 20° | 21° | 6 | 10 |