Weather abroad · August
Where's hot in August?
Hot places in our list34 of 63
Quickest flight to 25°C+Italy, 2h 15m
HottestQatar, 36°C
August is the hottest and busiest month in the Mediterranean. If you want somewhere cooler, Iceland, Scandinavia and the Alps are at their best.
Hot within 5 hours
Average 21°C or more, under 5 hours from London. Hottest first.
- TürkiyeAntalya29°C4hBusy and pricier
- MoroccoMarrakech29°C3h 15mQuiet
- GreeceAthens27°C3h 30mBusy and pricier
- CyprusPaphos27°C4h 30mBusy and pricier
- MaltaValletta27°C3hBusy and pricier
- ItalyRome26°C2h 15mBusy and pricier
- CroatiaDubrovnik26°C2h 30mBusy and pricier
- SpainMálaga25°C2h 30mBusy and pricier
- PortugalFaro24°C2h 30mBusy and pricier
- Canary IslandsTenerife23°C4hBusy and pricier
- HungaryBudapest22°C2h 15mBusy and pricier
Long-haul heat
Average 25°C or more. Shortest flights first.
- JordanAmman30°C5hQuiet
- IsraelTel Aviv28°C5hBest value
- EgyptHurghada31°C5h 15mQuiet
- QatarDoha36°C7hQuiet
- United Arab EmiratesDubai35°C7h 15mQuiet
- OmanMuscat33°C7h 30mBest value
- BarbadosBridgetown28°C8h 45mBusy and pricier
- Dominican RepublicPunta Cana28°C9hBusy and pricier
- FloridaOrlando27°C9hBusy and pricier
- NepalKathmandu26°C9h 30mQuiet
- TanzaniaZanzibar26°C9h 30mBusy and pricier
- CubaHavana29°C9h 45mQuiet
Pleasant city breaks
12 to 20°C and under 4 hours away: good for walking all day.
- GermanyBerlin20°C1h 45mBusy and pricier
- AustriaVienna20°C2hBusy and pricier
- CzechiaPrague20°C1h 45mBusy and pricier
- FranceParis19°C1hBusy and pricier
- PolandKraków19°C2h 15mBusy and pricier
- NetherlandsAmsterdam18°C1hBusy and pricier
- SwitzerlandZurich18°C1h 30mBusy and pricier
- FinlandHelsinki17°C2h 45mBusy and pricier
- DenmarkCopenhagen17°C1h 45mBusy and pricier
- NorwayOslo15°C2hBusy and pricier
Temperatures are 24-hour monthly averages for one city in each place. Flight times are straight-line estimates from Heathrow. Season labels show our when-to-go rating for August.
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Questions people ask
Where is hot in August within 5 hours of the UK?
Türkiye (29°C), Morocco (29°C), Greece (27°C), Cyprus (27°C), Malta (27°C). These are 24-hour averages, so afternoons are warmer.
Where is good for a city break in August?
Germany (20°C), Austria (20°C), Czechia (20°C), France (19°C) are all under 4 hours away and pleasant for walking all day.
Where is the hottest place to go in August?
Of the places we track, Qatar is hottest, averaging 36°C in Doha.