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Best hiking destinations in August
Countries rated good or better for August where the desk marks the month for walking: trails open, passes clear, and heat that does not decide the day for you.
73 countries rated good or better
Chapter 01
Best hiking destinations in August
Finland95
about €125 / $135 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90
Iceland95
about €175 / $189 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90
Kyrgyzstan95
about €40 / $43 a day · eSIM from €5.30 / $5.80
Norway95
about €165 / $178 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90
South Africa95
about €90 / $97 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.90
Tajikistan95
about €45 / $49 a day · eSIM from €6.60 / $7.20
95TanzaniaPeak season - the migration reaches the northern Serengeti.about €150 / $162 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4095Zambiaabout €95 / $103 a day · eSIM from €6.60 / $7.2094Gabonabout €160 / $173 a day · eSIM from €5.30 / $5.8094Niueabout €145 / $157 a day94Zimbabweabout €90 / $97 a day · eSIM from €10.10 / $11.0093Cook Islandsabout €130 / $140 a day93Rwandaabout €90 / $97 a day · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.7092Åland Islandsabout €120 / $130 a day92Comorosabout €70 / $76 a day92NamibiaExcellent throughout, with strong wind on the coast.about €120 / $130 a day92Papua New Guineaabout €180 / $194 a day · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.7092Republic of the Congoabout €140 / $151 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6092Samoaabout €95 / $103 a day · eSIM from €5.30 / $5.8092Svalbard and Jan Mayenabout €250 / $270 a day92Ugandaabout €70 / $76 a day · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.7092Vanuatuabout €120 / $130 a day · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.7091American Samoaabout €130 / $140 a day91Eswatiniabout €70 / $76 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6091Isle of Manabout €130 / $140 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4090AustriaWarmest month with everything running; the Salzburg Festival fills the city.about €110 / $119 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9090CanadaHigh 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 day90EstoniaWarm, berry and mushroom season, and slightly quieter.about €85 / $92 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9090Faroe Islandsabout €150 / $162 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9090GreenlandWhales, berries and the best walking weather.about €210 / $227 a day · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.7090Guernseyabout €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 / $3.9090MongoliaWarm with occasional rain; the grass at its best and logistics at their easiest.about €70 / $76 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9090Pitcairn Islandsabout €120 / $130 a day90Réunionabout €120 / $130 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9090São Tomé and Príncipeabout €95 / $103 a day90SlovakiaWarm and busy, with the most reliable mountain weather.about €70 / $76 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9090SwedenWarm, quieter after mid-month, and berry season.about €130 / $140 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9090SwitzerlandWarmest month; busy, but the whole network is running.about €190 / $205 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9090Timor-LesteDriest, clearest month of the year.about €60 / $65 a day · eSIM from €5.70 / $6.2090Wallis and Futunaabout €130 / $140 a day88New Caledoniaabout €160 / $173 a day85BoliviaDry, clear, busy; best month to combine Altiplano and Amazon.about €45 / $49 a day · eSIM from €6.60 / $7.2085ColombiaFeria de las Flores in Medellín; whale season in full swing; trails dry in the highlands.about €55 / $59 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4085French GuianaDry season - the best month for the interior.about €115 / $124 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9085GermanyWarm and busy, with school holidays filling coasts and mountains.about €105 / $113 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9085PeruDry and busy; cold nights above 3,000 m.about €55 / $59 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4085Saint Pierre and MiquelonThe clearest weather of a foggy year.about €145 / $157 a day82SloveniaWarm 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 / $3.9080EcuadorDriest sierra month - Quilotoa and Cotopaxi at their best; peak visitor season.about €55 / $59 a day · eSIM from €4.40 / $4.8080GeorgiaPeak mountain season and peak Black Sea crowds.about €50 / $54 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4080PolandWarm and busy, with Kraków and the coast at their fullest.about €70 / $76 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9078Czech RepublicWarm and busy, with the Moravian harvest starting late in the month.about €75 / $81 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9076Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunhaabout €130 / $140 a day75Bosnia and HerzegovinaPeak Herzegovinian heat, and the Sarajevo Film Festival.about €55 / $59 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9075IrelandBusy and the wettest of the summer months.about €135 / $146 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9075KazakhstanHot below, ideal at altitude.about €55 / $59 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9075RomaniaPeak heat, with the Transfăgărășan fully open and the coast busy.about €60 / $65 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9075United StatesHigh summer crowds persist; Southwest monsoon continues.about €180 / $194 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9074Seychellesabout €160 / $173 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.6072BulgariaPeak heat and peak coast; the mountains are the escape.about €55 / $59 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9072Equatorial Guineaabout €170 / $184 a day72North 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 / $4.8070BruneiWarm and humid; forest trails muddy but open.about €70 / $76 a day · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.7065AzerbaijanPeak Caspian heat, and Grand Prix crowds in some years.about €55 / $59 a day · eSIM from €4.40 / $4.8062SurinameLong dry season opens mid-month.about €70 / $76 a day · eSIM from €5.70 / $6.20
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