Places to visit that are not miserably hot in August?

[LuvOrlando]

Is there a secret reverse snowbird location somewhere for people who hate the heat as much as snowbirds hate the snow? I HATE August heat & humidity.

I prefer the US but would consider other places as long as humidity and temps are reliably low and the place is reliably safe and enjoyable. Considered trying to find the Northern Lights but it seems aurora borealis is not a big thing in August. Is there such a place?

 

[Bad Pink Tink 2.0]

Ireland

When we get a heatwave , the hottest it usually gets to 80 f max and thats for a maximum of 7 to 10 days. August temperature are usually 70f to 75f. It is humid, but not New Orleans or Florida humid.

Although many Americans do not like general lack of air conditioning in hotels, shops, public transport, homes etc etc. This makes it feel hotter than it actually is.

We get rain in August too, but its unpredictable.

Also our lack of ice in drinks is another thing that Americans complain about.

 

[wabbott]

We like the Smoky Mountains/Appalachians. Very scenic, and many resort areas that cater to visitors.

If we were Uncle Scrooge wealthy, we would have a place in Coastal California to spend the summer months away from our native Louisiana.

 

[starvenger]

Is there a secret reverse snowbird location somewhere for people who hate the heat as much as snowbirds hate the snow? I HATE August heat & humidity.

I prefer the US but would consider other places as long as humidity and temps are reliably low and the place is reliably safe and enjoyable. Considered trying to find the Northern Lights but it seems aurora borealis is not a big thing in August. Is there such a place?

Pacific Northwest might work.

And I think that under normal circumstances, France would be quite comfortable. But when we went in late August last year the first week was a brutal heatwave (35-40C) going through Lyon, Marseille and Nice, and very comfortable for our second week (20-25C) in Paris.

 

[Praying Colonel]

Article on mapping a North American road trip where your high is around 70 degrees F:

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...-road-trip-with-the-perfect-70-degree-weather

Looks like you want to be in western Canada for most of the month, or perhaps WY/MT.

 

[Kestryl]

Upper peninsula of Michigan. Just take a dip in Superior if it’s still too warm.

 

[lovesmurfs]

Upper peninsula of Michigan. Just take a dip in Superior if it’s still too warm.

That's what I was going to say. The gorgeous pictures you see are actually not even close to the real thing.

 

[CamillaF]

I second the Pacific Northwest. No humidity, cool at night, and in the mid 70's to 80's during the day. Very pretty with big national parks.

 

[PollyannaMom]

My Dad went back and forth for a while - winters in Florida and summers in the Finger Lakes region of New York. It's beautiful!

Or maybe Lake George, another vacation spot we've been to in NY during the summer.

 

[Douglas Dubh]

Alaska

 

[China Expat]

Pacific northwest

 

[The Mayor]

Antarctica??

 

[sarahann77]

Adirondack Mountain area in NY. I've spent my childhood summers there as a family of teachers.

 

[tetera]

Bar Harbor, Maine


(Also, obviously not in the US, but Scotland and Norway)

 

[Neapolitan Ice Cream]

Ireland

When we get a heatwave , the hottest it usually gets to 80 f max and thats for a maximum of 7 to 10 days. August temperature are usually 70f to 75f. It is humid, but not New Orleans or Florida humid.

Although many Americans do not like general lack of air conditioning in hotels, shops, public transport, homes etc etc. This makes it feel hotter than it actually is.

We get rain in August too, but its unpredictable.

Also our lack of ice in drinks is another thing that Americans complain about.

Actually, I'd love to visit Ireland. Looks beautiful. My Dad went there on business when I was a wee little thing and he fooled me into thinking that he'd brought a Leprechaun back, but it had escaped...

 

[LuvOrlando]

I'll look at all of the suggestions.

We were originally thinking of Pacific Northwest but when I looked at the temps in Napa for August it still seemed to be super hot for me so it sort of landed in the nope category. I don't really know of stuff to do further up than Napa, this lady is not into hiking and I am not what anyone would call outdoorsy. While some people appreciate a beautiful mountain view all I think about is, "Uggh, the ticks and bugs," but I love strolling and exploring cute towns, fairs and festivals and such and my own pace.

 

[Neapolitan Ice Cream]

Most of mainland Europe is out. Paris last year was probably hotter than Orlando! TREMENDOUS heat wave!

 

[bcwife76]

I'll look at all of the suggestions.

We were originally thinking of Pacific Northwest but when I looked at the temps in Napa for August it still seemed to be super hot for me so it sort of landed in the nope category. I don't really know of stuff to do further up than Napa, this lady is not into hiking and I am not what anyone would call outdoorsy. While some people appreciate a beautiful mountain view all I think about is, "Uggh, the ticks and bugs," but I love strolling and exploring cute towns, fairs and festivals and such and my own pace.

The Pacific Northwest is considered WA and Oregon (and the west coast of British Columbia). Napa isn't really included in that. The Oregon Coast is spectacular with lots of little, cute towns to explore as well. Since it's right on the water they get lovely weather but it's not usually super hot.

 

[PollyannaMom]

While some people appreciate a beautiful mountain view all I think about is, "Uggh, the ticks and bugs," but I love strolling and exploring cute towns, fairs and festivals and such and my own pace.

Maybe near the water, then - southern Maine coast, or Cape Cod or Cape Anne in Massachusetts.

 

[starvenger]

Most of mainland Europe is out. Paris last year was probably hotter than Orlando! TREMENDOUS heat wave!

Yeah I don't know what was going on last year. I am very glad that the Paris half of our trip was comfortable. Lyon is lovely, but there was really nowhere that you could get away from the heat. Nice and Marseille at least had some sea breeze.