Best places to visit in Europe in August
In August, Europe's best-scoring destinations are Funchal (97), Cannes (96) and Ajaccio (95): 121 of its 229 well-known places are at their seasonal best, mostly in British Isles; Alps averages 40/100.
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 Europe in August
15The places you already know, in the month the climate agrees with them. 121 of Europe's 229 well-known places are in one of their own top-three months.
- 1Funchal 🇵🇹 Portugalhot, dry, clean air · best August97
- 2Cannes 🇫🇷 Francehot, dry · best August96
- 3Ajaccio 🇫🇷 Francehot, dry, clean air · best July95
- 4Luxembourg 🇱🇺 Luxembourgnice, a little rain, clean air · best August95
- 5Porto 🇵🇹 Portugalwarm, dry, clean air · best August95
- 6Sintra 🇵🇹 Portugalwarm, dry, clean air · best August95
- 7Sunny Beach 🇧🇬 Bulgariahot, dry, clean air · best August95
- 8Tenerife 🇪🇸 Spainsweltering, dry, clean air · best June95
- 9Cádiz 🇪🇸 Spainhot, dry · best July94
- 10Halkidiki 🇬🇷 Greecehot, a little rain · best August94
- 11Heraklion 🇬🇷 Greecehot, dry · best September94
- 12Marbella 🇪🇸 Spainhot, dry · best July94
- 13Moscow 🇷🇺 Russianice, a little rain · best August94
- 14Nice 🇫🇷 Francehot, a little rain · best July94
- 15Paphos 🇨🇾 Cyprussweltering, dry, muggy air · best September94
Under the radar in Europe in August
2Less-visited places whose August weather outscores the classics above — the data's own suggestions.
Every region of Europe in August
22The best-known place in each part of Europe this month, even where the month is only fair.
- Funchal 🇵🇹 PortugalAtlantic Islands · avg 93/100 over 6 · hot, dry, clean air97
- Cannes 🇫🇷 FranceSouthern France · avg 88/100 over 10 · hot, dry96
- Sunny Beach 🇧🇬 BulgariaBalkans · avg 74/100 over 7 · hot, dry, clean air95
- Porto 🇵🇹 PortugalGreen Spain & Northern Portugal · avg 88/100 over 5 · warm, dry, clean air95
- Sintra 🇵🇹 PortugalLisbon & Central Portugal · avg 88/100 over 6 · warm, dry, clean air95
- Luxembourg 🇱🇺 LuxembourgWestern Europe · avg 89/100 over 14 · nice, a little rain, clean air95
- Cádiz 🇪🇸 SpainAndalusia & the Algarve · avg 78/100 over 14 · hot, dry94
- Taormina 🇮🇹 ItalyCentral & Southern Italy · avg 83/100 over 19 · hot, a little rain94
- Moscow 🇷🇺 RussiaEastern Europe · avg 90/100 over 2 · nice, a little rain94
- Halkidiki 🇬🇷 GreeceGreece & Cyprus · avg 89/100 over 18 · hot, a little rain94
- London 🇬🇧 United KingdomBritish Isles · avg 82/100 over 25 · nice, a little rain, clean air93
- Berlin 🇩🇪 GermanyCentral Europe · avg 83/100 over 20 · warm, a little rain, clean air93
- Korčula 🇭🇷 CroatiaAdriatic Coast · avg 89/100 over 7 · hot, a little rain92
- Kaliningrad 🇷🇺 RussiaBaltics · avg 89/100 over 4 · warm, a little rain, clean air92
- Alicante 🇪🇸 SpainCatalonia, Valencia & the Balearics · avg 66/100 over 11 · sweltering, dry, clean air92
- Geneva 🇨🇭 SwitzerlandAlps · avg 40/100 over 32 · hot, a little rain, clean air90
- Cinque Terre 🇮🇹 ItalyNorthern Italy · avg 78/100 over 10 · hot, a little rain90
- Stockholm 🇸🇪 SwedenScandinavia · avg 73/100 over 5 · nice, a little rain, clean air90
- Geiranger 🇳🇴 NorwayNorwegian Fjords · avg 78/100 over 3 · nice, rainy, clean air86
- Rovaniemi 🇫🇮 FinlandLapland & the Arctic · avg 57/100 over 6 · nice, a little rain, clean air85
- Tórshavn Faroe IslandsIceland & the Faroes · avg 77/100 over 4 · cool, a little rain, clean air82
- Madrid 🇪🇸 SpainCentral Spain · avg 81/100 over 1 · hot, dry, clean air81