August travel
Where to go on holiday in August?
Cancun scores 7.3 out of 10 in August: 33C days, a 29C sea you can swim in without flinching, and 130mm of rain that mostly falls in short afternoon bursts. Here is how the rest of the world stacks up this month.
Crowds. Busy, but you can still walk into most places midweek.
Prices. Good value, with all-inclusive rates well below peak.
Seaweed. Sargassum season is active on open-sea beaches. Book a hotel with a raked beach, or plan cenote and Isla Mujeres days.
Storms. Hurricane season is active. Choose flexible rates and consider travel cover.
What is on in Cancun in August
- Turtle hatchlings released on Hotel Zone beaches
- Whale sharks still running
- Quietest of the summer weeks and the best value all-inclusive deals
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August rivals, ranked and compared
- Cancun or Bali in August30C, 40mm rain7.3 v 8.7
- Cancun or Curacao in August32C, 35mm rain7.3 v 8.6
- Cancun or Cape Verde in August29C, 35mm rain7.3 v 8.6
- Cancun or Mallorca in August31C, 25mm rain7.3 v 8.6
- Cancun or Crete in August31C, 1mm rain7.3 v 8.6
- Cancun or The Algarve in August29C, 3mm rain7.3 v 8.6
- Cancun or Zanzibar in August29C, 45mm rain7.3 v 8.6
- Cancun or Antalya in August34C, 3mm rain7.3 v 8.3
- Cancun or Jamaica in August32C, 90mm rain7.3 v 8.2
- Cancun or Varadero and Havana in August32C, 120mm rain7.3 v 8.2
- Cancun or Tenerife and the Canaries in August29C, 1mm rain7.3 v 8.2
- Cancun or Rio de Janeiro in August25C, 45mm rain7.3 v 8.2
- Cancun or Punta Cana in August32C, 140mm rain7.3 v 8.1
- Cancun or Hawaii in August31C, 15mm rain7.3 v 8
- Cancun or Da Nang in August34C, 105mm rain7.3 v 7.9
- Cancun or Aruba in August33C, 25mm rain7.3 v 7.7
- Cancun or Montego Bay in August32C, 95mm rain7.3 v 7.7
- Cancun or Hurghada and the Red Sea in August36C, 0mm rain7.3 v 7.5
- Cancun or Cartagena in August32C, 105mm rain7.3 v 7.4
- Cancun or Panama in August30C, 190mm rain7.3 v 7.3
- Cancun or Phuket in August32C, 290mm rain7.3 v 7.2
- Cancun or Puerto Rico in August31C, 175mm rain7.3 v 7.2
- Cancun or Belize in August32C, 190mm rain7.3 v 7.2
- Cancun or Nassau and the Bahamas in August32C, 175mm rain7.3 v 7.1
- Cancun or Playa del Carmen in August33C, 130mm rain7.3 v 6.9
- Cancun or Cozumel in August33C, 135mm rain7.3 v 6.9
- Cancun or Los Cabos in August34C, 40mm rain7.3 v 6.9
- Cancun or Goa in August29C, 600mm rain7.3 v 6.9
- Cancun or The Florida Keys in August32C, 130mm rain7.3 v 6.8
- Cancun or Barbados in August31C, 155mm rain7.3 v 6.7
- Cancun or Maldives in August31C, 175mm rain7.3 v 6.6
- Cancun or Tulum in August33C, 125mm rain7.3 v 6.4
- Cancun or Costa Rica in August29C, 240mm rain7.3 v 6.3
- Cancun or Puerto Vallarta in August32C, 290mm rain7.3 v 6.3
- Cancun or Mexico City in August24C, 145mm rain7.3 v 6.1
- Cancun or Marrakech in August37C, 3mm rain7.3 v 5.9
- Cancun or Miami in August33C, 205mm rain7.3 v 5.8
- Cancun or Dubai in August42C, 0mm rain7.3 v 5.6
- Cancun or Las Vegas in August39C, 10mm rain7.3 v 5.4
- Cancun or Orlando in August33C, 180mm rain7.3 v 4.2