Coolcation

Where it's cool in August

A coolcation, on this site, is anywhere with a mean daily high at or below 18°C. August gives you 36 of the 295 curated destinations with a ten-year record this month (of 497 curated in total). The ranking below is by low day-to-day swing, not by which is coldest.

August coolcation options on the ten-year record: 36 of 295 curated destinations with ten-year daily records sit at or below 18°C mean daily high (of 497 curated in total; the remainder do not yet have a full ten-year series for August). The list below ranks them by day-to-day steadiness, not raw temperature.

The coldest reading in the dataset for August is Ushuaia at 6°. The warmest still inside the cool band is Mendoza at 18°. Pack layers, not a coat.

Coolcation is defined here as mean daily high at or below 18°C. That threshold is a firm number, chosen for room-temperature comfort with a light layer. Nothing on this page describes forecasts. The averages are climate.

Curated by Hugo · Updated July 2026
Reed boats on the high blue water of Lake Titicaca
Lake Titicaca, Peru
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Icebergs at Jokulsarlon glacier lagoon before autumn returns
Jokulsarlon, Iceland
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Vineyards rolling down toward the coast at Margaret River
Margaret River, Australia
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Displaying historical averages for the month of August.

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Top 10 destinations in August

  1. 1.Lake Titicaca, Peru

    17°

    Averages 17° in August with swings barely 2° either side of 17° and 1 rain day on the ten-year record. Cool without being wintry. Layers, not a coat.

  2. 2.Colca Canyon, Peru

    15°

    Averages 15° in August with swings barely 2° either side of 15° and 2 rain days on the ten-year record. Cool without being wintry. Layers, not a coat.

  3. 3.Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon, Iceland

    13°

    Averages 13° in August with swings barely 2° either side of 13° and 12 rain days on the ten-year record. Cool without being wintry. Layers, not a coat.

  4. 4.Puerto Varas, Chile

    11°

    Averages 11° in August with swings barely 2° either side of 11° and 15 rain days on the ten-year record. Cool without being wintry. Layers, not a coat.

  5. 5.Salar de Uyuni, Bolivia

    14°

    Averages 14° in August with swings barely 2° either side of 14° and 0 rain days on the ten-year record. Cool without being wintry. Layers, not a coat.

  6. 6.La Paz, Bolivia

    15°

    Averages 15° in August with swings barely 2° either side of 15° and 2 rain days on the ten-year record. Cool without being wintry. Layers, not a coat.

  7. 7.Margaret River, Australia

    16°

    Averages 16° in August with swings barely 2° either side of 16° and 15 rain days on the ten-year record. Cool without being wintry. Layers, not a coat.

  8. 8.Mount Everest North Base Camp, China

    18°

    Averages 18° in August with swings barely 2° either side of 18° and 23 rain days on the ten-year record. Cool without being wintry. Layers, not a coat.

  9. 9.Svalbard, Svalbard and Jan Mayen

    7°

    Averages 7° in August with a 6° day-to-day spread around 7° and 10 rain days on the ten-year record. Cool without being wintry. Layers, not a coat.

  10. 10.Perth, Australia

    18°

    Averages 18° in August with a 6° day-to-day spread around 18° and 12 rain days on the ten-year record. Cool without being wintry. Layers, not a coat.

Average temperatures by destination

Showing 36 of 80 destinations

DestinationCountryAvg highSwingsRain days
UshuaiaArgentina6°--
SvalbardSvalbard and Jan Mayen7°--
San Carlos de BarilocheArgentina8°--
IlulissatGreenland9°--
LongyearbyenNorway9°--
QueenstownNew Zealand10°--
IqaluitCanada11°--
NuukGreenland11°--
Puerto VarasChile11°--
Jökulsárlón Glacier LagoonIceland13°--
QaqortoqGreenland13°--
Abisko National ParkSweden14°--
HobartAustralia14°--
Salar de UyuniBolivia14°--
Twelve ApostlesAustralia14°--
Colca CanyonPeru15°--
High TatrasSlovakia15°--
La PazBolivia15°--
MelbourneAustralia15°--
TromsøNorway15°--
Buenos AiresArgentina16°--
Margaret RiverAustralia16°--
Punta del EsteUruguay16°--
Bran CastleRomania17°--
Lake TiticacaPeru17°--
Valley of Geysers, KamchatkaRussia17°--
AnchorageUnited States18°--
BergenNorway18°--
ChurchillCanada18°--
Flinders RangesAustralia18°--
Kanas LakeChina18°--
Lake DistrictUnited Kingdom18°--
MendozaArgentina18°--
Mount Everest North Base CampChina18°--
PerthAustralia18°--
StellenboschSouth Africa18°--

Readings come from the last ten years of daily weather data, so they reflect the climate as it is now, not as it was decades ago. Data: Visual Crossing global historical archive. How we compute this

Frequently asked

Where is reliably cool in August?
In the 12-18°C cool-comfort band, the driest and steadiest August averages on the ten-year record are: Lake Titicaca (17°C, about 1 rain day, a 4° spread); Colca Canyon (15°C, about 2 rain days, a 4° spread). Also dry, but with a wider day-to-day spread: Salar de Uyuni (14°C, about 0 rain days, a 5° spread); Mendoza (18°C, about 0 rain days, an 11° spread).
What counts as a coolcation in August?
On this site, a coolcation is anywhere with a mean daily high at or below 18°C. In August that filters 36 of 295 curated destinations with a ten-year record. The warmest in-band pick is Mendoza at 18°; the steadiest day-to-day is Lake Titicaca with a 4° spread.
Is August the right month for a coolcation?
It depends on where you go. In August the ten-year record puts 36 curated destinations at or below 18°C mean daily high. If that count is small, the northern hemisphere is warming and southern-hemisphere hill stations or high-latitude coasts do most of the work. If it is large, the reverse.

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