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Greece
Santorini
Santorini is far more than an Oia sunset: volcanic footpaths, black-sand coves, and village tavernas feel most balanced in June, September, and early October.
10.027°C · 3mm
- 02
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan mixes open steppe, canyons and Tian Shan peaks, best for travel from May to September.
10.021°C · 23mm
- 03
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan is a mountain country of high passes, alpine lakes and Silk Road history, best from June to September.
10.020°C · 28mm
- 04
Spain
Valencia
City of Arts beaches and paella evenings shine June through September.
10.027°C · 16mm
- 05
Greece
Mykonos
Mykonos pairs a whitewashed harbor town with sandy south-coast beaches and a steady summer wind.
10.027°C · 3mm
- 06
Turkey
Antalya
Antalya's Kaleiçi harbour, Roman gates, and Turquoise Coast beaches make it a base as much as a resort.
10.030°C · 7mm
- 07
Turkey
Bodrum
Bodrum wraps a 15th-century castle, a working yacht marina, and Aegean beach clubs around the same horseshoe of coast.
10.029°C · 3mm
- 08
United States
Yosemite National Park
Granite walls and waterfall meadows peak April through September.
10.014°C · 30mm
- 09
Greece
Rhodes
Rhodes wraps a medieval walled city, a crusader palace and Aegean beaches into the Dodecanese's largest island.
10.029°C · 1mm
- 10
Greece
Naxos
Naxos pairs the Portara gate and a marble old town with some of the Aegean's longest sandy beaches.
10.027°C · 7mm
- 11
Greece
Paros
Paros mixes whitewashed villages, windsurfing bays and the fishing port of Naoussa in the Cyclades.
10.027°C · 5mm
- 12
Greece
Zakynthos
Zakynthos pairs the Shipwreck cove and blue caves with turtle-nesting beaches and green Ionian hills.
10.029°C · 10mm
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Spain
Malaga
Málaga layers Phoenician, Roman, and Moorish history under a working Mediterranean port, from the Alcazaba fortress to the Picasso Museum in the old center.
10.028°C · 3mm
- 14
Portugal
Faro
A walled Cidade Velha and a working marina give Faro its shape, with lagoon ferries leaving for the barrier islands.
10.026°C · 0mm
- 15
Turkey
Alanya
Alanya's Seljuk castle and beaches sit on a peninsula on Turkey's Turquoise Coast.
10.028°C · 3mm
- 16
Tunisia
Djerba
Djerba is a low, sandy island off southern Tunisia, known for Houmt Souk's market, whitewashed mosques, and the El Ghriba synagogue.
10.030°C · 8mm
- 17
United States
Portland
Portland pairs a walkable downtown of parks and bookshops with the waterfalls and wine of the Columbia gorge.
10.021°C · 18mm
- 18
Bulgaria
Burgas
Burgas pairs a long sea garden and city beaches with lakes that draw flamingos and pelicans on the Bulgarian coast.
10.026°C · 24mm
- 19
Bulgaria
Nessebar
Nessebar, a UNESCO peninsula of Byzantine churches and wooden houses, sits on a narrow Black Sea causeway.
10.026°C · 24mm
- 20
Bulgaria
Sozopol
Sozopol's wooden houses and Byzantine churches sit on a rocky Black Sea peninsula with sandy beaches nearby.
10.026°C · 24mm
- 21
Albania
Sarandë
Sarandë looks across the strait to Corfu, with a promenade, a former monastery hill and beaches along the Albanian riviera.
10.027°C · 30mm
- 22
Ukraine
Odesa
Odesa pairs a grand opera house and the Potemkin steps with Black Sea beaches and a lively café culture.
10.026°C · 32mm
- 23
Kazakhstan
Aktau
Aktau is a Caspian Sea port on Kazakhstan's Mangystau coast, a base for desert canyons and rocky beaches.
10.027°C · 2mm
- 24
Turkmenistan
Turkmenbashi
Turkmenbashi is Turkmenistan's Caspian port, a gateway to the Awaza resort strip and desert canyons.
10.029°C · 3mm
- 25
Jordan
Aqaba
Aqaba opens Jordan onto the Red Sea, with coral reefs, a duty-free port and desert canyons behind.
10.030°C · 0mm
- 26
Israel
Eilat
Eilat is Israel's Red Sea resort, with coral reefs, desert mountains and a duty-free promenade.
10.030°C · 0mm
- 27
Kyrgyzstan
Ala Archa National Park
Ala Archa National Park is a steep gorge south of Bishkek, with glaciers, waterfalls and Tian Shan trails.
10.012°C · 6mm
- 28
Tunisia
Sousse
Sousse combines a Tunisian resort strip with a walled medina, a ribat and a sandy Mediterranean bay.
10.029°C · 8mm
- 29
Jordan
Dead Sea
The Dead Sea's hypersaline float and mineral mud sit far below sea level-pair with cooler months to avoid extreme heat. Best window: cooler months from late autumn through early spring.
10.031°C · 0mm
- 30
Italy
Cefalù
Cefalù sets a Norman cathedral against a sandy Sicilian beach, with the Rocca bluff rising behind town. Best window: April-June and September-October.
10.027°C · 23mm
- 31
Spain
Cádiz
Cádiz is Europe's oldest Atlantic port city-seafront watchtowers, carnival energy, and golden beaches on a narrow peninsula. Best window: April-June and September-October.
10.026°C · 0mm
- 32
Spain
Alicante
Alicante combines a palm-lined seafront, a hilltop castle and the Costa Blanca's beaches.
10.027°C · 10mm
- 33
Spain
Marbella
Marbella pairs a whitewashed old town and a golden mile of beaches with Andalusian golf and nightlife.
10.027°C · 5mm
- 34
Italy
Tropea
Tropea's cliff-top old town and beaches sit above the Tyrrhenian, with Aeolian views on clear days.
10.027°C · 15mm
- 35
France
Cannes
Cannes hosts the film festival on the Côte d'Azur, with the La Croisette seafront and the Îles de Lérins offshore.
10.025°C · 20mm
- 36
France
Saint-Tropez
Saint-Tropez is a former fishing port on the French Riviera, known for its harbour, citadel and Pampelonne beach.
10.025°C · 15mm
- 37
Greece
Kefalonia
Lush Ionian island known for dramatic Myrtos beach cliffs, subterranean Melissani lake, and colorful villages.
10.028°C · 24mm
- 38
Greece
Skiathos
Skiathos pairs pine-backed beaches and a lively harbour with the green Sporades landscape.
10.027°C · 29mm
- 39
North Macedonia
Mavrovo
Mavrovo is a national park in western North Macedonia, built around a lake below ski slopes and forested ridges.
10.021°C · 24mm
- 40
Italy
Polignano a Mare
Polignano a Mare balances a white old town on limestone cliffs above a beach in the Adriatic.
10.027°C · 30mm
- 41
Spain
Nerja
Nerja's Balcón de Europa and cliff-backed coves make it the eastern Costa del Sol's calmest resort.
10.029°C · 3mm
- 42
Greece
Symi
Symi's neoclassical harbour houses climb a hillside above one of the Aegean's prettiest ports.
10.029°C · 14mm
- 43
Greece
Kos Island
Kos mixes sandy beaches and cycling paths with the ruins of Hippocrates' ancient healing centre.
10.028°C · 6mm
- 44
Spain
Cadaqués
Cadaqués is a whitewashed fishing village on the Costa Brava, near Dalí's house at Port Lligat.
10.026°C · 29mm
- 45
Spain
Mojácar
Mojácar's white old town rises on a hill above a long beach on the coast of Almería.
10.027°C · 2mm
- 46
Spain
Peñíscola
Peñíscola is a walled town on a rocky headland in Castellón, crowned by a Templar castle and lighthouse.
10.027°C · 20mm
- 47
Italy
San Pantaleo
San Pantaleo is a granite-built village in north-east Sardinia, a short drive inland from the Costa Smeralda.
10.026°C · 11mm
- 48
France
Porquerolles
Porquerolles is a car-free Mediterranean island of pine and eucalyptus, with sandy coves and vineyard tracks.
10.026°C · 17mm
- 49
France
Collioure
Collioure is a Catalan harbour town below the Pyrenees, with a royal castle and a fauvist painting history.
10.026°C · 26mm
- 50
Portugal
Benagil
Benagil's sea cave opens through the Algarve cliffs, with a round skylight above a hidden stretch of sand.
10.024°C · 1mm
- 51
Greece
Agistri
Agistri is a small pine-covered Saronic island with clear water, a relaxed port at Skala and quiet pebble coves.
10.029°C · 15mm
- 52
Greece
Alonnisos
Alonnisos is a Sporades island with a hilltop old village, pine-covered coast and a marine park for monk seals.
10.026°C · 15mm
- 53
Greece
Thassos
Thassos is a green northern Aegean island of marble beaches, pine slopes and a harbour town at Limenas.
10.028°C · 11mm
- 54
Greece
Samothraki
Samothraki is a rugged northern Aegean island of waterfalls, hot springs and the Sanctuary of the Great Gods.
10.025°C · 22mm
- 55
Greece
Lemnos
Lemnos is a wide, wind-swept northern Aegean island with sandy beaches, dunes and the harbour town of Myrina.
10.027°C · 17mm
- 56
Greece
Lesbos
Lesbos is a large Aegean island of olive groves, ouzo distilleries and a petrified forest near Sigri.
10.028°C · 3mm
- 57
Greece
Chios
Chios is the Aegean island of mastic villages, citrus estates and the UNESCO-listed Nea Moni monastery.
10.029°C · 6mm
- 58
Greece
Samos
Samos pairs mountain villages and the ancient sanctuary of Hera with Aegean beaches on an island close to the Turkish coast.
10.029°C · 2mm
- 59
Greece
Kalymnos
Kalymnos is the Dodecanese island of sponge divers and limestone cliffs, now a major rock climbing spot.
10.027°C · 1mm
- 60
Greece
Kos
Kos pairs the Asklepion and a plane tree linked to Hippocrates with sandy beaches and flat cycling routes.
10.028°C · 4mm
Frequently asked
- Where should I travel in August?
- Top-scoring destinations in August include Santorini, Greece; Kazakhstan, Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan, Kyrgyzstan; Valencia, Spain; Mykonos, Greece.
- How is the August travel score calculated?
- Each destination is scored 0-10 using ERA5 climate normals for August: temperature comfort, precipitation, humidity, daylight, and days with 6+ hours of sunshine.
- What is the top destination for August?
- Santorini, Greece scores 10.0/10 in August.