Where to go
Best places to travel
in august.
We ranked every destination in the almanac by climate score for August — temperature comfort, rainfall, and daily sunshine hours. Below: the 20 best places to be, right now.
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Choose your august
Different priorities. Warmest, driest, sunniest, or a cool escape.
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Warmest
Where it's warmest in august
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Driest
Reliably rain-free
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Sunniest
Longest days of august
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The top 20 destinations for august
№05
Santorini
Greece
29°· 2mm· 12.9h sun
№06
Mykonos
Greece
28°· 2mm· 12.9h sun
№07
Greece
Greece
27°· 44mm· 12.8h sun
№08
Yellowstone
United States
21°· 44mm· 12.3h sun
№09
Seattle
United States
26°· 28mm· 11.5h sun
№10
Grand Canyon
United States
28°· 50mm· 12.3h sun
№11
Lisbon
Portugal
28°· 2mm· 12.4h sun
№12
Cappadocia
Turkey
31°· 5mm· 13.0h sun
№13
Paris
France
26°· 62mm· 10.8h sun
№14
Istanbul
Turkey
29°· 20mm· 12.6h sun
№15
Zion National Park
United States
30°· 33mm· 12.5h sun
№16
Flagstaff
United States
27°· 58mm· 12.3h sun
№17
Barcelona
Spain
29°· 52mm· 12.2h sun
№18
London
United Kingdom
22°· 55mm· 10.0h sun
№19
Berlin
Germany
26°· 47mm· 11.1h sun
№20
Bodrum
Turkey
33°· 2mm· 12.9h sun