Where is it sunny in August?
1,393 major destinations ranked by Sunshine Score — daytime warmth, dryness and sunshine for August, from long-term climate normals.
Top of the world in August: Karratha (100/100), Port Hedland (100) and Alexandria (100). Jump to Europe, Asia, North America, South America, Africa or Oceania.
The world's sunniest places in August
| # | Destination | Country | Score | Day high | Rain | Sun h/yr |
|---|
| 1 | Karratha |
🇦🇺 Australia |
100 |
26° / 79°F |
1 mm |
3,635 |
| 2 | Port Hedland |
🇦🇺 Australia |
100 |
28° / 82°F |
1 mm |
3,635 |
| 3 | Alexandria |
🇪🇬 Egypt |
100 |
32° / 90°F |
0 mm |
3,580 |
| 4 | Windhoek |
🇳🇦 Namibia |
100 |
24° / 75°F |
1 mm |
3,504 |
| 5 | Broome |
🇦🇺 Australia |
99 |
31° / 88°F |
3 mm |
3,511 |
| 6 | Alice Springs |
🇦🇺 Australia |
99 |
22° / 72°F |
3 mm |
3,499 |
| 7 | Reno |
🇺🇸 United States |
99 |
29° / 84°F |
6 mm |
3,460 |
| 8 | Newman |
🇦🇺 Australia |
99 |
25° / 77°F |
3 mm |
3,416 |
| 9 | Gaborone |
🇧🇼 Botswana |
99 |
26° / 79°F |
2 mm |
3,371 |
| 10 | Tel Aviv |
🇮🇱 Israel |
99 |
32° / 90°F |
0 mm |
3,311 |
| 11 | Los Angeles |
🇺🇸 United States |
98 |
30° / 86°F |
1 mm |
3,254 |
| 12 | Tripoli |
🇱🇾 Libya |
98 |
31° / 88°F |
1 mm |
3,187 |
| 13 | Larnaca |
🇨🇾 Cyprus |
98 |
31° / 88°F |
1 mm |
3,154 |
| 14 | Abha |
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
97 |
29° / 84°F |
8 mm |
3,248 |
| 15 | Hami |
🇨🇳 China |
97 |
30° / 86°F |
8 mm |
3,241 |
| 16 | Bodrum |
🇹🇷 Türkiye |
97 |
30° / 86°F |
2 mm |
3,154 |
| 17 | Zarzis |
🇹🇳 Tunisia |
97 |
30° / 86°F |
4 mm |
3,154 |
| 18 | Dalaman |
🇹🇷 Türkiye |
97 |
27° / 81°F |
4 mm |
3,154 |
| 19 | Tijuana |
🇲🇽 Mexico |
97 |
29° / 84°F |
4 mm |
3,154 |
| 20 | Kos |
🇬🇷 Greece |
97 |
26° / 79°F |
1 mm |
3,110 |
| 21 | Tymbou (Kirklar) |
🇨🇾 Cyprus |
97 |
31° / 88°F |
1 mm |
3,110 |
| 22 | Kupang |
🇮🇩 Indonesia |
97 |
30° / 86°F |
4 mm |
3,110 |
| 23 | Samos |
🇬🇷 Greece |
97 |
27° / 81°F |
1 mm |
3,110 |
| 24 | Darwin |
🇦🇺 Australia |
97 |
31° / 88°F |
2 mm |
3,092 |
| 25 | Gaziemir |
🇹🇷 Türkiye |
97 |
32° / 90°F |
3 mm |
3,066 |
Europe: sunniest in August
| # | Destination | Country | Score | Day high | Rain | Sun h/yr |
|---|
| 1 | Samos |
🇬🇷 Greece |
97 |
27° / 81°F |
1 mm |
3,110 |
| 2 | Karpathos |
🇬🇷 Greece |
97 |
24° / 75°F |
2 mm |
3,022 |
| 3 | Faro |
🇵🇹 Portugal |
96 |
27° / 81°F |
4 mm |
3,044 |
| 4 | Almería |
🇪🇸 Spain |
96 |
32° / 90°F |
5 mm |
2,994 |
| 5 | Mykonos |
🇬🇷 Greece |
96 |
24° / 75°F |
2 mm |
2,978 |
| 6 | Santorini |
🇬🇷 Greece |
96 |
26° / 79°F |
2 mm |
2,891 |
| 7 | Valletta |
🇲🇹 Malta |
95 |
26° / 79°F |
10 mm |
3,054 |
| 8 | Lampedusa |
🇮🇹 Italy |
95 |
26° / 79°F |
11 mm |
3,022 |
| 9 | Jerez de la Frontera |
🇪🇸 Spain |
95 |
29° / 84°F |
2 mm |
2,847 |
| 10 | Málaga |
🇪🇸 Spain |
95 |
26° / 79°F |
3 mm |
2,842 |
Asia: sunniest in August
| # | Destination | Country | Score | Day high | Rain | Sun h/yr |
|---|
| 1 | Tel Aviv |
🇮🇱 Israel |
99 |
32° / 90°F |
0 mm |
3,311 |
| 2 | Tripoli |
🇱🇾 Libya |
98 |
31° / 88°F |
1 mm |
3,187 |
| 3 | Larnaca |
🇨🇾 Cyprus |
98 |
31° / 88°F |
1 mm |
3,154 |
| 4 | Abha |
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia |
97 |
29° / 84°F |
8 mm |
3,248 |
| 5 | Hami |
🇨🇳 China |
97 |
30° / 86°F |
8 mm |
3,241 |
| 6 | Bodrum |
🇹🇷 Türkiye |
97 |
30° / 86°F |
2 mm |
3,154 |
| 7 | Dalaman |
🇹🇷 Türkiye |
97 |
27° / 81°F |
4 mm |
3,154 |
| 8 | Kos |
🇬🇷 Greece |
97 |
26° / 79°F |
1 mm |
3,110 |
| 9 | Tymbou (Kirklar) |
🇨🇾 Cyprus |
97 |
31° / 88°F |
1 mm |
3,110 |
| 10 | Kupang |
🇮🇩 Indonesia |
97 |
30° / 86°F |
4 mm |
3,110 |
North America: sunniest in August
| # | Destination | Country | Score | Day high | Rain | Sun h/yr |
|---|
| 1 | Reno |
🇺🇸 United States |
99 |
29° / 84°F |
6 mm |
3,460 |
| 2 | Los Angeles |
🇺🇸 United States |
98 |
30° / 86°F |
1 mm |
3,254 |
| 3 | Tijuana |
🇲🇽 Mexico |
97 |
29° / 84°F |
4 mm |
3,154 |
| 4 | Santa Rosa |
🇺🇸 United States |
97 |
24° / 75°F |
1 mm |
3,066 |
| 5 | San Diego |
🇺🇸 United States |
97 |
21° / 70°F |
2 mm |
3,055 |
| 6 | Monterey |
🇺🇸 United States |
97 |
20° / 68°F |
1 mm |
3,022 |
| 7 | Santa Barbara |
🇺🇸 United States |
97 |
24° / 75°F |
1 mm |
3,022 |
| 8 | San Luis Obispo |
🇺🇸 United States |
96 |
23° / 73°F |
3 mm |
3,022 |
| 9 | Boise |
🇺🇸 United States |
95 |
32° / 90°F |
7 mm |
2,993 |
| 10 | Salt Lake City |
🇺🇸 United States |
93 |
31° / 88°F |
24 mm |
3,029 |
South America: sunniest in August
| # | Destination | Country | Score | Day high | Rain | Sun h/yr |
|---|
| 1 | Juazeiro do Norte |
🇧🇷 Brazil |
95 |
32° / 90°F |
4 mm |
2,803 |
| 2 | Petrolina |
🇧🇷 Brazil |
95 |
32° / 90°F |
5 mm |
2,803 |
| 3 | Tacna |
🇵🇪 Peru |
95 |
24° / 75°F |
2 mm |
2,716 |
| 4 | Fortaleza |
🇧🇷 Brazil |
94 |
32° / 90°F |
10 mm |
2,804 |
| 5 | Piura |
🇵🇪 Peru |
94 |
29° / 84°F |
1 mm |
2,628 |
| 6 | Uberlândia |
🇧🇷 Brazil |
93 |
29° / 84°F |
9 mm |
2,672 |
| 7 | Cordoba |
🇦🇷 Argentina |
93 |
21° / 70°F |
7 mm |
2,534 |
| 8 | Chiclayo |
🇵🇪 Peru |
93 |
21° / 70°F |
1 mm |
2,453 |
| 9 | Goiânia |
🇧🇷 Brazil |
92 |
32° / 90°F |
8 mm |
2,540 |
| 10 | Cochabamba |
🇧🇴 Bolivia |
92 |
24° / 75°F |
8 mm |
2,497 |
Africa: sunniest in August
| # | Destination | Country | Score | Day high | Rain | Sun h/yr |
|---|
| 1 | Alexandria |
🇪🇬 Egypt |
100 |
32° / 90°F |
0 mm |
3,580 |
| 2 | Windhoek |
🇳🇦 Namibia |
100 |
24° / 75°F |
1 mm |
3,504 |
| 3 | Gaborone |
🇧🇼 Botswana |
99 |
26° / 79°F |
2 mm |
3,371 |
| 4 | Zarzis |
🇹🇳 Tunisia |
97 |
30° / 86°F |
4 mm |
3,154 |
| 5 | Dzaoudzi |
🇾🇹 Mayotte |
96 |
23° / 73°F |
11 mm |
3,154 |
| 6 | Johannesburg |
🇿🇦 South Africa |
96 |
20° / 68°F |
7 mm |
3,124 |
| 7 | Harare |
🇿🇼 Zimbabwe |
96 |
25° / 77°F |
2 mm |
3,011 |
| 8 | Lusaka |
🇿🇲 Zambia |
96 |
27° / 81°F |
1 mm |
2,936 |
| 9 | Essaouira |
🇲🇦 Morocco |
96 |
31° / 88°F |
2 mm |
2,935 |
| 10 | Rabat |
🇲🇦 Morocco |
96 |
26° / 79°F |
2 mm |
2,919 |
Oceania: sunniest in August
| # | Destination | Country | Score | Day high | Rain | Sun h/yr |
|---|
| 1 | Karratha |
🇦🇺 Australia |
100 |
26° / 79°F |
1 mm |
3,635 |
| 2 | Port Hedland |
🇦🇺 Australia |
100 |
28° / 82°F |
1 mm |
3,635 |
| 3 | Broome |
🇦🇺 Australia |
99 |
31° / 88°F |
3 mm |
3,511 |
| 4 | Alice Springs |
🇦🇺 Australia |
99 |
22° / 72°F |
3 mm |
3,499 |
| 5 | Newman |
🇦🇺 Australia |
99 |
25° / 77°F |
3 mm |
3,416 |
| 6 | Darwin |
🇦🇺 Australia |
97 |
31° / 88°F |
2 mm |
3,092 |
| 7 | Townsville |
🇦🇺 Australia |
95 |
26° / 79°F |
12 mm |
3,141 |
| 8 | Proserpine |
🇦🇺 Australia |
94 |
23° / 73°F |
16 mm |
2,978 |
| 9 | Mackay |
🇦🇺 Australia |
93 |
20° / 68°F |
20 mm |
2,978 |
| 10 | Hamilton |
🇦🇺 Australia |
93 |
23° / 73°F |
16 mm |
2,935 |
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