Best places to visit in Africa in August

In August, Africa's best-scoring destinations are Ngorongoro (98), Antananarivo (94) and Nairobi (94): 18 of its 50 well-known places are at their seasonal best, mostly in East Africa; Maghreb averages 56/100.

Each place is scored at its seasonal best — beaches on beach weather, cities on walking weather, ski towns in snow season. Tap any place for the full August breakdown.

Classics at their best in Africa in August

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The places you already know, in the month the climate agrees with them. 18 of Africa's 50 well-known places are in one of their own top-three months.

  1. 1Ngorongoro 🇹🇿 Tanzanianice, dry, clean air · best August98
  2. 2Antananarivo 🇲🇬 Madagascarnice, dry, clean air · best September94
  3. 3Nairobi 🇰🇪 Kenyanice, dry · best August94
  4. 4Hammamet 🇹🇳 Tunisiasweltering, dry, clean air · best June93
  5. 5Pretoria 🇿🇦 South Africanice, dry · best August93
  6. 6Taghazout 🇲🇦 Moroccohot, dry, poor air quality · best July93
  7. 7Arusha 🇹🇿 Tanzanianice, dry, clean air · best July92
  8. 8Dahab 🇪🇬 Egyptsweltering, dry · best April92
  9. 9Drakensberg 🇿🇦 South Africanice, dry, clean air · best May92
  10. 10El Gouna 🇪🇬 Egyptsweltering, dry · best October92
  11. 11Grand Baie 🇲🇺 Mauritiuswarm, dry, clean air · best September92
  12. 12Hurghada 🇪🇬 Egyptsweltering, dry · best November92
  13. 13Sharm El Sheikh 🇪🇬 Egyptsweltering, dry · best April92
  14. 14Zanzibar 🇹🇿 Tanzaniahot, dry, clean air · best September92
  15. 15Johannesburg 🇿🇦 South Africanice, dry · best August91

Under the radar in Africa in August

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Less-visited places whose August weather outscores the classics above — the data's own suggestions.

  1. 16Blantyre 🇲🇼 Malawinice, dry, clean air · best August97
  2. 17Morondava 🇲🇬 Madagascarhot, dry, clean air · best June96
  3. 18Antsiranana 🇲🇬 Madagascarhot, dry, clean air · best August95
  4. 19Lilongwe 🇲🇼 Malawiwarm, dry, clean air · best May95
  5. 20Harare 🇿🇼 Zimbabwenice, dry · best May94
  6. 21Toliara 🇲🇬 Madagascarhot, dry, clean air · best May94
  7. 22Mamoudzou Mayottehot, dry, clean air · best August93
  8. 23Moroni 🇰🇲 Comoroshot, dry, clean air · best September93
  9. 24Nkhata Bay 🇲🇼 Malawiwarm, dry, clean air · best September93
  10. 25Pemba 🇲🇿 Mozambiquehot, dry, clean air · best September93
  11. 26Saint-Denis 🇷🇪 Réunionwarm, a little rain, clean air · best September93

Every region of Africa in August

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The best-known place in each part of Africa this month, even where the month is only fair.