Best places to visit in August
41 cities have August as their single best-weather month — comfortable temperatures, low rainfall, and good sunshine based on 2020–2024 data. Top destinations: Harare, San Francisco, Pretoria.
Cities whose best month is August
| Rank | City | Country | High / Low | Precip | Sun | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ★ | Harare | Zimbabwe | 24.6° / 10.7° | 1.8 mm | 11.1 h | 100 |
| 2 ★ | San Francisco | United States | 20° / 14.3° | 3.4 mm | 12.2 h | 100 |
| 3 ★ | Pretoria | South Africa | 22.7° / 8.2° | 7.3 mm | 10.6 h | 97 |
| 4 | San Miguel de Tucumán | Argentina | 22.1° / 8.2° | 8.9 mm | 10 h | 97 |
| 5 | Istanbul | Turkey | 29.8° / 21.3° | 98.4 mm | 12.6 h | 94 |
| 6 | Samara | Russia | 26.7° / 16.3° | 130.9 mm | 12.4 h | 94 |
| 7 | Rostov-on-Don | Russia | 30.7° / 19.8° | 132.5 mm | 12.4 h | 94 |
| 8 | Voronezh | Russia | 27.6° / 16.9° | 115.6 mm | 12.2 h | 94 |
| 9 | Odesa | Ukraine | 28.6° / 20.1° | 143.7 mm | 12.9 h | 94 |
| 10 | Kharkiv | Ukraine | 28.6° / 17.2° | 145.5 mm | 12.4 h | 93 |
| 11 | Izhevsk | Russia | 23.6° / 12.9° | 157 mm | 11.7 h | 92 |
| 12 | Toulouse | France | 29.4° / 17.8° | 185.8 mm | 11.8 h | 92 |
| 13 | Brisbane | Australia | 22.8° / 11° | 182.6 mm | 9.8 h | 91 |
| 14 | Bucharest | Romania | 31.1° / 19.8° | 166.9 mm | 12.3 h | 91 |
| 15 | Tbilisi | Georgia | 31.6° / 20.6° | 129.8 mm | 12 h | 91 |
| 16 | Moscow | Russia | 24.2° / 14° | 233.2 mm | 11.5 h | 90 |
| 17 | Ufa | Russia | 25° / 14.3° | 245.3 mm | 11.7 h | 90 |
| 18 | Lyon | France | 28.3° / 17.1° | 255.8 mm | 11.9 h | 90 |
| 19 | London | United Kingdom | 22.8° / 14.1° | 243.7 mm | 10.1 h | 89 |
| 20 | Belgrade | Serbia | 29.2° / 18.9° | 298 mm | 12.2 h | 89 |
| 21 | Calgary | Canada | 23.7° / 10.9° | 264.7 mm | 12 h | 89 |
| 22 | Perm | Russia | 21.9° / 12.9° | 260.5 mm | 11.1 h | 89 |
| 23 | Fortaleza | Brazil | 30.8° / 24.3° | 73.4 mm | 11.4 h | 88 |
| 24 | Budapest | Hungary | 28.7° / 18° | 297.9 mm | 11.8 h | 88 |
| 25 | Yekaterinburg | Russia | 22° / 12.6° | 292.5 mm | 11.1 h | 88 |
| 26 | Brussels | Belgium | 23.6° / 15.1° | 287.4 mm | 10.9 h | 87 |
| 27 | Natal | Brazil | 28° / 22° | 230.4 mm | 10.9 h | 87 |
| 28 | Sheffield | United Kingdom | 20.4° / 12.7° | 280.4 mm | 10.1 h | 87 |
| 29 | Cologne | Germany | 24.9° / 15.7° | 336.8 mm | 10.8 h | 86 |
| 30 | Bremen | Germany | 23.6° / 14.8° | 318.4 mm | 11.1 h | 86 |
| 31 | Antwerp | Belgium | 23.6° / 15.4° | 321.4 mm | 10.8 h | 86 |
| 32 | Sochi | Russia | 28.4° / 21.5° | 322.7 mm | 12.5 h | 86 |
| 33 | Minsk | Belarus | 24° / 14.6° | 344.7 mm | 11.6 h | 85 |
| 34 | Lviv | Ukraine | 24.9° / 15.5° | 355.3 mm | 11.3 h | 85 |
| 35 | Milwaukee | United States | 27° / 17.8° | 386 mm | 11.6 h | 85 |
| 36 | Birmingham | United Kingdom | 20.6° / 12.7° | 327.3 mm | 9.5 h | 84 |
| 37 | Leeds | United Kingdom | 19.7° / 12.5° | 349.6 mm | 9.8 h | 84 |
| 38 | Essen | Germany | 23.7° / 15.3° | 413.8 mm | 10.9 h | 83 |
| 39 | Bogotá | Colombia | 19.8° / 7.7° | 195.1 mm | 11.3 h | 82 |
| 40 | Belém | Brazil | 32.4° / 23.6° | 264.4 mm | 11.5 h | 78 |
| 41 | Guiyang | China | 27.2° / 19.3° | 644.4 mm | 9.9 h | 75 |
Each city links to its month-by-month best-time-to-visit guide; the score (0–100) blends temperature comfort, low rainfall, and sunshine for August.
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Harare San Francisco Pretoria San Miguel de Tucumán Istanbul Samara Rostov-on-Don Voronezh Odesa Kharkiv Izhevsk Toulouse Brisbane Bucharest Tbilisi Moscow Ufa Lyon London Belgrade Calgary Perm Fortaleza Budapest Yekaterinburg Brussels Natal Sheffield Cologne Bremen Antwerp Sochi Minsk Lviv Milwaukee Birmingham Leeds Essen Bogotá Belém Guiyang
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