Nº 1
San Francisco
Ideal in August
- 20° / 14° high / low
- 0.0 h rain/day
- 13.6 h daylight
20° highs with 0 rain days — inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in San Francisco in August →Where to go in August
87 cities, one measured yardstick: average highs, rain days, rain hours and daylight from multi-year Open-Meteo records. 19 cities sit in the ideal band this month. Ranked by disclosed thresholds — the skip list included.
Nº 2
Mykonos
Ideal in August
- 29° / 24° high / low
- 0.1 h rain/day
- 13.6 h daylight
29° highs with 1 rain days — inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Mykonos in August →
Nº 3
Seattle
Ideal in August
- 25° / 15° high / low
- 0.6 h rain/day
- 14.3 h daylight
25° highs with 6 rain days — inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Seattle in August →
Nº 4
London
Ideal in August
- 23° / 14° high / low
- 0.7 h rain/day
- 14.6 h daylight
23° highs with 7 rain days — inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in London in August →
Nº 5
Venice
Ideal in August
- 29° / 20° high / low
- 0.9 h rain/day
- 14.1 h daylight
29° highs with 8 rain days — inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Venice in August →
Nº 6
Edmonton
Ideal in August
- 23° / 13° high / low
- 1.2 h rain/day
- 14.8 h daylight
23° highs with 9 rain days — inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Edmonton in August →
Nº 7
Rio de Janeiro
Ideal in August
- 25° / 18° high / low
- 1.1 h rain/day
- 11.3 h daylight
25° highs with 9 rain days — inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Rio de Janeiro in August →
Nº 8
Budapest
Ideal in August
- 29° / 18° high / low
- 0.8 h rain/day
- 14.2 h daylight
29° highs with 9 rain days — inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Budapest in August →
Nº 9
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).
Things to do in Berlin in August →
Nº 10
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).
Things to do in Paris in August →
Nº 11
Toronto
Ideal in August
- 25° / 17° high / low
- 1.0 h rain/day
- 14.0 h daylight
25° highs with 10 rain days — inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Toronto in August →
Nº 12
Antwerp
Ideal in August
- 23° / 15° high / low
- 0.9 h rain/day
- 14.6 h daylight
23° highs with 11 rain days — inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Antwerp in August →
Nº 13
Amsterdam
Ideal in August
- 22° / 14° high / low
- 1.1 h rain/day
- 14.7 h daylight
22° highs with 11 rain days — inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Amsterdam in August →
Nº 14
Copenhagen
Ideal in August
- 20° / 15° high / low
- 1.1 h rain/day
- 15.0 h daylight
20° highs with 11 rain days — inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Copenhagen in August →
Nº 15
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).
Things to do in Boston in August →
Nº 16
Brussels
Ideal in August
- 23° / 15° high / low
- 1.0 h rain/day
- 14.5 h daylight
23° highs with 12 rain days — inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Brussels in August →
Nº 17
Edinburgh
Ideal in August
- 19° / 12° high / low
- 1.4 h rain/day
- 15.1 h daylight
19° highs with 12 rain days — inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Edinburgh in August →
Nº 18
Stockholm
Ideal in August
- 21° / 13° high / low
- 1.6 h rain/day
- 15.5 h daylight
21° highs with 13 rain days — inside the ideal window (18–29 °C highs, ≤13 rain days, ≤90 mm).
Things to do in Stockholm in August →
Nº 19
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).
Things to do in Dublin in August →
Nº 20
Lisbon
Good in August
- 29° / 19° high / low
- 0.0 h rain/day
- 13.7 h daylight
29° highs with 0 rain days — comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Lisbon in August →
Nº 21
Petra
Good in August
- 33° / 23° high / low
- 0.0 h rain/day
- 13.2 h daylight
33° highs with 0 rain days — comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Petra in August →
Nº 22
Crete
Good in August
- 32° / 23° high / low
- 0.1 h rain/day
- 13.5 h daylight
32° highs with 1 rain days — comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Crete in August →
Nº 23
Los Angeles
Good in August
- 32° / 18° high / low
- 0.2 h rain/day
- 13.4 h daylight
32° highs with 1 rain days — comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Los Angeles in August →
Nº 24
Cappadocia
Good in August
- 32° / 16° high / low
- 0.1 h rain/day
- 13.7 h daylight
32° highs with 2 rain days — comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Cappadocia in August →
Nº 25
Istanbul
Good in August
- 30° / 22° high / low
- 0.4 h rain/day
- 13.8 h daylight
30° highs with 4 rain days — comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Istanbul in August →
Nº 26
Cannes
Good in August
- 31° / 22° high / low
- 0.5 h rain/day
- 14.0 h daylight
31° highs with 4 rain days — comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Cannes in August →
Nº 27
Honolulu
Good in August
- 29° / 23° high / low
- 0.3 h rain/day
- 12.9 h daylight
29° highs with 5 rain days — comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Honolulu in August →
Nº 28
Bucharest
Good in August
- 31° / 20° high / low
- 0.5 h rain/day
- 14.0 h daylight
31° highs with 5 rain days — comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Bucharest in August →
Nº 29
Buenos Aires
Good in August
- 16° / 9° high / low
- 1.0 h rain/day
- 10.8 h daylight
16° highs with 5 rain days — comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Buenos Aires in August →
Nº 30
Barcelona
Good in August
- 29° / 22° high / low
- 0.7 h rain/day
- 13.8 h daylight
29° highs with 6 rain days — comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Barcelona in August →
Nº 31
Dubrovnik
Good in August
- 30° / 21° high / low
- 0.8 h rain/day
- 13.9 h daylight
30° highs with 7 rain days — comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Dubrovnik in August →
Nº 32
Branson
Good in August
- 32° / 21° high / low
- 0.7 h rain/day
- 13.5 h daylight
32° highs with 7 rain days — comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Branson in August →
Nº 33
Florence
Good in August
- 33° / 19° high / low
- 0.7 h rain/day
- 14.0 h daylight
33° highs with 7 rain days — comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Florence in August →
Nº 34
Rome
Good in August
- 33° / 21° high / low
- 0.6 h rain/day
- 13.9 h daylight
33° highs with 7 rain days — comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Rome in August →
Nº 35
Lynchburg
Good in August
- 30° / 19° high / low
- 1.0 h rain/day
- 13.6 h daylight
30° highs with 8 rain days — comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Lynchburg in August →
Nº 36
Sydney
Good in August
- 19° / 9° high / low
- 1.6 h rain/day
- 10.9 h daylight
19° highs with 9 rain days — comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Sydney in August →
Nº 37
Louisville
Good in August
- 30° / 20° high / low
- 1.1 h rain/day
- 13.6 h daylight
30° highs with 9 rain days — comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Louisville in August →
Nº 38
Chicago
Good in August
- 27° / 19° high / low
- 1.2 h rain/day
- 13.9 h daylight
27° highs with 10 rain days — comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Chicago in August →
Nº 39
Milan
Good in August
- 30° / 20° high / low
- 1.5 h rain/day
- 14.1 h daylight
30° highs with 10 rain days — comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Milan in August →
Nº 40
Palm Beach
Good in August
- 31° / 27° high / low
- 0.6 h rain/day
- 12.5 h daylight
31° highs with 10 rain days — comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Palm Beach in August →
Nº 41
Lidingo
Good in August
- 21° / 13° high / low
- 1.6 h rain/day
- 15.5 h daylight
21° highs with 11 rain days — comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Lidingo in August →
Nº 42
Oslo
Good in August
- 20° / 12° high / low
- 1.6 h rain/day
- 15.6 h daylight
20° highs with 11 rain days — comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Oslo in August →
Nº 43
New York
Good in August
- 29° / 20° high / low
- 1.5 h rain/day
- 13.8 h daylight
29° highs with 11 rain days — comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in New York in August →
Nº 44
Philadelphia
Good in August
- 30° / 20° high / low
- 1.4 h rain/day
- 13.7 h daylight
30° highs with 11 rain days — comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Philadelphia in August →
Nº 45
Cape Town
Good in August
- 17° / 10° high / low
- 1.6 h rain/day
- 10.9 h daylight
17° highs with 11 rain days — comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Cape Town in August →
Nº 46
Krakow
Good in August
- 25° / 15° high / low
- 1.6 h rain/day
- 14.5 h daylight
25° highs with 12 rain days — comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Krakow in August →
Nº 47
Saratoga Springs
Good in August
- 27° / 17° high / low
- 1.6 h rain/day
- 13.9 h daylight
27° highs with 14 rain days — comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Saratoga Springs in August →
Nº 48
Helsinki
Good in August
- 20° / 14° high / low
- 1.6 h rain/day
- 15.6 h daylight
20° highs with 14 rain days — comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Helsinki in August →
Nº 49
Riga
Good in August
- 22° / 14° high / low
- 1.8 h rain/day
- 15.2 h daylight
22° highs with 15 rain days — comfortable, just outside the ideal window.
Things to do in Riga in August →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.
- Seoul — 289 mm of rain clears the 200 mm 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.
- St. Petersburg — Rain on 23 days clears the 20-day threshold — measurably difficult.
- Miami — Rain on 24 days clears the 20-day threshold — measurably difficult.
- Orlando — Rain on 25 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.
- Mumbai — Rain on 30 days clears the 20-day threshold — measurably difficult.
- Kathmandu — Rain on 31 days clears the 20-day threshold — measurably difficult.
Tracked events in August
- 4 Aug 2026 Hall of the Elders, Wyvern, Rose of Demise, Alenia Reggies Music Joint, Chicago
- 4 Aug 2026 Alastair Greene SPACE, Chicago
- 4 Aug 2026 Chicago Sky vs. Phoenix Mercury Wintrust Arena, Chicago
- 4 Aug 2026 Cirque du Soleil: Mystere Treasure Island - NV, Las Vegas
- 4 Aug 2026 Just Penelope / One Wheel Fireworks Show / Make Yourself At Home The East Room, Nashville
- 4 Aug 2026 Cirque du Soleil: KA KA Theatre at MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas
- 4 Aug 2026 Crooked Diehl Mercury Lounge, New York
- 4 Aug 2026 The Australian Bee Gees (Vegas) Thunderland Showroom at Excalibur, Las Vegas
- 4 Aug 2026 Melanie Martinez - HADES: THE SACRIFICE Moody Center ATX, Austin
- 4 Aug 2026 Colors of Mexico Fantasy Lab Las Vegas, Las Vegas
From the live events feed we sync daily — listings exist only where measured coverage does.
August, answered from the data
Where is it ideal to travel in August?
19 of the 87 cities we measure sit in the ideal band in August — San Francisco, Mykonos, Seattle 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.