Best desert & arid destinations in August

The best arid destinations to visit in August, ranked by real climate — arid destinations are dry air and well under 400mm of rain a year. Tap any place for the full August weather breakdown.

Best desert & arid destinations in August, ranked

  1. 1Tenerife 🇪🇸 Spainsweltering, dry, clean air · best June95
  2. 2Calgary 🇨🇦 Canadawarm, a little rain · best August94
  3. 3Lima 🇵🇪 Perunice, dry, clean air · best November94
  4. 4Paphos 🇨🇾 Cyprussweltering, dry, muggy air · best September94
  5. 5Hammamet 🇹🇳 Tunisiasweltering, dry, clean air · best June93
  6. 6Laguna Beach 🇺🇸 United Stateswarm, dry, clean air · best August93
  7. 7Lanzarote 🇪🇸 Spainhot, dry, muggy air · best June93
  8. 8Leh 🇮🇳 Indianice, a little rain · best August93
  9. 9Mykonos 🇬🇷 Greecehot, dry · best August93
  10. 10Naxos 🇬🇷 Greecehot, dry, muggy air · best August93
  11. 11San Diego 🇺🇸 United Stateshot, dry, muggy air · best August93
  12. 12Santorini 🇬🇷 Greecehot, dry · best September93
  13. 13Taghazout 🇲🇦 Moroccohot, dry, poor air quality · best July93
  14. 14Tavira 🇵🇹 Portugalhot, dry, clean air · best July93
  15. 15Dahab 🇪🇬 Egyptsweltering, dry · best April92
  16. 16El Gouna 🇪🇬 Egyptsweltering, dry · best October92
  17. 17Fuerteventura 🇪🇸 Spainwarm, dry, muggy air · best June92
  18. 18Hurghada 🇪🇬 Egyptsweltering, dry · best November92
  19. 19Limassol 🇨🇾 Cyprussweltering, dry · best October92
  20. 20Milos 🇬🇷 Greecewarm, dry · best July92
  21. 21Paros 🇬🇷 Greecehot, dry, muggy air · best September92
  22. 22Sharm El Sheikh 🇪🇬 Egyptsweltering, dry · best April92
  23. 23Exmouth 🇦🇺 Australianice, dry, clean air · best October91
  24. 24Bryce Canyon National Park 🇺🇸 United Statesnice, a little rain, clean air · best September90
  25. 25Marsa Alam 🇪🇬 Egyptsweltering, dry · best April90
  26. 26Tel Aviv 🇮🇱 Israelsweltering, dry · best June90
  27. 27Essaouira 🇲🇦 Moroccohot, dry, clean air · best September89
  28. 28Faro 🇵🇹 Portugalhot, dry, clean air · best June89
  29. 29Lagos 🇵🇹 Portugalhot, dry, clean air · best July89
  30. 30Sossusvlei 🇳🇦 Namibianice, dry, clean air · best July89