Where to Go in August

221 destinations ranked by our Visit Score — combining weather quality, crowd levels, and value.

Top Picks for August 71 destinations

Coastal view of Faro in southern Portugal with traditional architecture and Algarve landscape, Faro, Portugal

Faro

Portugal

25°C 3/5
9.2
Panoramic view of Funchal cityscape and Forte De Madeira in the historical center, Madeira Island, Portugal

Funchal

Portugal

25°C 3/5
9.2
Bosphorus Strait with ferry boats sailing at golden sunset, Istanbul, Turkey

Istanbul

Turkey

28°C 3/5
9.2
Panoramic view of Lima cityscape and Pacific coastline from Miraflores district, Peru

Lima

Peru

21°C 2/5
9.2
Lisbon city skyline with historic São Jorge Castle on hilltop overlooking colorful buildings, Portugal

Lisbon

Portugal

24°C 3/5
9.2
Porto Old City colorful skyline along Douro River waterfront with traditional buildings, Porto, Portugal

Porto

Portugal

26°C 3/5
9.2
Ancient Acropolis of Lindos with white stone ruins overlooking the Aegean Sea in Rhodes, Greece

Rhodes

Greece

29°C 3/5
9.2
Iconic Golden Gate Bridge spanning San Francisco Bay at sunset, San Francisco, California, United States

San Francisco

United States

25°C 3/5
9.2
Iconic white-washed buildings with blue domes overlooking caldera on Santorini island, Cyclades, Greece

Santorini

Greece

25°C 3/5
9.2
Amalfi town with summer beach and crystal clear Mediterranean water, Amalfi Coast, Italy

Amalfi Coast

Italy

29°C 3/5
9.1
Sagrada Familia basilica aerial view with intricate spires, Barcelona, Spain

Barcelona

Spain

30°C 3/5
9.1
Place de la Bourse neoclassical square with Miroir d'Eau reflecting pool, Bordeaux, France

Bordeaux

France

29°C 3/5
9.1
Iconic Waikiki Beach with Diamond Head Crater and hotels in Honolulu, Oahu Island, Hawaii

Honolulu

United States

30°C 3/5
9.1
Aerial drone view of Zadar old town peninsula on Adriatic coast, Dalmatia region, Croatia

Zadar

Croatia

30°C 3/5
9.1
São Paulo modern city skyline with skyscrapers and urban landscape, São Paulo, Brazil

São Paulo

Brazil

24°C 3/5
9
Boston Harbor waterfront with Financial District skyscrapers, Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Boston

United States

26°C 3/5
8.8
Aerial drone view of the Black Church (Biserica Neagră) at sunset, Brașov, Romania

Brașov

Romania

27°C 3/5
8.8
Bratislava city panorama with Bratislava Castle on hilltop, Slovakia

Bratislava

Slovakia

27°C 3/5
8.8
Historic medieval canals at dusk in twilight, Bruges, Belgium

Bruges

Belgium

22°C 3/5
8.8
Old city panoramic view of Budapest with Danube River, Hungary

Budapest

Hungary

29°C 3/5
8.8
Chicago downtown skyline at dawn with illuminated skyscrapers, Illinois, United States

Chicago

United States

26°C 3/5
8.8
Manarola traditional Italian village with colorful buildings on cliff, Cinque Terre National Park, La Spezia, Liguria, Italy

Cinque Terre

Italy

30°C 3/5
8.8
Place de Bellecour, the largest open square in Lyon with statue and historic buildings, France

Lyon

France

30°C 3/5
8.8
Milan Cathedral Duomo di Milano with Gothic spires at sunrise in city center, Lombardy, Italy

Milan

Italy

30°C 3/5
8.8
Rolling waves and sunset dining at famous Little Venice waterfront neighborhood, Mykonos, Greece

Mykonos

Greece

26°C 3/5
8.8
Iconic Eiffel Tower (Tour Eiffel) iron lattice structure against blue sky, Paris, France

Paris

France

26°C 3/5
8.8
Alexander Nevsky Cathedral with golden domes and Neo-Byzantine architecture in Sofia, Bulgaria

Sofia

Bulgaria

29°C 3/5
8.8
Toronto downtown skyline panorama on Lake Ontario at beautiful twilight, Ontario, Canada

Toronto

Canada

26°C 3/5
8.8
Aerial view of historic Fort St Elmo fortress on waterfront, southernmost capital of Europe, Valletta, Malta

Valletta

Malta

27°C 2/5
8.8
Iconic Rialto Bridge illuminated at night over Grand Canal in Venice, Italy

Venice

Italy

28°C 3/5
8.8
United States Capitol building illuminated at beautiful sunset in Washington DC, United States

Washington DC

United States

30°C 3/5
8.8
Big Ben clock tower of Houses of Parliament and Westminster pier on the Thames river, London, United Kingdom

London

United Kingdom

22°C 3/5
8.7
Amman skyline at sunset with ancient Roman ruins at Citadel Park overlooking historic capital, Jordan

Amman

Jordan

34°C 2/5
8.6
Brisbane city skyline at sunrise along Brisbane River, Queensland, Australia

Brisbane

Australia

23°C 3/5
8.6
Aerial view of hot air balloons over picturesque landscape at sunrise, Cappadocia, Turkey

Cappadocia

Turkey

32°C 3/5
8.6
Beautiful street painted in iconic blue color in the historic medina of Chefchaouen, Morocco

Chefchaouen

Morocco

31°C 3/5
8.6
Picturesque inner harbor of Heraklion with traditional boats and waterfront, Crete, Greece

Heraklion

Greece

32°C 3/5
8.6
Iconic Es Vedrà rock island viewed from Cala d'Hort beach at sunset, Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain

Ibiza

Spain

31°C 3/5
8.6
Los Angeles California downtown skyline with skyscrapers and urban architecture, United States

Los Angeles

United States

31°C 3/5
8.6
Madrid city skyline with Gran Via street illuminated at twilight, Madrid, Spain

Madrid

Spain

34°C 3/5
8.6
Sunny view of the Mediterranean Sea from Nerja beach on the Costa del Sol with clear turquoise water and palm trees, Málaga, Spain

Málaga

Spain

32°C 3/5
8.6
Notre Dame de la Garde Basilica with golden Madonna statue illuminated at sunset overlooking Marseille, France

Marseille

France

33°C 3/5
8.6
Seville skyline with Giralda tower and historic cathedral at golden hour, Andalusia, Spain

Seville

Spain

35°C 2/5
8.6
City of Arts and Sciences futuristic white architecture complex with reflective pools, Valencia, Spain

Valencia

Spain

33°C 3/5
8.6
Arcul de Triumf (Triumphal Arch) illuminated at night with long exposure, Bucharest, Romania

Bucharest

Romania

32°C 3/5
8.5
Beautiful panoramic seascape of Agios Stefanos cape with crystal clear azure Ionian Sea bay and secluded beach cliffs near Afionas, Corfu, Greece

Corfu

Greece

31°C 3/5
8.5
Panoramic view of Florence with the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Flower and red-tiled roofs, Italy

Florence

Italy

32°C 3/5
8.5
Naples aerial cityscape at sunrise with Campania region skyline and urban landscape, Naples, Italy

Naples

Italy

31°C 3/5
8.5
Golden sunset over historic Plovdiv city skyline with colorful buildings, oldest town in Europe, Bulgaria

Plovdiv

Bulgaria

34°C 3/5
8.5
Ancient Colosseum amphitheater illuminated at golden sunrise with dramatic sky, Rome, Italy

Rome

Italy

33°C 3/5
8.5
Snowy Licancabur volcano in Andes mountains reflecting in Laguna Chaxa with Andean flamingos, Atacama salar, Chile

San Pedro de Atacama

Chile

21°C 3/5
8.5
Blooming violet flowers on Vardar River shore with Archaeological Museum and Art Bridge in spring, Skopje, North Macedonia

Skopje

North Macedonia

34°C 3/5
8.5
Beautiful sunset view over Old Tbilisi historic district with colorful traditional houses from hillside, Georgia

Tbilisi

Georgia

31°C 3/5
8.5
Capital city panoramic view of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Buenos Aires

Argentina

16°C 2/5
8.3
Aerial view of Christ the Redeemer statue and Sugarloaf Mountain with tourists on top of Corcovado Hill, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

Brazil

27°C 3/5
8.3
Parthenon temple on Acropolis hilltop, ancient ruins in Athens, Greece

Athens

Greece

34°C 3/5
8.2
Belgrade city skyline with Danube River and historic architecture, capital of Serbia

Belgrade

Serbia

31°C 3/5
8.2
Piazza del Nettuno main square with Neptune Fountain in Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy

Bologna

Italy

32°C 3/5
8.2
Sveti Stefan island resort with dramatic coastal view from rocks, Budva Riviera, Montenegro

Budva

Montenegro

31°C 3/5
8.2
Old town of Dubrovnik with cable car ascending Mount Srd above terracotta rooftops and Adriatic Sea, Dubrovnik, Croatia

Dubrovnik

Croatia

31°C 3/5
8.2
Historic town of Perast with traditional architecture at Bay of Kotor in summer, Montenegro

Kotor

Montenegro

32°C 3/5
8.2
Iconic Old Bridge Stari Most over Neretva River in historic Old Town of Mostar, popular tourist destination, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Mostar

Bosnia and Herzegovina

34°C 3/5
8.2
Ancient carved temple facade (The Treasury) in Petra archaeological site, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, Petra, Jordan

Petra

Jordan

34°C 3/5
8.2
Tel Aviv skyline with modern skyscrapers and waterfront at beautiful golden sunset, Israel

Tel Aviv

Israel

31°C 2/5
8.2
Saint Paul Church with panoramic view over Thessaloniki waterfront and city, Greece

Thessaloniki

Greece

34°C 3/5
8.2
Scanderbeg Square with illuminated fountain at colorful spring sunset in capital city of Tirana, Albania

Tirana

Albania

32°C 3/5
8.2
Aerial view of iconic Mole Antonelliana tower with Alps mountains in background, Turin, Italy

Turin

Italy

31°C 3/5
8.2
Sunny spring view of Sant'Elia village with splendid azure water bay on Sicily coast, Palermo, Italy, Europe

Palermo

Italy

33°C 3/5
8.1
African penguins walking at Boulders Beach, Cape Town, South Africa

Cape Town

South Africa

17°C 2/5
8
Santiago cityscape with modern skyscrapers and Andes mountains in background, Santiago de Chile, Chile

Santiago

Chile

17°C 2/5
8
Downtown Sydney skyline with modern skyscrapers and business district, Sydney, Australia

Sydney

Australia

19°C 3/5
8

Great in August 51 destinations

Brno

Czechia

7.9
26°C 11d rain

Dresden

Germany

7.9
25°C 12d rain

Hurghada

Egypt

7.9
35°C 0d rain

Ljubljana

Slovenia

7.9
28°C 12d rain

New York City

United States

7.9
28°C 11d rain

Plitvice Lakes

Croatia

7.9
27°C 12d rain

Prague

Czech Republic

7.9
25°C 13d rain

Sarajevo

Bosnia and Herzegovina

7.9
29°C 11d rain

Seychelles

Seychelles

7.9
23°C 13d rain

Sibiu

Romania

7.9
28°C 11d rain

Strasbourg

France

7.9
27°C 13d rain

Verona

Italy

7.9
30°C 13d rain

Vienna

Austria

7.9
27°C 11d rain

Zagreb

Croatia

7.9
29°C 11d rain

Antalya

Turkey

7.8
37°C 0d rain

Cairo

Egypt

7.8
37°C 0d rain

Córdoba

Spain

7.8
38°C 1d rain

Fez

Morocco

7.8
36°C 1d rain

Gran Canaria

Spain

7.8
27°C 0d rain Best month to visit

Marrakech

Morocco

7.8
37°C 2d rain

Munich

Germany

7.8
24°C 14d rain

Palma de Mallorca

Spain

7.8
30°C 3d rain Best month to visit

Tenerife

Spain

7.8
25°C 2d rain Best month to visit

Tokyo

Japan

7.8
32°C 10d rain

Victoria Falls

Zimbabwe / Zambia

7.8
30°C 0d rain Best month to visit

Arusha & Serengeti

Tanzania

7.7
24°C 3d rain Best month to visit

Granada

Spain

7.7
36°C 4d rain

Split

Croatia

7.7
28°C 6d rain Best month to visit

Vancouver

Canada

7.7
23°C 6d rain Best month to visit

Nairobi

Kenya

7.6
23°C 5d rain Best month to visit

Muscat

Oman

7.5
37°C 0d rain

Osaka

Japan

7.5
34°C 12d rain

Beijing

China

7.4
30°C 12d rain

Mauritius

Mauritius

7.4
23°C 10d rain Best month to visit

Nice

France

7.4
30°C 7d rain Best month to visit

Ohrid

North Macedonia

7.4
29°C 8d rain Best month to visit

Ponta Delgada

Portugal

7.4
23°C 9d rain Best month to visit

Swakopmund & Sossusvlei

Namibia

7.4
22°C 0d rain Best month to visit

Vilnius

Lithuania

7.4
24°C 10d rain Best month to visit

Bath

United Kingdom

7.3
22°C 9d rain Best month to visit

Cairns

Australia

7.3
25°C 8d rain Best month to visit

Lake Como

Italy

7.2
29°C 16d rain

Lucerne

Switzerland

7.2
25°C 15d rain

Maui

United States

7.2
22°C 20d rain

Auckland

New Zealand

7.1
15°C 12d rain

Johannesburg

South Africa

7.1
21°C 1d rain Best month to visit

Luxor

Egypt

7.1
41°C 0d rain

Oaxaca

Mexico

7.1
28°C 16d rain

Shanghai

China

7.1
33°C 11d rain

Sharm El Sheikh

Egypt

7.1
40°C 0d rain

Zanzibar

Tanzania

7
28°C 9d rain Best month to visit

Also Worth Considering 91 destinations

Cusco
20°C · 6.9/10
Fiji
28°C · 6.9/10
Hoi An
33°C · 6.9/10
La Paz
17°C · 6.9/10
Las Vegas
39°C · 6.9/10
Melbourne
15°C · 6.9/10
Mexico City
24°C · 6.9/10
San José
25°C · 6.9/10
Lake Bled
26°C · 6.8/10
Maldives
28°C · 6.8/10
Rovaniemi
18°C · 6.8/10
Tromsø
17°C · 6.8/10
Abu Dhabi
40°C · 6.7/10
Busan
31°C · 6.7/10
Doha
41°C · 6.7/10
Dubai
43°C · 6.7/10
Jeju Island
30°C · 6.7/10
Seoul
30°C · 6.7/10
Addis Ababa
20°C · 6.5/10
Amsterdam
23°C · 6.5/10
Antwerp
24°C · 6.5/10
Berlin
25°C · 6.5/10
Bilbao
25°C · 6.5/10
Brussels
24°C · 6.5/10
Cartagena
30°C · 6.5/10
Cluj-Napoca
27°C · 6.5/10
Cologne
25°C · 6.5/10
Colombo
30°C · 6.5/10
El Nido & Palawan
31°C · 6.5/10
Gdańsk
23°C · 6.5/10
Hamburg
24°C · 6.5/10
Hiroshima
34°C · 6.5/10
Kyoto
34°C · 6.5/10
Langkawi
29°C · 6.5/10
Luxembourg City
24°C · 6.5/10
Montréal
25°C · 6.5/10
Phuket
29°C · 6.5/10
Punta Cana
30°C · 6.5/10
Riga
21°C · 6.5/10
Rotterdam
23°C · 6.5/10
San Juan
31°C · 6.5/10
San Sebastián
25°C · 6.5/10
Warsaw
25°C · 6.5/10
Wrocław
25°C · 6.5/10
Zurich
26°C · 6.5/10
Delhi
33°C · 6.4/10
Jaipur
32°C · 6.4/10
Kraków
26°C · 6.4/10
Cancún
31°C · 6.2/10
El Calafate & Patagonia
6°C · 6.2/10
Havana
33°C · 6.2/10
Miami
31°C · 6.2/10
Montego Bay
32°C · 6.2/10
Orlando
32°C · 6.2/10
Playa del Carmen
32°C · 6.2/10
Queenstown
9°C · 6.2/10
Taipei
34°C · 6.2/10
Bangkok
34°C · 6.1/10
Bogotá
19°C · 6.1/10
Bora Bora
26°C · 6.1/10
Copenhagen
22°C · 6.1/10
Dublin
19°C · 6.1/10
Edinburgh
19°C · 6.1/10
Galle & Sri Lanka South Coast
29°C · 6.1/10
Gothenburg
20°C · 6.1/10
Helsinki
21°C · 6.1/10
Ho Chi Minh City
32°C · 6.1/10
Hong Kong
31°C · 6.1/10
Macau
31°C · 6.1/10
Oslo
21°C · 6.1/10
Panama City
30°C · 6.1/10
Pattaya
32°C · 6.1/10
Penang
32°C · 6.1/10
Siem Reap
33°C · 6.1/10
Stockholm
20°C · 6.1/10
Tallinn
20°C · 6.1/10
York
21°C · 6.1/10
Chiang Mai
32°C · 5.9/10
Goa
28°C · 5.9/10
Ha Long Bay
32°C · 5.9/10
Hanoi
33°C · 5.9/10
Kathmandu
27°C · 5.9/10
Mumbai
29°C · 5.9/10
Interlaken
25°C · 5.8/10
Bali
28°C · 5.7/10
Krabi
31°C · 5.7/10
Salzburg
25°C · 5.7/10
Liverpool
19°C · 5.5/10
Luang Prabang
32°C · 5.5/10
Stavanger
17°C · 5.5/10
Zermatt
20°C · 5.5/10
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