Sunshine by destination in August

Notable, well-known destinations ranked by sunshine in August, from real monthly climate normals — the sunniest and the cloudiest. Tap any place for its full August weather breakdown.

Sunniest in August

  1. 1Athens, Greece12.5 h/day
  2. 2Bukhara, Uzbekistan12.5 h/day
  3. 3Rome, Italy12.4 h/day
  4. 4San Francisco, United States12.4 h/day
  5. 5Vail, United States12.2 h/day
  6. 6Istanbul, Turkey12.2 h/day
  7. 7Lisbon, Portugal12.1 h/day
  8. 8Los Angeles, United States12.1 h/day
  9. 9Marrakesh, Morocco12.1 h/day
  10. 10Cairo, Egypt12.0 h/day
  11. 11Vancouver, Canada11.9 h/day
  12. 12Honolulu, United States11.9 h/day
  13. 13Barcelona, Spain11.8 h/day
  14. 14Leh, India11.6 h/day
  15. 15Tbilisi, Georgia11.6 h/day

Cloudiest in August

  1. 1Queenstown, New Zealand6.4 h/day
  2. 2Kathmandu, Nepal6.5 h/day
  3. 3Chiang Mai, Thailand7.2 h/day
  4. 4Mumbai, India7.4 h/day
  5. 5San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina7.7 h/day
  6. 6Varanasi, India8.0 h/day
  7. 7Seoul, South Korea8.0 h/day
  8. 8Rio de Janeiro, Brazil8.2 h/day
  9. 9Auckland, New Zealand8.3 h/day
  10. 10Bangkok, Thailand8.3 h/day
  11. 11Nairobi, Kenya8.7 h/day
  12. 12Hong Kong, Hong Kong8.8 h/day
  13. 13Buenos Aires, Argentina9.0 h/day
  14. 14Cape Town, South Africa9.3 h/day
  15. 15Sydney, Australia9.3 h/day