Best Travel Climate

Cool in August

Cool in August: based on historical climate data, El Chaltén, El Calafate and Ushuaia rank highest in August. El Chaltén stands out for: cold at around -2 °c. They top this particular ranking, but their overall travel score is low, so check the monthly details before deciding.

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The Fitz Roy massif above El Chaltén

El Chaltén

1Unsuitable· 13

El Chaltén

Argentina

Climate score

Average high: -2 °C 24 rainy days (est.)

Cold at around -2 °C

The ice wall of the Perito Moreno glacier near El Calafate

El Calafate

2Unsuitable· 24

El Calafate

Argentina

Climate score

Average high: 0 °C 14 rainy days (est.)

Cold at around 0 °C

Ushuaia on the Beagle Channel below snowy peaks

Ushuaia

3Unsuitable· 18

Ushuaia

Argentina

Climate score

Average high: 2 °C 14 rainy days (est.) 6 °C sea

Cool at around 2 °C

Puerto Natales on the fjord, gateway to Torres del Paine

Puerto Natales

4Unsuitable· 14

Puerto Natales

Chile

Climate score

Average high: 3 °C 20 rainy days (est.)

Cool at around 3 °C

Colourful houses in the polar desert of Longyearbyen

Longyearbyen

5Unsuitable· 19

Longyearbyen

Svalbard

Climate score

Average high: 4 °C 16 rainy days (est.) 5 °C sea

Cool at around 4 °C

Queenstown on Lake Wakatipu below the Remarkables

Queenstown

6Unsuitable· 18

Queenstown

New Zealand

Climate score

Average high: 5 °C 19 rainy days (est.)

Cool at around 5 °C

Bariloche on Lake Nahuel Huapi in the Andes

Bariloche

7Unsuitable· 26

Bariloche

Argentina

Climate score

Average high: 5 °C 15 rainy days (est.)

Cool at around 5 °C

Punta Arenas on the Strait of Magellan

Punta Arenas

8Unsuitable· 25

Punta Arenas

Chile

Climate score

Average high: 5 °C 12 rainy days (est.) 6 °C sea

Cool at around 5 °C

The lone "That Wanaka Tree" in the lake below the mountains

Wanaka

9Unsuitable· 21

Wanaka

New Zealand

Climate score

Average high: 5 °C 17 rainy days (est.)

Cool at around 5 °C

Colourful houses above the Nuuk fjord

Nuuk

10Unsuitable· 25

Nuuk

Greenland

Climate score

Average high: 7 °C 14 rainy days (est.) 5 °C sea

Cool at around 7 °C

Akureyri on its fjord below snowy mountains

Akureyri

11Unsuitable· 19

Akureyri

Iceland

Climate score

Average high: 9 °C 19 rainy days (est.) 9 °C sea

Cool at around 9 °C

Huge icebergs in the Ilulissat icefjord

Ilulissat

12Unsuitable· 34

Ilulissat

Greenland

Climate score

Average high: 9 °C 11 rainy days (est.) 6 °C sea

Cool at around 9 °C

Aurora over Abisko National Park

Abisko

13Unsuitable· 23

Abisko

Sweden

Climate score

Average high: 11 °C 24 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 11 °C

Church and harbour of Húsavík with whale-watching boats

Húsavík

14Unsuitable· 25

Húsavík

Iceland

Climate score

Average high: 11 °C 16 rainy days (est.) 9 °C sea

Rather cool at around 11 °C

Reynisfjara black sand beach with sea stacks near Vík

Vík

15Unsuitable· 22

Vík

Iceland

Climate score

Average high: 11 °C 20 rainy days (est.) 12 °C sea

Rather cool at around 11 °C

Grass-roof houses at Tórshavn harbour

Tórshavn

16Unsuitable· 25

Tórshavn

Faroe Islands

Climate score

Average high: 12 °C 17 rainy days (est.) 10 °C sea

Rather cool at around 12 °C

View from Hallgrímskirkja over Reykjavík to the bay and mountains

Reykjavík

17Unsuitable· 26

Reykjavík

Iceland

Climate score

Average high: 13 °C 18 rainy days (est.) 11 °C sea

Rather cool at around 13 °C

Northern lights over snowy Kiruna in Lapland

Kiruna

18Unsuitable· 39

Kiruna

Sweden

Climate score

Average high: 14 °C 17 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 14 °C

Melbourne skyline from the Rialto Tower

Melbourne

19Unsuitable· 33

Melbourne

Australia

Climate score

Average high: 14 °C 14 rainy days (est.) 11 °C sea

Rather cool at around 14 °C

Red fishing cabins below steep peaks in Lofoten

Lofoten

20Unsuitable· 30

Lofoten

Norway

Climate score

Average high: 14 °C 17 rainy days (est.) 13 °C sea

Rather cool at around 14 °C

Northern lights over the Yukon near Whitehorse

Whitehorse

21Unsuitable· 43

Whitehorse

Canada

Climate score

Average high: 14 °C 16 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 14 °C

Flåm at the end of the Aurlandsfjord between steep mountains

Flåm

22Unsuitable· 35

Flåm

Norway

Climate score

Average high: 14 °C 21 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 14 °C

Auckland waterfront at night

Auckland

23Unsuitable· 34

Auckland

New Zealand

Climate score

Average high: 14 °C 15 rainy days (est.) 14 °C sea

Rather cool at around 14 °C

Tromsø with northern lights over snowy peaks

Tromsø

24Unsuitable· 27

Tromsø

Norway

Climate score

Average high: 14 °C 19 rainy days (est.) 11 °C sea

Rather cool at around 14 °C

The Matterhorn above the village of Zermatt

Zermatt

25Limited· 50

Zermatt

Switzerland

Climate score

Average high: 15 °C 15 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 15 °C

La Paz in its Andean valley below Illimani

La Paz

26Good· 72

La Paz

Bolivia

Climate score

Average high: 15 °C 3 rainy days (est.)

Very dry, about 3 rainy days
Rather cool at around 15 °C

Åre ski resort on the lake below Åreskutan

Åre

27Unsuitable· 36

Åre

Sweden

Climate score

Average high: 15 °C 22 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 15 °C

Snowy Levi ski resort in Lapland

Levi

28Unsuitable· 40

Levi

Finland

Climate score

Average high: 15 °C 18 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 15 °C

The Obelisk of Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

29Good· 66

Buenos Aires

Argentina

Climate score

Average high: 15 °C 6 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 15 °C

Adelaide city centre

Adelaide

30Unsuitable· 43

Adelaide

Australia

Climate score

Average high: 15 °C 12 rainy days (est.) 13 °C sea

Rather cool at around 15 °C

Dramatic rock formations on the Isle of Skye

Isle of Skye

31Unsuitable· 30

Isle of Skye

United Kingdom

Climate score

Average high: 15 °C 21 rainy days (est.) 14 °C sea

Rather cool at around 15 °C

Anchorage below the Chugach Mountains

Anchorage

32Unsuitable· 35

Anchorage

USA

Climate score

Average high: 15 °C 17 rainy days (est.) 14 °C sea

Rather cool at around 15 °C

St. Moritz by its lake in the Engadin

St. Moritz

33Limited· 45

St. Moritz

Switzerland

Climate score

Average high: 16 °C 18 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 16 °C

Plaza de Armas in Cusco in the Andes

Cusco

34Good· 74

Cusco

Peru

Climate score

Average high: 16 °C 2 rainy days (est.)

Very dry, about 2 rainy days
Rather cool at around 16 °C

Table Mountain above Cape Town

Cape Town

35Limited· 47

Cape Town

South Africa

Climate score

Average high: 16 °C 11 rainy days (est.) 14 °C sea

Rather cool at around 16 °C

Aurora over snowy forest near Fairbanks

Fairbanks

36Limited· 46

Fairbanks

USA

Climate score

Average high: 16 °C 16 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 16 °C

Art nouveau town of Ålesund between fjord and mountains

Ålesund

37Unsuitable· 33

Ålesund

Norway

Climate score

Average high: 16 °C 21 rainy days (est.) 15 °C sea

Rather cool at around 16 °C

Maligne Lake and Spirit Island in Jasper National Park

Jasper

38Limited· 54

Jasper

Canada

Climate score

Average high: 16 °C 15 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 16 °C

Inverness on the River Ness, gateway to the Highlands

Inverness

39Unsuitable· 42

Inverness

United Kingdom

Climate score

Average high: 16 °C 20 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 16 °C

Colourful wooden houses at Bergen harbour

Bergen

40Unsuitable· 36

Bergen

Norway

Climate score

Average high: 16 °C 21 rainy days (est.) 16 °C sea

Rather cool at around 16 °C

Colourful wharf houses on the river in Trondheim

Trondheim

41Unsuitable· 34

Trondheim

Norway

Climate score

Average high: 16 °C 20 rainy days (est.) 14 °C sea

Rather cool at around 16 °C

Interlaken between two lakes below the Jungfrau

Interlaken

42Limited· 50

Interlaken

Switzerland

Climate score

Average high: 17 °C 18 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 17 °C

Grindelwald below the north face of the Eiger

Grindelwald

43Limited· 50

Grindelwald

Switzerland

Climate score

Average high: 17 °C 18 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 17 °C

Sölden glacier ski area in the Ötztal

Sölden

44Limited· 45

Sölden

Austria

Climate score

Average high: 17 °C 21 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 17 °C

Snowy forest in Lapland near Rovaniemi

Rovaniemi

45Limited· 48

Rovaniemi

Finland

Climate score

Average high: 17 °C 16 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 17 °C

Davos, a mountain town in the Swiss Alps

Davos

46Limited· 46

Davos

Switzerland

Climate score

Average high: 17 °C 20 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 17 °C

Turquoise glacial lake in the Cordillera Blanca near Huaraz

Huaraz

47Excellent· 80

Huaraz

Peru

Climate score

Average high: 17 °C 2 rainy days (est.)

Very dry, about 2 rainy days
Rather cool at around 17 °C

Victorian architecture in Glasgow

Glasgow

48Unsuitable· 43

Glasgow

United Kingdom

Climate score

Average high: 17 °C 20 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 17 °C

Turquoise mountain lake in Banff National Park

Banff

49Limited· 61

Banff

Canada

Climate score

Average high: 17 °C 13 rainy days (est.)

Rather cool at around 17 °C

Preikestolen above the Lysefjord near Stavanger

Stavanger

50Unsuitable· 40

Stavanger

Norway

Climate score

Average high: 17 °C 18 rainy days (est.) 16 °C sea

Mild 17 °C by day
Fairly rainy, about 18 rainy days

High-rises of Santiago de Chile against the Andes

Santiago de Chile

51Good· 79

Santiago de Chile

Chile

Climate score

Average high: 17 °C 5 rainy days (est.)

Mild 17 °C by day
Little rain (about 5 rainy days)

Car-free glacier village of Saas-Fee below 4,000-metre peaks

Saas-Fee

52Limited· 56

Saas-Fee

Switzerland

Climate score

Average high: 17 °C 16 rainy days (est.)

Mild 17 °C by day
Fairly rainy, about 16 rainy days

Sydney Harbour with the Harbour Bridge and skyline

Sydney

53Good· 65

Sydney

Australia

Climate score

Average high: 17 °C 7 rainy days (est.) 18 °C sea

Mild 17 °C by day
Sea still cool at 18 °C

Aerial panorama of Edinburgh

Edinburgh

54Unsuitable· 43

Edinburgh

United Kingdom

Climate score

Average high: 18 °C 16 rainy days (est.) 14 °C sea

Mild 18 °C by day
Fairly rainy, about 16 rainy days

Whistler ski village below snowy peaks

Whistler

55Good· 68

Whistler

Canada

Climate score

Average high: 18 °C 11 rainy days (est.)

Mild 18 °C by day

Temple Bar nightlife quarter in Dublin

Dublin

56Limited· 45

Dublin

Ireland

Climate score

Average high: 18 °C 16 rainy days (est.) 15 °C sea

Mild 18 °C by day
Fairly rainy, about 16 rainy days

Frequently asked questions

Among these destinations, which has the highest average daily high in August?

Dublin, Whistler and Edinburgh are tied at the top with a average daily high of around 18 °C.

Among these destinations, where does it rain least in August?

Cusco and Huaraz are tied for driest at about 2 rainy days.

Among these destinations, where is the sea warmest in August?

At Sydney the sea is around 18 °C.

How is this ranking ordered?

This list is sorted by the lowest average daily high for the selected month. The badge on each card shows the separate overall travel-climate score, which does not set the order. Figures combine historical climate data and estimates, not a weather forecast.