Where is it hot in August?
Kuwait is the warmest destination we hold August averages for, at 38°C (101°F), followed by Dubai and UAE. Everything below is ranked on the mean temperature for the month across 1991–2020, so it is what August is usually like rather than a forecast.
Ranked on the mean temperature for August across 1991–2020. These are climate normals, not a forecast — a given week can run either side of them. Only destinations we hold normals for are ranked.
FAQs about hot destinations in August
Ranked on 1991–2020 climate averages.
Kuwait, at 38°C (101°F) on the August average. The next warmest are Dubai, UAE, Qatar, Doha, Muscat.
Kuwait, Dubai, UAE, Qatar, Doha, Muscat, Riyadh, Bahrain all average above 36°C in August. Each links to its own August page for rainfall and sunshine.
Kuwait, Dubai, UAE, Qatar, Doha are all warm and see under 30 mm of rain across August — heat without the monsoon, which is the combination most people are actually after.
No. Every figure is a 1991–2020 climate average — a long-run average of what August is usually like. It is the right basis for choosing where to go months ahead, and the wrong one for packing next week.
