Climate averages 1991–2020

Weather in August
around the world.

Across 7,426 cities, average daytime highs in August range from 4.7°C in Punta Arenas to 47.0°C in Ahvaz. Use the lists below to find warm, cool, dry or wet places in August, then open a city for the full year. Seasons are reversed south of the equator.

Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.

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Highest average daytime highs in August

Warmest cities in August

Warmest cities in August, 1991–2020
City	High	Low	Rain mm
AhvazIran	47.0°C	30.9°C	0.7
Al MadīnahIraq	46.9°C	32.2°C	0.2
Al QurnahIraq	46.9°C	32.0°C	0.2
BasrahIraq	46.8°C	31.7°C	0.5
ShūshIran	46.8°C	30.1°C	0.2
Az ZubayrIraq	46.7°C	31.5°C	0.5
Abū al-KahṣībIraq	46.6°C	31.6°C	0.4
ShūshtarIran	46.6°C	29.7°C	0.5
KhorramshahrIran	46.6°C	31.6°C	0.2
Al ‘AmārahIraq	46.6°C	31.9°C	0.1
NasiriyahIraq	46.4°C	31.7°C	0
Ash ShaţrahIraq	46.3°C	31.8°C	0
Umm QaşrIraq	46.3°C	31.3°C	0.1
AbadanIran	46.2°C	31.4°C	0.1
Qal‘at SukkarIraq	46.2°C	32.0°C	0

Lowest average daytime highs in August

Coolest cities in August

Coolest cities in August, 1991–2020
City	High	Low	Rain mm
Punta ArenasChile	4.7°C	0.7°C	62
San Carlos de BarilocheArgentina	4.9°C	-0.1°C	131
StanleyFalkland Islands	5.4°C	1.8°C	39
LongyearbyenSvalbard and Jan Mayen	6.8°C	3.9°C	40
Río GallegosArgentina	6.9°C	-0.4°C	21
DunedinNew Zealand	9.7°C	3.1°C	41
Puerto MonttChile	10.4°C	4.9°C	277
Comodoro RivadaviaArgentina	11.0°C	5.1°C	21
NuukGreenland	11.1°C	5.5°C	78
BallaratAustralia	11.1°C	4.3°C	66
OsornoChile	11.2°C	3.8°C	213
ChristchurchNew Zealand	11.2°C	3.1°C	48
WellingtonNew Zealand	11.3°C	8.6°C	82
TuggeranongAustralia	11.4°C	1.6°C	57
CanberraAustralia	11.4°C	1.6°C	49

Least rain in August

Driest cities in August

Driest cities in August, 1991–2020
City	High	Low
CairoEgypt	36.5°C	21.7°C
GizaEgypt	36.6°C	21.7°C
SuezEgypt	36.6°C	22.5°C
Al MansurahEgypt	35.7°C	21.9°C
Al Maḩallah al KubráEgypt	35.4°C	21.9°C
AssiutEgypt	38.6°C	24.2°C
Al FayyumEgypt	37.6°C	22.9°C
EsnaEgypt	40.1°C	26.6°C
LuxorEgypt	40.5°C	24.1°C
AswānEgypt	41.1°C	26.8°C
6th of October CityEgypt	36.2°C	21.2°C
Al DiwaniyahIraq	45.7°C	30.8°C
New CairoEgypt	34.9°C	20.7°C
DamiettaEgypt	31.3°C	23.7°C
MinyaEgypt	37.3°C	23.8°C

Most rain in August

Wettest cities in August

Wettest cities in August, 1991–2020
City	High	Low	Rain mm
PokharaNepal	25.3°C	21.5°C	966
GangtokIndia	21.2°C	16.1°C	908
ConakryGuinea	26.5°C	23.9°C	864
ThandweMyanmar	27.2°C	24.2°C	852
ThatonMyanmar	27.6°C	24.0°C	845
QuibdóColombia	27.9°C	22.6°C	818
KyaukpyuMyanmar	27.8°C	25.5°C	760
FreetownSierra Leone	25.9°C	23.9°C	751
ManéahGuinea	26.9°C	23.0°C	741
DubrékaGuinea	27.3°C	23.2°C	741
MudonMyanmar	27.6°C	24.2°C	739
DaweiMyanmar	26.7°C	23.5°C	734
SylhetBangladesh	30.4°C	25.1°C	733
SunāmganjBangladesh	29.4°C	24.6°C	723
MawlamyineMyanmar	27.3°C	24.1°C	713

Average high

August in the largest cities

Shanghai 30.6°C
Chongqing 32.1°C
Chengdu 29.5°C
Beijing 30.2°C
Guangzhou 31.6°C
Shenzhen 30.7°C
Kinshasa 30.2°C
Istanbul 27.8°C
Lagos 26.5°C
Ho Chi Minh City 30.7°C
Tianjin 29.8°C
Wuhan 31.9°C
Lahore 33.4°C
Xi’an 29.8°C
Mumbai 27.6°C
São Paulo 23.0°C
Mexico City 21.1°C
Hangzhou 32.3°C
Karachi 30.6°C
Delhi 32.1°C
Moscow 21.5°C
Dhaka 30.6°C
Seoul 28.6°C
Harbin 25.6°C

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