Comfortable, dry August days in places that do not feel hotter than 26°C. Of 2,596 towns and cities that draw visitors around the world, 875 rate Good or better in August. These 20 are the best of them, spread so that no one corner of the map fills the list.
The list
- 193 · IdealTownsvilleAustralia
A typical midday in August feels like 22°C, and the Easy outdoors rating averages 93 over the stretch. The good spell lasts about six months, from late April to mid October. Rain is rare at this time of year. Open it on the map at mid August.
- 291 · IdealGrand BaieMauritius
Midday in August feels like 21°C under often cloudy skies, which rates 91, Ideal, for easy outdoors. Good weather here runs from May to November, so there is room either side. See mid August on the map.
- 391 · IdealYeppoonAustralia
Rated 91 (Ideal) for easy outdoors in August: midday feels like 20°C, with partly cloudy skies. The good spell lasts about six and a half months, from mid April to mid October. Open it on the map at mid August.
- 488 · IdealNanyukiKenya
A typical midday in August feels like 20°C, and the Easy outdoors rating averages 88 over the stretch. This is not a short window: it rates Good or better all year. See mid August on the map.
- 588 · IdealGijónSpain
Midday in August feels like 23°C under partly cloudy skies, which rates 88, Ideal, for easy outdoors. The good spell lasts about five and a half months, from late May to October. Open it on the map at mid August.
- 686 · IdealSeattleWashington, United States
Rated 86 (Ideal) for easy outdoors in August: midday feels like 21°C, with partly cloudy skies. Good weather here runs from late June to September, so there is room either side. Rain is rare at this time of year. See mid August on the map.
- 785 · IdealArushaTanzania
A typical midday in August feels like 21°C, and the Easy outdoors rating averages 85 over the stretch. The good spell lasts about seven and a half months, from April to mid November. Open it on the map at mid August.
- 885 · IdealOuro PrêtoBrazil
Midday in August feels like 21°C under partly cloudy skies, which rates 85, Ideal, for easy outdoors. Good weather here runs from late March to early January, so there is room either side. See mid August on the map.
- 984 · IdealSteamboat SpringsColorado, United States
Midday in August feels like 21°C under mostly clear skies, which rates 84, Ideal, for easy outdoors. The good spell lasts about three and a half months, from June to mid September. Open it on the map at mid August.
- 1084 · IdealHuarazPeru
Rated 84 (Ideal) for easy outdoors in August: midday feels like 21°C, with mostly clear skies. This is not a short window: it rates Good or better all year. See mid August on the map.
- 1184 · IdealPortoPortugal
A typical midday in August feels like 22°C, and the Easy outdoors rating averages 84 over the stretch. Good weather here runs from May to October, so there is room either side. Rain is rare at this time of year. See mid August on the map.
- 1283 · IdealChiclayoPeru
Rated 83 (Ideal) for easy outdoors in August: midday feels like 20°C, with partly cloudy skies. The good spell lasts about nine and a half months, from mid April to mid January. Rain is rare at this time of year. Open it on the map at mid August.
- 1383 · IdealSaint-BrieucFrance
Rated 83 (Ideal) for easy outdoors in August: midday feels like 19°C, with often cloudy skies. Good weather here runs from mid June to mid September, so there is room either side. See mid August on the map.
- 1482 · IdealLehIndia
Midday in August feels like 21°C under partly cloudy skies, which rates 82, Ideal, for easy outdoors. The good spell lasts about three and a half months, from late June to September. Open it on the map at mid August.
- 1582 · IdealApizacoMexico
Rated 82 (Ideal) for easy outdoors in August: midday feels like 23°C, with often cloudy skies. This is not a short window: it rates Good or better all year. Wet spells are common at this time of year. See mid August on the map.
- 1681 · IdealSummersideCanada
Midday in August feels like 21°C under often cloudy skies, which rates 81, Ideal, for easy outdoors. The good spell lasts about three months, from mid June to early September. Open it on the map at mid August.
- 1780 · IdealGdańskPoland
Midday in August feels like 20°C under partly cloudy skies, which rates 80, Ideal, for easy outdoors. Good weather here runs from June to mid September, so there is room either side. See mid August on the map.
- 1880 · GoodSaugeen ShoresCanada
A typical midday in August feels like 22°C, and the Easy outdoors rating averages 80 over the stretch. The good spell lasts about three and a half months, from mid June to mid September. Open it on the map at mid August.
- 1980 · IdealPuerto Baquerizo MorenoEcuador
Midday in August feels like 23°C under often cloudy skies, which rates 80, Ideal, for easy outdoors. Good weather here runs from June to December, so there is room either side. Rain is rare at this time of year. See mid August on the map.
- 2080 · IdealCromerUnited Kingdom
A typical midday in August feels like 18°C, and the Easy outdoors rating averages 80 over the stretch. The good spell lasts about three and a half months, from mid June to mid September. Open it on the map at mid August.
Among the best-known places
The list above favours whatever the weather favours, which is often a smaller town. These are the best of the places with a guide of their own.
By region
How this list is worked out
The data
Every figure comes from a decade of weather-station observations, blended into one typical year and read at midday, local solar time. Scores here are averaged in August; a city missing a reading for any part of that stretch is left out rather than scored on part of it.
The rating
Easy outdoors: A comfortable feels-like gates the score — best 16–26 °C for an easy day out (strolling, sitting out, sightseeing). Dryness matters most; strong wind knocks it back. Sun is a bonus, not required. A place is also left out when its typical readings contradict its own rating, for example a high score alongside frequent rain.
The spread
To keep the list from being one coastline, entries are at least 300 km apart, no more than five come from any one region of the world, and no more than two from one country unless the list would otherwise run short. A higher-scoring place can be left out for that reason.
Only places that draw visitors
Towns and cities with plenty of hotels, guest houses and holiday lets nearby for their size, or a great many of them in all, counted from Overture Maps Places, an open dataset. That keeps out places the weather favours but nobody travels to. Where two places share one resort or city, the one a visitor would name is kept.
The dotted links open the map at that place and time of year, on the same layer. The map remembers the time of day you last chose there; set it to midday to see these exact numbers.