Where to go in August

Compare August weather for 74 destinations, ordered by the site's outdoor comfort score. Brazil, Kenya, Papua New Guinea are among the highest-scoring options for the representative cities in our dataset.

This is a starting point for a trip, not a list of guaranteed best destinations. A colder month can be excellent for skiing, and the rainiest season can differ between coasts of the same country. Open a country guide for regional seasons and activities.

Explore August on the interactive world map · How these scores are calculated

August weather comparison

High and low temperatures are in Celsius; precipitation is the monthly total in millimetres. These are approximate, curated planning values. The dataset does not yet document a verified station and reference period for every city.

August weather for each guide's reference city
Destination / city	Daytime high	Nighttime low	Precipitation	Comfort score
BrazilRio de Janeiro	25°C	19°C	45 mm	100/100
KenyaNairobi	22°C	11°C	20 mm	100/100
Papua New GuineaPort Moresby	28°C	23°C	25 mm	100/100
TanzaniaDar es Salaam	28°C	19°C	25 mm	100/100
TurkeyIstanbul	28°C	19°C	40 mm	100/100
United KingdomLondon	23°C	14°C	50 mm	98/100
FranceParis	25°C	16°C	52 mm	97/100
IndonesiaBali	29°C	22°C	40 mm	97/100
PortugalLisbon	29°C	18°C	6 mm	97/100
GermanyBerlin	25°C	14°C	58 mm	95/100
HungaryBudapest	27°C	16°C	58 mm	95/100
New CaledoniaNoumea	24°C	17°C	60 mm	94/100
PeruCusco	21°C	1°C	8 mm	94/100
CroatiaSplit	30°C	21°C	45 mm	93/100
French PolynesiaPapeete	30°C	21°C	55 mm	93/100
AustriaVienna	25°C	16°C	66 mm	92/100
DenmarkCopenhagen	21°C	13°C	65 mm	92/100
SwedenStockholm	21°C	13°C	66 mm	92/100
IrelandDublin	19°C	12°C	66 mm	91/100
NetherlandsAmsterdam	22°C	14°C	68 mm	91/100
PolandWarsaw	24°C	12°C	69 mm	91/100
CzechiaPrague	25°C	13°C	70 mm	90/100
IsraelTel Aviv	31°C	24°C	0 mm	90/100
ItalyRome	31°C	19°C	30 mm	90/100
South AfricaCape Town	18°C	8°C	66 mm	90/100
CanadaToronto	26°C	16°C	75 mm	88/100
ChileSantiago	17°C	4°C	55 mm	87/100
ArgentinaBuenos Aires	17°C	8°C	60 mm	86/100
FinlandHelsinki	20°C	12°C	80 mm	86/100
AustraliaSydney	19°C	9°C	80 mm	85/100
NorwayOslo	21°C	12°C	89 mm	83/100
NiueAlofi	25°C	19°C	90 mm	82/100
Cook IslandsRarotonga	25°C	19°C	95 mm	80/100
GreeceAthens	33°C	23°C	6 mm	80/100
JordanAmman	33°C	18°C	0 mm	80/100
SpainMadrid	33°C	19°C	10 mm	80/100
United StatesNew York	28°C	20°C	105 mm	76/100
SamoaApia	28°C	23°C	110 mm	74/100
TongaNukualofa	24°C	18°C	110 mm	74/100
Sri LankaColombo	30°C	25°C	110 mm	73/100
ColombiaCartagena	32°C	25°C	110 mm	71/100
IcelandReykjavik	13°C	8°C	62 mm	70/100
SwitzerlandZurich	24°C	13°C	120 mm	70/100
VanuatuPort Vila	26°C	19°C	120 mm	70/100
EgyptCairo	35°C	22°C	0 mm	66/100
New ZealandAuckland	15°C	9°C	120 mm	65/100
Solomon IslandsHoniara	30°C	23°C	140 mm	61/100
KiribatiTarawa	31°C	26°C	140 mm	60/100
MexicoMexico City	23°C	12°C	150 mm	58/100
FijiSuva	27°C	19°C	160 mm	57/100
NauruYaren	31°C	25°C	150 mm	56/100
MaldivesMale	30°C	25°C	175 mm	53/100
ChinaBeijing	30°C	20°C	182 mm	52/100
MalaysiaKuala Lumpur	32°C	23°C	170 mm	52/100
SingaporeSingapore	31°C	24°C	175 mm	52/100
CambodiaSiem Reap	32°C	25°C	190 mm	49/100
ThailandBangkok	32°C	25°C	200 mm	48/100
Costa RicaSan Jose	26°C	16°C	240 mm	46/100
MoroccoMarrakech	38°C	21°C	3 mm	45/100
TuvaluFunafuti	30°C	26°C	250 mm	43/100
CubaHavana	32°C	24°C	135 mm	39/100
IndiaDelhi	34°C	26°C	245 mm	38/100
Marshall IslandsMajuro	31°C	25°C	300 mm	35/100
Dominican RepublicSanto Domingo	32°C	23°C	160 mm	32/100
JapanTokyo	31°C	24°C	168 mm	31/100
NepalKathmandu	28°C	20°C	345 mm	31/100
South KoreaSeoul	30°C	22°C	365 mm	26/100
United Arab EmiratesDubai	41°C	30°C	0 mm	25/100
MicronesiaPohnpei	30°C	23°C	380 mm	24/100
PalauKoror	31°C	24°C	400 mm	20/100
VietnamHanoi	32°C	26°C	320 mm	9/100
TaiwanTaipei	34°C	26°C	305 mm	8/100
GuamHagatna	30°C	24°C	350 mm	6/100
PhilippinesManila	31°C	24°C	430 mm	0/100

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