Where Is Hot in August: Peak Heat and the Warmest Seas

Where is hot in August is easy: nearly all of southern Europe. Hottest short haul: Marrakech (38 °C), Seville (36 °C), Antalya (35 °C) and Sicily (35 °C), with seas near their peak.

Place	High	Sea	Wet days
Dubai	42 °C	34 °C	0
Las Vegas	39 °C	inland	2
Hurghada	38 °C	29 °C	0
Marrakech	38 °C	inland	1
Seville	36 °C	inland	0
Antalya	35 °C	29 °C	0
Sicily	35 °C	26 °C	2
Tunisia	35 °C	26 °C	2

Place

High

Sea

Wet days

Dubai

42 °C

34 °C

Las Vegas

39 °C

inland

Hurghada

38 °C

29 °C

Marrakech

38 °C

inland

Seville

36 °C

inland

Antalya

35 °C

29 °C

Sicily

35 °C

26 °C

Tunisia

35 °C

26 °C

Where is hot in August: the ranking

August averages 1991 to 2020, hottest first. Distance is a straight line from Heathrow.
Place	Country	Daytime high	Night low	Sea	Wet days	From London
Dubai	United Arab Emirates	42 °C	31 °C	34 °C	0 days	5,500 km
Las Vegas	United States	39 °C	27 °C	inland	2 days	8,400 km
Hurghada	Egypt	38 °C	28 °C	29 °C	0 days	3,930 km
Marrakech	Morocco	38 °C	21 °C	inland	1 day	2,290 km
Seville	Spain	36 °C	21 °C	inland	0 days	1,630 km
Antalya	Turkey	35 °C	23 °C	29 °C	0 days	2,930 km
Sicily	Italy	35 °C	20 °C	26 °C	2 days	1,980 km
Tunisia	Tunisia	35 °C	22 °C	26 °C	2 days	1,840 km
Cancun	Mexico	35 °C	24 °C	29 °C	8 days	7,940 km
Jamaica	Jamaica	34 °C	25 °C	29 °C	8 days	7,550 km
Athens	Greece	33 °C	24 °C	26 °C	1 day	2,410 km
Larnaca and Ayia Napa	Cyprus	33 °C	23 °C	27 °C	0 days	3,270 km
Bangkok	Thailand	33 °C	26 °C	inland	18 days	9,560 km
Orlando	United States	33 °C	24 °C	inland	14 days	6,970 km
Miami	United States	33 °C	25 °C	30 °C	16 days	7,110 km
Corfu	Greece	33 °C	21 °C	26 °C	1 day	2,050 km
Cuba	Cuba	33 °C	24 °C	30 °C	no usable record	7,470 km
Koh Samui	Thailand	32 °C	25 °C	29 °C	13 days	9,900 km
Sardinia	Italy	32 °C	21 °C	26 °C	1 day	1,550 km
Punta Cana	Dominican Republic	32 °C	24 °C	29 °C	no usable record	6,880 km
Malta	Malta	32 °C	23 °C	27 °C	1 day	2,100 km
Naples and the Amalfi Coast	Italy	32 °C	19 °C	26 °C	2 days	1,630 km
Malaga and the Costa del Sol	Spain	32 °C	22 °C	23 °C	0 days	1,670 km
Rome	Italy	32 °C	20 °C	inland	2 days	1,450 km
Phuket	Thailand	31 °C	24 °C	30 °C	19 days	9,930 km
Benidorm	Spain	31 °C	22 °C	26 °C	2 days	1,440 km
Barbados	Barbados	31 °C	24 °C	29 °C	15 days	6,760 km
Split	Croatia	31 °C	23 °C	25 °C	3 days	1,540 km
Costa Brava	Spain	31 °C	17 °C	24 °C	5 days	1,090 km
Maldives	Maldives	31 °C	no usable record	29 °C	no usable record	8,540 km
Venice	Italy	31 °C	19 °C	26 °C	6 days	1,160 km
Ibiza	Spain	30 °C	22 °C	26 °C	2 days	1,400 km
Rhodes	Greece	30 °C	25 °C	27 °C	no usable record	2,810 km
Lake Garda	Italy	30 °C	19 °C	inland	6 days	1,050 km
Sri Lanka	Sri Lanka	30 °C	26 °C	27 °C	10 days	8,740 km
Majorca	Spain	30 °C	23 °C	26 °C	2 days	1,350 km
Dubrovnik	Croatia	30 °C	23 °C	26 °C	3 days	1,710 km
Cape Verde	Cape Verde	30 °C	24 °C	26 °C	no usable record	4,340 km
Menorca	Spain	30 °C	22 °C	26 °C	2 days	1,340 km
Goa	India	30 °C	24 °C	27 °C	25 days	7,580 km
Lanzarote	Spain	30 °C	22 °C	22 °C	0 days	2,730 km
Crete	Greece	29 °C	23 °C	25 °C	0 days	2,710 km
Los Angeles	United States	29 °C	19 °C	20 °C	0 days	8,750 km
Bali	Indonesia	29 °C	24 °C	26 °C	no usable record	12,520 km
Algarve	Portugal	29 °C	19 °C	22 °C	0 days	1,710 km
Barcelona	Spain	29 °C	21 °C	25 °C	4 days	1,140 km
Istanbul	Turkey	29 °C	20 °C	24 °C	no usable record	2,520 km
Seychelles	Seychelles	29 °C	24 °C	26 °C	12 days	8,180 km
Tenerife	Spain	29 °C	21 °C	23 °C	0 days	2,940 km
New York	United States	29 °C	20 °C	23 °C	8 days	5,540 km
Lisbon	Portugal	28 °C	19 °C	19 °C	1 day	1,570 km
Fuerteventura	Spain	28 °C	22 °C	23 °C	0 days	2,800 km
Nice and the French Riviera	France	28 °C	21 °C	25 °C	2 days	1,040 km
Gran Canaria	Spain	28 °C	22 °C	23 °C	0 days	2,920 km
Madeira	Portugal	26 °C	21 °C	23 °C	no usable record	2,480 km
Paris	France	26 °C	16 °C	inland	7 days	350 km
Porto	Portugal	25 °C	16 °C	17 °C	3 days	1,310 km
Mauritius	Mauritius	25 °C	19 °C	23 °C	14 days	9,780 km
Sydney	Australia	19 °C	10 °C	18 °C	6 days	17,020 km
Cape Town	South Africa	19 °C	7 °C	15 °C	no usable record	9,680 km
Lapland	Finland	18 °C	8 °C	inland	9 days	2,220 km
Reykjavik	Iceland	14 °C	9 °C	11 °C	13 days	1,880 km

The warmest seas in August

Ranked by water rather than air, the eastern Mediterranean leads: Antalya at 29 °C, Cyprus at 27 °C, Rhodes at 27 °C. Malta follows at 27 °C and the Balearics at 26 °C. The Atlantic is several degrees cooler: 23 °C off Tenerife, 19 °C off Lisbon. The finder above lets you set a minimum sea temperature to see only the warm-water places.

Warm nights

The night low matters as much as the high in August. Rhodes averages 25 °C at night, Larnaca 23 °C, Majorca 23 °C. In Corfu the night is cooler, 21 °C, despite a hot day. Previous month: where is hot in July; next: September.

Questions people ask

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Where is the warmest sea in Europe in August?

Of the places on this site, the Turkish Riviera around Antalya, at 29 °C on average, and off Cyprus at 27 °C. In the western Mediterranean, the Balearics reach 26 °C. September is almost as warm in the water, 28 °C off Antalya, with less heat in the air.

Is it too hot in Dubai in August?

For most visitors, yes: the average high is 42 °C and the low 31 °C, with a Gulf sea of 34 °C. Time outdoors is limited to the early morning. Hotels and malls are cooled, so many visitors move between them and the pool.

Where is cooler in August for a summer holiday?

The Atlantic coasts and islands: 26 °C in Madeira, 28 °C in Lisbon, 29 °C in Tenerife. Further north, Iceland averages 14 °C by day. Those Atlantic places stay dry and sunny, and the evenings are cool enough to sleep well without air conditioning.

Where is hot in August

Where is hot in August: the ranking

The warmest seas in August

Warm nights

Questions people ask

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