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Best beach destinations in August
Countries our desk rates good or better for August, and marks as beach months: warm enough water, and a coast that is open rather than shut for the season.
57 countries rated good or better
Chapter 01
Best beach destinations in August
Tanzania95
about €150 / $162 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.40
Gabon94
about €160 / $173 a day · eSIM from €5.30 / $5.80
Niue94
about €145 / $157 a day
Tonga94
about €110 / $119 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.40
Cook Islands93
about €130 / $140 a day
Fiji93
about €120 / $130 a day · eSIM from €6.60 / $7.20
93French Polynesiaabout €210 / $227 a day93Mayotteabout €110 / $119 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4093Mozambiqueabout €70 / $76 a day · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.7092Åland Islandsabout €120 / $130 a day92Cocos (Keeling) Islandsabout €145 / $157 a day92Comorosabout €70 / $76 a day92Samoaabout €95 / $103 a day · eSIM from €5.30 / $5.8092Solomon Islandsabout €130 / $140 a day92Vanuatuabout €120 / $130 a day · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.7092Western Saharaabout €70 / $76 a day91American Samoaabout €130 / $140 a day91Isle of Manabout €130 / $140 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4090CanadaHigh summer; book Banff/Jasper far ahead; whales on both coasts.about €165 / $178 a day · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.7090Christmas Islandabout €150 / $162 a day90DenmarkWarm, with the sea at its warmest and slightly fewer crowds.about €135 / $146 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9090EstoniaWarm, berry and mushroom season, and slightly quieter.about €85 / $92 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9090Guernseyabout €140 / $151 a day90IndonesiaDriest month of the year and the busiest on Bali.about €42 / $45 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4090Jerseyabout €140 / $151 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9090LatviaWarm, berry season, and slightly quieter than July.about €75 / $81 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9090LithuaniaWarm and slightly quieter; berry and mushroom season.about €70 / $76 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9090MalaysiaExcellent throughout; Borneo at its most reliable.about €48 / $52 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9090SwedenWarm, quieter after mid-month, and berry season.about €130 / $140 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9090Timor-LesteDriest, clearest month of the year.about €60 / $65 a day · eSIM from €5.70 / $6.2090Tuvaluabout €120 / $130 a day90Wallis and Futunaabout €130 / $140 a day88New Caledoniaabout €160 / $173 a day85BermudaWarmest sea; hurricane watch begins.about €210 / $227 a day · eSIM from €5.70 / $6.2085GermanyWarm and busy, with school holidays filling coasts and mountains.about €105 / $113 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9082SloveniaWarm and busy, with the most stable Alpine weather.about €90 / $97 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9080BrazilThe best all-round month - Pantanal wildlife peak, full lagoons, dry trails everywhere.about €70 / $76 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9080GeorgiaPeak mountain season and peak Black Sea crowds.about €50 / $54 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4080NetherlandsWarm and busy; Pride fills the canals.about €120 / $130 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9080PolandWarm and busy, with Kraków and the coast at their fullest.about €70 / $76 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9075CuraçaoHottest month; sea like a bath.about €90 / $97 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6075RomaniaPeak heat, with the Transfăgărășan fully open and the coast busy.about €60 / $65 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9075Sri LankaDry in the east and the Cultural Triangle; the Minneriya elephant gathering.about €45 / $49 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4075United KingdomEdinburgh's festival takes over the city; peak crowds nationwide.about €140 / $151 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9075United StatesHigh summer crowds persist; Southwest monsoon continues.about €180 / $194 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9072BulgariaPeak heat and peak coast; the mountains are the escape.about €55 / $59 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9072HungaryPeak heat and peak Balaton, with Sziget in Budapest.about €70 / $76 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9072North MacedoniaPeak heat and peak Ohrid; the mountains are the escape.about €50 / $54 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9070ArmeniaPeak capital heat and Sevan at its busiest.about €45 / $49 a day · eSIM from €4.40 / $4.8068HondurasSecond whale-shark window; warm, occasionally stormy.about €50 / $54 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4066Côte d'Ivoireabout €70 / $76 a day · eSIM from €7.90 / $8.6066Ghanaabout €55 / $59 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4066Togoabout €50 / $54 a day · eSIM from €7.90 / $8.6060AlbaniaPeak heat and peak crowds - the Riviera is at capacity.about €50 / $54 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9060El SalvadorSwell holds; inland trails muddy.about €55 / $59 a day · eSIM from €4.90 / $5.3060FranceThe national holiday month - full, expensive and half of Paris shut.about €120 / $130 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9060PortugalPeak crowds and prices, plus interior wildfire season.about €85 / $92 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90
Chapter 02
Why these and not others
The tag is editorial: our desk writes it on a month it has written up, never derived from the score. A country scored from climate normals alone carries no tags, so it is not here - and nothing rated below good is, however well it would fit otherwise. A country under an active travel advisory is left out of the recommendation; the advisory itself is on its guide.
Chapter 03