Cool Places to Visit in August

Escape the heat — the mildest destinations in August, ranked by temperature.

Cool Places to Visit in August

  1. Queenstown, New Zealand — 5.2°C high, 96 rain mm, 6.6h sun
  2. Melbourne, Australia — 13.9°C high, 53 rain mm, 8.3h sun
  3. Auckland, New Zealand — 13.9°C high, 105 rain mm, 8.7h sun
  4. Buenos Aires, Argentina — 15.6°C high, 72 rain mm, 8.1h sun
  5. Santiago, Chile — 15.8°C high, 80 rain mm, 8.7h sun
  6. Sydney, Australia — 17.2°C high, 37 rain mm, 9.4h sun
  7. Dublin, Ireland — 18.5°C high, 79 rain mm, 9.6h sun
  8. Lima, Peru — 19.1°C high, 1 rain mm, 11.1h sun
  9. Copenhagen, Denmark — 20.5°C high, 76 rain mm, 10.9h sun
  10. Amsterdam, Netherlands — 20.9°C high, 84 rain mm, 10.7h sun
  11. Mexico City, Mexico — 21.3°C high, 170 rain mm, 10h sun
  12. London, United Kingdom — 21.4°C high, 61 rain mm, 9.9h sun
  13. Berlin, Germany — 23.9°C high, 56 rain mm, 10.9h sun
  14. Paris, France — 24.3°C high, 57 rain mm, 10.7h sun
  15. Prague, Czech Republic — 24.5°C high, 73 rain mm, 11h sun
  16. Vienna, Austria — 25.7°C high, 70 rain mm, 11.2h sun
  17. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil — 25.7°C high, 44 rain mm, 9h sun
  18. Santorini, Greece — 26.2°C high, 0 rain mm, 12.9h sun
  19. Lisbon, Portugal — 26.6°C high, 4 rain mm, 12.6h sun
  20. Barcelona, Spain — 27.5°C high, 40 rain mm, 12.4h sun

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