Sunshine Map

The sunniest places in the USA in August

The sunniest place in the USA in August is Santa Barbara — Sunshine Score 100/100, around 28°C days and 1 mm of rain across the month, ahead of San Luis Obispo (99) and Mammoth Lakes (99). 586 destinations compared from long-term climate normals.

Chasing pure heat instead? Imperial is the USA's warmest in August at 43°C / 109°F average daytime highs.

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#DestinationScoreDay highRainSea
1Santa Barbara10028° / 82°F1 mm21°
2San Luis Obispo9925° / 77°F3 mm16°
3Mammoth Lakes9927° / 81°F7 mm
4Reno9932° / 90°F6 mm
5Monterey9920° / 68°F1 mm14°
6Santa Rosa9925° / 77°F1 mm14°
7Truckee9829° / 84°F6 mm
8Santa Maria9725° / 77°F3 mm15°
9Los Angeles9732° / 90°F1 mm22°
10Hawthorne9732° / 90°F1 mm22°
11Elko9531° / 88°F13 mm
12Medford9532° / 90°F8 mm
13San Diego9521° / 70°F2 mm22°
14Cedar City9431° / 88°F32 mm
15Vernal9432° / 90°F24 mm
16Rock Springs9428° / 82°F20 mm
17Riverton9430° / 86°F20 mm
18Hailey9429° / 84°F15 mm
19Salt Lake City9332° / 90°F24 mm
20Casper9330° / 86°F24 mm
21Pocatello9331° / 88°F19 mm
22McCall9326° / 79°F14 mm
23Redmond9327° / 81°F11 mm
24Yakima9331° / 88°F9 mm
25Gallup9229° / 84°F46 mm
26Albuquerque9232° / 90°F43 mm
27Cortez9231° / 88°F41 mm
28Idaho Falls9230° / 86°F25 mm
29Ogden9232° / 90°F24 mm
30Walla Walla9231° / 88°F16 mm
31Pendleton9231° / 88°F13 mm
32Grand Canyon - Tusayan9129° / 84°F50 mm
33Santa Fe9130° / 86°F50 mm
34Alamosa9128° / 82°F50 mm
35Montrose9131° / 88°F42 mm
36Kahului9127° / 81°F40 mm27°
37Hana9127° / 81°F40 mm26°
38Hayden9128° / 82°F31 mm
39Cody9129° / 84°F24 mm
40Salmon9130° / 86°F26 mm

Top 40 of 586 shown — every destination is on the the USA country page.

Worldwide instead? See where it's sunny in August. For the hottest rather than the sunniest, the the USA heat guide covers every month.