Where to go in August

132 cities, one measured yardstick: average highs, rain days, rain hours and daylight from multi-year Open-Meteo records. 25 cities sit in the ideal band this month. Ranked by disclosed thresholds the skip list included.

August divides cleanly across TTDI's 87 measured cities. 19 fall into the ideal comfort band, and 30 more into good. Together, well over half sit in the top two bands. 15 sit in mixed territory. The remaining 23 land in the difficult band. More than 1 in 4.

San Francisco tops the list with an average high of 20 C and 0 rain days, the driest and mildest profile of the three with measured weather. Mykonos follows at 29 C and 1 rain day, warmer but nearly as dry. Seattle sits at 25 C with 6 rain days, comfortable but noticeably wetter. London, Venice, Edmonton, Rio de Janeiro, and Budapest complete the featured eight. The range from San Francisco's 20 C to Mykonos's 29 C means the top tier spans both temperate and warm climates.

The 23 difficult-band cities make up more than a quarter of the 87 measured. Each still carries its full measured climate profile on TTDI.

San Francisco leads August with an average high of 20 C and 0 rain days across TTDI's measured record.

Nº 2

Lima

Ideal in August

  • 19° / 14° high / low
  • 0.0 h rain/day
  • 11.7 h daylight

19° highs with 0 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).

Things to do in Lima in August →

Nº 8

Cusco

Ideal in August

  • 19° / 5° high / low
  • 0.4 h rain/day
  • 11.7 h daylight

19° highs with 7 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).

Things to do in Cusco in August →

Nº 13

Berlin

Ideal in August

  • 25° / 15° high / low
  • 1.2 h rain/day
  • 14.7 h daylight

25° highs with 10 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).

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Nº 14

Paris

Ideal in August

  • 25° / 15° high / low
  • 0.9 h rain/day
  • 14.4 h daylight

25° highs with 10 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).

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Nº 16

Bogota

Ideal in August

  • 20° / 8° high / low
  • 0.6 h rain/day
  • 12.3 h daylight

20° highs with 10 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).

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Nº 20

Boston

Ideal in August

  • 27° / 18° high / low
  • 1.3 h rain/day
  • 13.9 h daylight

27° highs with 11 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).

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Nº 25

Dublin

Ideal in August

  • 20° / 13° high / low
  • 1.1 h rain/day
  • 14.8 h daylight

20° highs with 13 rain days: inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).

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Measurably difficult in August

Honesty cuts both ways: these cities trip a difficult threshold this month:

  • Seville : 37° highs clear the 37 °C heat threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Marrakech : 39° highs clear the 37 °C heat threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Doha : 41° highs clear the 37 °C heat threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Dubai : 41° highs clear the 37 °C heat threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Abu Dhabi : 41° highs clear the 37 °C heat threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Las Vegas : 39° highs clear the 37 °C heat threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Phoenix : 40° highs clear the 37 °C heat threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Kyoto : 213 mm of rain clears the 200 mm threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Osaka : 206 mm of rain clears the 200 mm threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Chengdu : 207 mm of rain clears the 200 mm threshold: measurably difficult.
  • New Orleans : 211 mm of rain clears the 200 mm threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Seoul : 289 mm of rain clears the 200 mm threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Udaipur : 221 mm of rain clears the 200 mm threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Ubud : Rain on 20 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Charleston : Rain on 20 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Montego Bay : Rain on 20 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Savannah : Rain on 21 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Cancun : Rain on 21 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Medellin : Rain on 22 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.
  • St. Augustine : Rain on 22 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Cartagena : Rain on 23 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Punta Cana : Rain on 23 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.
  • St. Petersburg : Rain on 23 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Boracay : Rain on 24 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Miami : Rain on 24 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Varanasi : Rain on 24 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Fort Lauderdale : Rain on 25 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Guangzhou : Rain on 25 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Orlando : Rain on 25 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Cebu : Rain on 26 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Puerto Vallarta : Rain on 26 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Bangkok : Rain on 26 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.
  • San José : Rain on 27 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Singapore : Rain on 27 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Goa : Rain on 29 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Kauai : Rain on 29 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Mumbai : Rain on 30 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.
  • Kathmandu : Rain on 31 days clears the 20-day threshold: measurably difficult.

August, answered from the data

Where is it ideal to travel in August?

25 of the 132 cities we measure sit in the ideal band in August; San Francisco, Lima, San Diego lead the ranking.

Which city is coolest in August?

Vestmannaeyjar, with average highs of 12 °C in our measured record.

Which city is driest in August?

San Francisco, averaging 0 rain days across the month.

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