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Best destinations for photography in August
Countries rated good or better for August where the desk marks the light, the colour or the weather as the reason to go then.
64 countries rated good or better
Chapter 01
Best destinations for photography 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 day94Tongaabout €110 / $119 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4094Zimbabweabout €90 / $97 a day · eSIM from €10.10 / $11.0093Cook Islandsabout €130 / $140 a day93Fijiabout €120 / $130 a day · eSIM from €6.60 / $7.2093French Polynesiaabout €210 / $227 a day93Mayotteabout €110 / $119 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4093Mozambiqueabout €70 / $76 a day · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.7093Rwandaabout €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 / $7.6092Solomon Islandsabout €130 / $140 a day92Svalbard 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 / $6.7090Faroe 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 / $6.7090IndonesiaDriest month of the year and the busiest on Bali.about €42 / $45 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4090MalaysiaExcellent 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 / $3.9090Réunionabout €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 / $3.9090SwitzerlandWarmest 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 / $6.2088Nauruabout €170 / $184 a day · eSIM from €8.40 / $9.1088New 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 / $3.9085PeruDry 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 day80BelgiumWarm and busy, with the Brussels flower carpet in even years.about €110 / $119 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 / $4.8075ParaguayDry and mild; occasional southern cold fronts drop nights near 5 °C.about €50 / $54 a day · eSIM from €4.90 / $5.3075SerbiaPeak heat, and Guča is the reason to be here.about €55 / $59 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 / $4.4072Equatorial Guineaabout €170 / $184 a day72MoldovaPeak heat, with the vineyards approaching harvest.about €45 / $49 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4070MaldivesPeak manta aggregation at Hanifaru Bay - the reason to come in the wet half.about €130 / $140 a day · eSIM from €8.80 / $9.6070Norfolk Islandabout €130 / $140 a day68HondurasSecond whale-shark window; warm, occasionally stormy.about €50 / $54 a day · eSIM from €4.00 / $4.4065CambodiaTonlé Sap at its fullest - the floating villages make sense only now.about €38 / $41 a day · eSIM from €3.60 / $3.9065GuyanaDrying out; interior lodges reopen full programmes.about €90 / $97 a day · eSIM from €6.20 / $6.7062Costa RicaWhale peak; Tortuguero green-turtle nesting in full swing.about €110 / $119 a day · eSIM from €6.60 / $7.2060PanamaWhales peak at the Pearl Islands; interior rains steady.about €80 / $86 a day · eSIM from €7.00 / $7.60
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