United States in August

August is United States's 7th-best month (rank 7 of 12): its 171 destinations average 71/100, led by San Francisco at 98 — 24°C and 0 rainy days — while Gates of the Arctic National Park is cooler at 5°C and scores 79.

#7 of 12 months for United States · 171 destinations · updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis

Where in United States in August

#	Place	Type	Feels-like high	Rain	Comfort	At its best
1	San Francisco	City	24°C	0 mm · 0 days	98 tier S	Yes
2	Olympic National Park	National park	19°C	29 mm · 6 days	97 tier S	Yes
3	Kings Canyon National Park	National park	19°C	34 mm · 5 days	96 tier S	Yes
4	Great Basin National Park	National park	19°C	51 mm · 8 days	94 tier S	Yes
5	Kauai	Island	28°C	34 mm · 14 days	94 tier S	Yes
6	Rocky Mountain National Park	National park	20°C	55 mm · 14 days	94 tier S	Yes
7	Santa Barbara	Beach	29°C	5 mm · 1 day	94 tier S	Yes
8	Honolulu	Beach	32°C	16 mm · 6 days	93 tier S	Yes
9	Laguna Beach	Beach	27°C	14 mm · 0 days	93 tier S	Yes
10	Lahaina	Beach	31°C	2 mm · 1 day	93 tier S	—
11	Mount Rainier National Park	National park	13°C	20 mm · 6 days	93 tier S	Yes
12	North Cascades National Park	National park	14°C	27 mm · 7 days	93 tier S	Yes
13	San Diego	Beach	29°C	7 mm · 0 days	93 tier S	Yes
14	Seattle	City	26°C	17 mm · 5 days	93 tier S	Yes
15	Sequoia National Park	National park	19°C	56 mm · 10 days	93 tier S	Yes
16	Yellowstone National Park	National park	19°C	55 mm · 11 days	93 tier S	Yes
17	Yosemite National Park	National park	21°C	27 mm · 5 days	93 tier S	Yes
18	Glacier National Park	National park	19°C	49 mm · 8 days	92 tier S	Yes
19	Redwood National Park	National park	23°C	2 mm · 0 days	92 tier S	Yes
20	Channel Islands National Park	National park	19°C	2 mm · 1 day	90 tier S	Yes
21	Hyannis	Beach	24°C	75 mm · 9 days	90 tier S	Yes
22	Bend	City	30°C	16 mm · 4 days	89 tier A	Yes
23	Grand Teton National Park	National park	22°C	52 mm · 9 days	89 tier A	Yes
24	Kona	Beach	31°C	89 mm · 14 days	89 tier A	—
25	Lassen Volcanic National Park	National park	23°C	17 mm · 5 days	89 tier A	Yes
26	Mackinac Island	Island	22°C	78 mm · 8 days	89 tier A	Yes
27	Maui	Island	19°C	58 mm · 19 days	89 tier A	Yes
28	Santa Fe	City	27°C	24 mm · 6 days	89 tier A	—
29	Bar Harbor	City	21°C	86 mm · 9 days	88 tier A	Yes
30	Big Sur	Beach	24°C	0 mm · 0 days	88 tier A	Yes
31	Crater Lake National Park	National park	24°C	15 mm · 4 days	88 tier A	—
32	Traverse City	City	25°C	83 mm · 11 days	88 tier A	Yes
33	Acadia National Park	National park	21°C	86 mm · 9 days	87 tier A	Yes
34	Boulder	City	30°C	56 mm · 13 days	87 tier A	Yes
35	Denver	City	30°C	36 mm · 8 days	87 tier A	Yes
36	Haleakala National Park	National park	16°C	58 mm · 19 days	87 tier A	Yes
37	Monterey	Beach	19°C	0 mm · 0 days	87 tier A	Yes
38	Portland	City	30°C	7 mm · 2 days	87 tier A	—
39	Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park	National park	27°C	12 mm · 3 days	86 tier A	—
40	Bryce Canyon National Park	National park	23°C	35 mm · 6 days	86 tier A	—
41	Great Sand Dunes National Park	National park	26°C	22 mm · 7 days	86 tier A	—
42	Milwaukee	City	27°C	64 mm · 8 days	86 tier A	Yes
43	Santa Cruz, California	Beach	21°C	0 mm · 0 days	86 tier A	Yes
44	Bozeman	Trekking hub	26°C	48 mm · 8 days	85 tier A	—
45	Burlington	City	25°C	98 mm · 13 days	85 tier A	Yes
46	Fairbanks	City	19°C	83 mm · 14 days	85 tier A	Yes
47	Guadalupe Mountains National Park	National park	26°C	47 mm · 7 days	85 tier A	—
48	Hawaii Volcanoes National Park	National park	23°C	97 mm · 17 days	85 tier A	Yes
49	Isle Royale National Park	National park	16°C	70 mm · 9 days	85 tier A	Yes
50	Katmai National Park	National park	16°C	95 mm · 16 days	85 tier A	Yes
51	Newport	Beach	25°C	90 mm · 10 days	85 tier A	Yes
52	South Lake Tahoe	Trekking hub	26°C	19 mm · 5 days	85 tier A	—
53	Flagstaff	City	28°C	93 mm · 14 days	84 tier A	—
54	Kobuk Valley National Park	National park	12°C	99 mm · 13 days	84 tier A	Yes
55	Madison	City	27°C	83 mm · 9 days	84 tier A	Yes
56	Napa	City	33°C	0 mm · 0 days	84 tier A	—
57	Virginia Beach	Beach	33°C	119 mm · 14 days	84 tier A	Yes
58	Capitol Reef National Park	National park	28°C	29 mm · 6 days	83 tier A	—
59	Chicago	City	29°C	71 mm · 11 days	83 tier A	Yes
60	Detroit	City	28°C	63 mm · 10 days	83 tier A	—
61	Key West	Beach	35°C	105 mm · 15 days	83 tier A	—
62	Mesa Verde National Park	National park	27°C	19 mm · 3 days	83 tier A	—
63	Reno	City	32°C	16 mm · 4 days	83 tier A	—
64	Albuquerque	City	32°C	14 mm · 3 days	82 tier A	—
65	Nantucket	Island	22°C	93 mm · 9 days	82 tier A	Yes
66	Salt Lake City	City	31°C	30 mm · 4 days	82 tier A	—
67	Taos	Trekking hub	28°C	59 mm · 13 days	82 tier A	—
68	Anchorage	City	18°C	143 mm · 18 days	81 tier A	Yes
69	Boston	City	29°C	75 mm · 10 days	81 tier A	—
70	Cleveland	City	26°C	93 mm · 14 days	81 tier A	—
71	Columbus	City	28°C	76 mm · 12 days	81 tier A	—
72	Outer Banks	Beach	27°C	125 mm · 12 days	81 tier A	—
73	Voyageurs National Park	National park	25°C	92 mm · 12 days	81 tier A	—
74	Wind Cave National Park	National park	29°C	38 mm · 8 days	81 tier A	—
75	Boise	City	32°C	10 mm · 2 days	80 tier A	—
76	Denali National Park	National park	15°C	160 mm · 20 days	80 tier A	—
77	Lake Clark National Park	National park	9°C	139 mm · 17 days	80 tier A	Yes
78	Los Angeles	City	35°C	12 mm · 1 day	80 tier A	—
79	Pittsburgh	City	31°C	89 mm · 14 days	80 tier A	—
80	Shenandoah National Park	National park	27°C	105 mm · 14 days	80 tier A	—
81	Cincinnati	City	28°C	86 mm · 12 days	79 tier B	—
82	Gates of the Arctic National Park	National park	5°C	92 mm · 17 days	79 tier B	Yes
83	Theodore Roosevelt National Park	National park	28°C	46 mm · 7 days	79 tier B	—
84	Destin	Beach	31°C	161 mm · 22 days	78 tier B	—
85	Indianapolis	City	28°C	92 mm · 11 days	78 tier B	—
86	Minneapolis	City	29°C	121 mm · 12 days	78 tier B	—
87	New York	City	30°C	106 mm · 13 days	78 tier B	—
88	Wrangell-St Elias National Park	National park	5°C	130 mm · 18 days	78 tier B	Yes
89	Zion National Park	National park	29°C	17 mm · 4 days	78 tier B	—
90	Asheville	City	31°C	122 mm · 16 days	77 tier B	—
91	Cuyahoga Valley National Park	National park	29°C	107 mm · 13 days	77 tier B	—
92	Hilton Head Island	Beach	30°C	171 mm · 21 days	77 tier B	—
93	Naples, Florida	Beach	31°C	170 mm · 26 days	77 tier B	—
94	Clearwater	Beach	30°C	180 mm · 22 days	76 tier B	—
95	Indiana Dunes National Park	National park	28°C	88 mm · 11 days	76 tier B	—
96	Miami	Beach	36°C	181 mm · 26 days	76 tier B	—
97	Myrtle Beach	Beach	35°C	202 mm · 21 days	76 tier B	—
98	Pensacola	Beach	31°C	194 mm · 23 days	76 tier B	—
99	Fort Lauderdale	Beach	31°C	197 mm · 27 days	75 tier B	—
100	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	National park	27°C	173 mm · 20 days	75 tier B	—
101	New River Gorge National Park	National park	30°C	109 mm · 16 days	75 tier B	—
102	Philadelphia	City	32°C	105 mm · 12 days	75 tier B	—
103	Pinnacles National Park	National park	32°C	1 mm · 0 days	75 tier B	—
104	Sarasota	Beach	31°C	183 mm · 26 days	75 tier B	—
105	Kenai Fjords National Park	National park	8°C	272 mm · 15 days	74 tier B	Yes
106	Kansas City	City	31°C	98 mm · 9 days	73 tier B	—
107	Louisville	City	30°C	108 mm · 12 days	73 tier B	—
108	Baltimore	City	29°C	123 mm · 14 days	72 tier B	—
109	Gatlinburg	City	30°C	130 mm · 16 days	71 tier B	—
110	Juneau	City	18°C	256 mm · 20 days	71 tier B	—
111	Badlands National Park	National park	31°C	29 mm · 5 days	70 tier B	—
112	Charlotte	City	35°C	111 mm · 15 days	70 tier B	—
113	Glacier Bay National Park	National park	10°C	339 mm · 18 days	70 tier B	—
114	Hilo	City	31°C	215 mm · 26 days	70 tier B	—
115	Washington	City	33°C	127 mm · 14 days	70 tier B	—
116	Mammoth Cave National Park	National park	33°C	131 mm · 13 days	69 tier C	—
117	Raleigh	City	31°C	131 mm · 15 days	69 tier C	—
118	Richmond	City	31°C	133 mm · 14 days	69 tier C	—
119	St. Louis	City	30°C	133 mm · 11 days	69 tier C	—
120	Atlanta	City	34°C	132 mm · 16 days	68 tier C	—
121	Memphis	City	36°C	89 mm · 9 days	68 tier C	—
122	Sacramento	City	36°C	1 mm · 0 days	68 tier C	—
123	Nashville	City	35°C	139 mm · 15 days	67 tier C	—
124	Gateway Arch National Park	National park	34°C	136 mm · 11 days	66 tier C	—
125	Saguaro National Park	National park	33°C	59 mm · 13 days	64 tier C	—
126	Sedona	Trekking hub	33°C	29 mm · 7 days	64 tier C	—
127	Death Valley National Park	National park	31°C	17 mm · 1 day	62 tier C	—
128	Dry Tortugas National Park	National park	35°C	116 mm · 16 days	62 tier C	—
129	Petrified Forest National Park	National park	31°C	14 mm · 3 days	62 tier C	—
130	St. Augustine	City	30°C	140 mm · 23 days	62 tier C	—
131	Big Bend National Park	National park	33°C	29 mm · 4 days	61 tier C	—
132	White Sands National Park	National park	33°C	40 mm · 3 days	60 tier C	—
133	Charleston	City	35°C	183 mm · 20 days	59 tier D	—
134	Dallas	City	39°C	60 mm · 5 days	59 tier D	—
135	Houston	City	39°C	103 mm · 16 days	59 tier D	—
136	Savannah	City	36°C	164 mm · 22 days	59 tier D	—
137	Carlsbad Caverns National Park	National park	33°C	65 mm · 8 days	58 tier D	—
138	Jacksonville	City	31°C	161 mm · 24 days	58 tier D	—
139	Arches National Park	National park	32°C	22 mm · 3 days	57 tier D	—
140	Canyonlands National Park	National park	31°C	11 mm · 2 days	57 tier D	—
141	Hot Springs National Park	National park	37°C	76 mm · 8 days	57 tier D	—
142	Congaree National Park	National park	36°C	165 mm · 18 days	56 tier D	—
143	Austin	City	39°C	46 mm · 6 days	55 tier D	—
144	Biscayne National Park	National park	37°C	181 mm · 26 days	55 tier D	—
145	San Antonio	City	39°C	34 mm · 6 days	55 tier D	—
146	Everglades National Park	National park	37°C	125 mm · 22 days	54 tier D	—
147	Orlando	City	37°C	209 mm · 26 days	54 tier D	—
148	New Orleans	City	37°C	209 mm · 19 days	53 tier D	—
149	Tampa	City	31°C	213 mm · 27 days	53 tier D	—
150	Tucson	City	38°C	40 mm · 10 days	53 tier D	—
151	Las Vegas	City	37°C	25 mm · 4 days	48 tier F	—
152	Moab	Trekking hub	35°C	19 mm · 3 days	43 tier F	—
153	Palm Springs	City	41°C	18 mm · 3 days	39 tier F	—
154	Grand Canyon National Park	National park	37°C	35 mm · 8 days	38 tier F	—
155	Scottsdale	City	42°C	31 mm · 5 days	37 tier F	—
156	Joshua Tree National Park	National park	37°C	16 mm · 2 days	34 tier F	—
157	Phoenix	City	41°C	31 mm · 5 days	34 tier F	—
158	Lake Placid	Ski resort	23°C	122 mm · 16 days	18 tier F	—
159	Stowe	Ski resort	25°C	116 mm · 15 days	18 tier F	—
160	Mammoth Lakes	Ski resort	24°C	25 mm · 4 days	16 tier F	—
161	Aspen	Ski resort	24°C	50 mm · 10 days	14 tier F	—
162	Breckenridge	Ski resort	21°C	69 mm · 14 days	14 tier F	—
163	Killington	Ski resort	19°C	115 mm · 14 days	14 tier F	—
164	Telluride	Ski resort	23°C	76 mm · 12 days	14 tier F	—
165	Vail	Ski resort	24°C	43 mm · 9 days	14 tier F	—
166	Big Sky	Ski resort	25°C	64 mm · 12 days	12 tier F	—
167	Jackson	Ski resort	25°C	49 mm · 9 days	12 tier F	—
168	Park City	Ski resort	26°C	59 mm · 8 days	12 tier F	—
169	Steamboat Springs	Ski resort	28°C	25 mm · 5 days	12 tier F	—
170	Sun Valley	Ski resort	25°C	39 mm · 7 days	12 tier F	—
171	Whitefish	Ski resort	28°C	42 mm · 6 days	12 tier F	—

Comfort is SeasonMap's 0–100 score; each place is judged through the lens that suits it — beaches on beach weather, ski resorts on snow. "At its best" means August is one of that place's own top three months. Feels-like highs fold in humidity, wind and sun.

What's on in United States in August

Outside Lands · San Francisco · 1–16 Aug (usually)
Subalpine wildflowers · Olympic National Park · 20 Jun – 10 Aug (usually)
Summer peak · Rocky Mountain National Park and 2 more places · 15 Jun – 20 Aug
Tundra wildflowers · Rocky Mountain National Park · 25 Jun – 5 Aug (usually)
Blue and humpback season · Santa Barbara · 15 May – 15 Sep (usually)
Old Spanish Days Fiesta · Santa Barbara · 29 Jul – 10 Aug (usually)
Sawdust Art Festival · Laguna Beach · 24 Jun – 6 Sep (usually)
Summer art festivals · Laguna Beach · 7 Jul – 3 Sep

Seasons in force

Peak crowds at 57 of United States's 106 well-known places this month.

Better months for United States

May · 79/100 April · 78/100 October · 77/100 Weakest: January · 61/100

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