Where to find the sun in August?
The 15 best destinations for a sunshine trip in August, ranked on the weather actually recorded.
For a sunshine trip in August, we kept destinations with at least 25 °C in the afternoon and no more than six days of rain in the month. Temperatures and rainfall are real records, averaged from 2015 to 2024 at each destination's reference point, and the sea is measured at the nearest coastal point. 15 destinations pass this filter, in Europe, Africa, Asia and Americas. Top of the ranking: Botswana (30 °C in the afternoon, 0 days of rain).
The ranking at a glance
| # | Destination | Afternoon | Rainy days | Sea (°C) | Budget |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇧🇼 Botswana | 30 °C | 0 | - | €200-400 a day |
| 2 | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | 30 °C | 0 | 25 °C | €50-100 a day |
| 3 | 🇳🇦 Etosha National Park | 30 °C | 0 | - | €110-180 a day |
| 4 | 🇧🇷 The Pantanal | 32 °C | 2 | - | €120-250 a day |
| 5 | 🇵🇹 The Algarve | 32 °C | 0 | 17 °C | €70-120 a day |
| 6 | 🇹🇷 Bodrum | 32 °C | 0 | 27 °C | €70-130 a day |
| 7 | 🇯🇴 Jordan | 32 °C | 0 | - | €60-110 a day |
| 8 | 🇬🇷 Rhodes | 32 °C | 0 | 28 °C | €70-120 a day |
| 9 | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | 30 °C | 2 | 26 °C | €80-160 a day |
| 10 | 🇫🇷 The French Riviera | 31 °C | 3 | 23 °C | €110-200 a day |
| 11 | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | 34 °C | 1 | - | €45-80 a day |
| 12 | 🇲🇦 Essaouira | 26 °C | 0 | 18 °C | €40-70 a day |
| 13 | 🇺🇸 California | 31 °C | 1 | 15 °C | €150-280 a day |
| 14 | 🇪🇸 Madrid | 33 °C | 2 | - | €80-130 a day |
| 15 | 🇲🇹 Valletta | 30 °C | 1 | 28 °C | €80-140 a day |
The 15 destinations in detail
Countries1 🇧🇼 Botswana
🌡️ 30 °C in the afternoon, 0 days of rain · 💶 €200-400 a day
Botswana means a mokoro gliding across the Okavango Delta, the elephant herds of Chobe and the vast expanses of the Kalahari. A sanctuary of African wildlife, for exceptional and exclusive safaris.
Countries2 🇲🇬 Madagascar
🌡️ 30 °C in the afternoon, 0 days of rain, sea at 25 °C · 💶 €50-100 a day
Madagascar means the Avenue of the Baobabs at dusk, lemurs you won't see anywhere else and the canyons of Isalo. An island-continent with unique biodiversity, far off the beaten track.
Region3 🇳🇦 Etosha National Park
🌡️ 30 °C in the afternoon, 0 days of rain · 💶 €110-180 a day
Twenty-two thousand square kilometres of savannah around a 4,760 km² salt pan visible from space. In the dry season the animals have nothing but the waterholes to drink from, and you park in front of the one at Okaukuejo to watch elephants, lions and black rhino file past.
City4 🇧🇷 The Pantanal
🌡️ 32 °C in the afternoon, 2 days of rain · 💶 €120-250 a day
The largest tropical wetland in the world, and the best place in South America to watch wildlife: jaguars, caimans, capybaras, macaws. A true South American safari along the Transpantaneira.
Region5 🇵🇹 The Algarve
🌡️ 32 °C in the afternoon, 0 days of rain, sea at 17 °C · 💶 €70-120 a day · at the edge of its season
The Algarve means ochre cliffs dropping onto hidden coves, Benagil cave reached by kayak, and whitewashed fishing villages. Portugal's most spectacular coastline.
City6 🇹🇷 Bodrum
🌡️ 32 °C in the afternoon, 0 days of rain, sea at 27 °C · 💶 €70-130 a day · at the edge of its season
Bodrum is ancient Halicarnassus: a Hospitaller castle built from the stones of the Mausoleum, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, and a 13,000-seat Greek theatre above the bay. Around it lies a 30 km peninsula of fishing villages, wooden gulets and the Yalıkavak marina.
Countries7 🇯🇴 Jordan
🌡️ 32 °C in the afternoon, 0 days of rain · 💶 €60-110 a day · at the edge of its season
Jordan means Petra emerging at the end of the Siq, a night in a Wadi Rum camp and floating in the Dead Sea. Ancient wonders and lunar landscapes in a single trip, safe and welcoming.
City8 🇬🇷 Rhodes
🌡️ 32 °C in the afternoon, 0 days of rain, sea at 28 °C · 💶 €70-120 a day · at the edge of its season
Rhodes is the city of the Knights of St John, with 4 km of ramparts, an intact street of inns and a Palace of the Grand Master rebuilt by the Italians, all listed by Unesco. 50 km to the south, the acropolis of Lindos towers over a white village, and between the two lie 1930s spa buildings, pebbly bays and sandy beaches.
Countries9 🇹🇿 Tanzania
🌡️ 30 °C in the afternoon, 2 days of rain, sea at 26 °C · 💶 €80-160 a day
Tanzania means the big cats of the Serengeti, the teeming caldera of Ngorongoro, and the white sand of Zanzibar to round things off. Africa's most legendary safari-and-beach combination, at the foot of Kilimanjaro.
Region10 🇫🇷 The French Riviera
🌡️ 31 °C in the afternoon, 3 days of rain, sea at 23 °C · 💶 €110-200 a day
From Cassis to Menton, the Côte d'Azur strings together 200 kilometres of turquoise coves, hilltop villages and legendary towns. You dive into the En-Vau calanque in the morning, stroll through Old Nice in the afternoon and dine facing the sunset in Èze in the evening. Between beaches, Porquerolles and its crystal-clear waters play at being the Caribbean, just 15 minutes by boat from the mainland.
Countries11 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan
🌡️ 34 °C in the afternoon, 1 day of rain · 💶 €45-80 a day · at the edge of its season
Uzbekistan means the turquoise domes of the Registan in Samarkand, the lanes of Bukhara, and the fortified city of Khiva rising from the desert. The Silk Road in all its splendour, between madrasas and bazaars.
City12 🇲🇦 Essaouira
🌡️ 26 °C in the afternoon, 0 days of rain, sea at 18 °C · 💶 €40-70 a day
Essaouira is wind-battered ramparts, a blue port full of fishing boats and a bohemian medina where Gnawa music fills the air. Morocco's laid-back seaside town, beloved of kitesurfers.
City13 🇺🇸 California
🌡️ 31 °C in the afternoon, 1 day of rain, sea at 15 °C · 💶 €150-280 a day · at the edge of its season
California means the Golden Gate in the San Francisco fog, Highway 1 along the Pacific, and the glitter of Hollywood. The legendary road trip, from the redwoods of Yosemite to the beaches of Malibu.
City14 🇪🇸 Madrid
🌡️ 33 °C in the afternoon, 2 days of rain · 💶 €80-130 a day · at the edge of its season
Madrid reveals itself in the evening: the Prado's paintings by day, then tapas from bar to bar in La Latina, and terraces that never empty. A capital that lives late and welcomes everyone.
City15 🇲🇹 Valletta
🌡️ 30 °C in the afternoon, 1 day of rain, sea at 28 °C · 💶 €80-140 a day · at the edge of its season
Built by the Knights of St John after the siege of 1565, Valletta sits on a peninsula measuring 900 metres by 600, laid out in a grid above the Grand Harbour. A little over five thousand inhabitants, bastions of golden limestone and stepped streets that plunge towards the water.
Frequently asked questions
Where to find the sun in August?
Botswana, Madagascar, Etosha National Park, The Pantanal and The Algarve top our ranking for a sunshine trip in August. In first place, Botswana: 30 °C in the afternoon, 0 days of rain on average over 2015-2024.
Which is the closest sunshine destination in August?
The French Riviera, about 1h25 by air from Paris, with 31 °C in the afternoon, 3 days of rain, sea at 23 °C in August.
Where does it rain least in August among these destinations?
The Algarve: 0 days of rain on average in August, with 32 °C in the afternoon.
Where is it hottest in August?
Among these destinations, Uzbekistan, with 34 °C in the afternoon on average in August: plan your sightseeing for early morning and late afternoon.
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