Where Is It Warm in August? The Warmest Places
Among 619 covered cities, Baghdad, Iraq is warmest in August with average highs of 113°. For milder warmth and more sunshine, Bend, OR averages 83° with 13.0 sun hours a day.
Start with the true heat leaders
Every ranking uses the same ten-year 2015–2024 reanalysis window, not brochure copy. Average daytime highs, overnight lows, rainy days and sunshine hours make it possible to separate raw heat from weather that is easier to use.
August at a glance
- Hottest overall: Baghdad, Iraq - 113° average highs
- Comfortable warmth: Bend, OR - 83° with 13.0 hours of sun a day
- How to use this page: compare heat, rain and sunshine, then open a city's climate guide for the full year
If your dates are flexible, compare this month with the complete warm places by month guide.
The strongest heat in August
| City | Aug high | Aug low | Rainy days | Sun h/day | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇮🇶 Baghdad, Iraq | 113° | 88° | 0 | 12.1 |
| 2 | 🇰🇼 Kuwait City, Kuwait | 111° | 90° | 0 | 11.9 |
| 3 | 🇸🇦 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia | 109° | 85° | 0 | 11.6 |
| 4 | 🇦🇪 Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 109° | 86° | 0 | 11.4 |
| 5 | 🇺🇸 Yuma, AZ | 108° | 83° | 2 | 12.6 |
| 6 | 🇪🇬 Luxor, Egypt | 107° | 81° | 0 | 12.0 |
| 7 | 🇶🇦 Doha, Qatar | 106° | 88° | 0 | 11.5 |
| 8 | 🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | 105° | 89° | 0 | 11.3 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸 Palm Springs, CA | 105° | 82° | 1 | 12.7 |
| 10 | 🇺🇸 Chandler, AZ | 104° | 81° | 5 | 12.2 |
| 11 | 🇺🇸 Phoenix, AZ | 104° | 83° | 5 | 12.2 |
| 12 | 🇺🇸 Peoria, AZ | 104° | 83° | 3 | 12.2 |
| 13 | 🇺🇸 Mesa, AZ | 104° | 82° | 6 | 12.1 |
| 14 | 🇺🇸 Scottsdale, AZ | 104° | 83° | 5 | 12.2 |
| 15 | 🇪🇬 Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt | 103° | 84° | 0 | 12.3 |
| 16 | 🇺🇸 Las Vegas, NV | 103° | 80° | 2 | 12.6 |
| 17 | 🇺🇸 Henderson, NV | 103° | 80° | 2 | 12.5 |
| 18 | 🇧🇭 Manama, Bahrain | 102° | 89° | 0 | 11.7 |
| 19 | 🇺🇸 Bakersfield, CA | 102° | 75° | 0 | 12.9 |
| 20 | 🇹🇳 Tunis, Tunisia | 101° | 78° | 0 | 12.6 |
| 21 | 🇺🇸 Fresno, CA | 101° | 72° | 0 | 12.9 |
| 22 | 🇲🇦 Marrakech, Morocco | 101° | 71° | 2 | 12.2 |
| 23 | 🇸🇾 Damascus, Syria | 100° | 69° | 0 | 12.9 |
| 24 | 🇺🇸 St. George, UT | 100° | 76° | 2 | 12.6 |
| 25 | 🇺🇸 Laredo, TX | 100° | 80° | 4 | 12.1 |
What separates the hottest August destinations
The top 25 span 11 countries, while North America supplies 13 places. The gap from first to tenth is 5.0°C (9.0°F), showing whether the leaders form a tight pack or one place pulls away.
How the leading city changes around this month
Baghdad, Iraq averages 114° in July, 113° in August, and 107° in September. The change entering August is 0.1°C; the change into September is 3.6°C.
A lower-rain warm option
Among 279 covered cities with comfortable 21–29°C daytime highs outside the hottest 25, Harare, Zimbabwe has the fewest typical rainy days: about 0, with 11.2 hours of sunshine per day.
Warm but comfortable in August
Highs between 70°F and 85°F (21–29°C), sorted by sunshine. This is a climate filter, not a forecast for specific dates.
| City | Aug high / low | Sun h/day | Rainy days |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🇺🇸 Bend, OR | 83° / 55° | 13.0 | 2 |
| 🇬🇷 Mykonos, Greece | 81° / 74° | 12.9 | 1 |
| 🇺🇸 Fremont, CA | 80° / 59° | 12.8 | 0 |
| 🇫🇷 Marseille, France | 83° / 68° | 12.7 | 2 |
| 🇫🇷 Nice, France | 84° / 71° | 12.7 | 4 |
| 🇲🇨 Monaco | 84° / 71° | 12.7 | 5 |
| 🇺🇸 Rapid City, SD | 83° / 61° | 12.6 | 6 |
| 🇨🇦 Victoria, Canada | 74° / 59° | 12.5 | 4 |
| 🇦🇩 Andorra la Vella, Andorra | 80° / 58° | 12.5 | 9 |
| 🇺🇸 Park City, UT | 77° / 55° | 12.5 | 11 |
| 🇺🇸 Oakland, CA | 75° / 57° | 12.4 | 0 |
| 🇵🇹 Lisbon, Portugal | 83° / 65° | 12.4 | 1 |
| 🇺🇸 Irvine, CA | 83° / 65° | 12.4 | 1 |
| 🇺🇸 Bozeman, MT | 80° / 53° | 12.4 | 4 |
| 🇺🇸 Jackson Hole, WY | 78° / 49° | 12.4 | 5 |