Best Destinations for a August Wedding
Bali is the strongest August pick in our data: 75-81°F, 8 rain days, no storm risk. Below, every destination we cover is ranked for August using its real climate record.
Every destination in August
| Destination | Verdict | Avg temp °F | Rain days | Storm risk | Budget range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bali | Ideal | 75-81 | 8 | none | $8K-$30K |
| Aruba | Ideal | 81-88 | 5 | none | $12K-$40K |
| Algarve | Ideal | 69-86 | 0 | none | $15K-$55K |
| Fiji | Ideal | 69-83 | 4 | none | $15K-$50K |
| Kotor | Ideal | 73-85 | 5 | none | $10K-$30K |
| Azores | Ideal | 68-75 | 10 | none | $8K-$25K |
| Santorini | Fair | 75-84 | 0 | none | $25K-$80K |
| Amalfi Coast | Fair | 71-87 | 4 | none | $30K-$100K |
| Tuscany | Fair | 66-89 | 3 | none | $25K-$80K |
| Dubrovnik | Fair | 70-86 | 5 | none | $18K-$60K |
| Hawaii | Fair | 75-85 | 1 | low | $20K-$75K |
| Maldives | Skip | 80-83 | 10 | none | $20K-$80K |
| Roatan | Skip | 80-84 | 9 | medium | $6K-$20K |
| Koh Lanta | Skip | 79-84 | 18 | none | $5K-$18K |
| Los Cabos | Skip | 80-90 | 5 | medium | $18K-$80K |
| Turks & Caicos | Skip | 82-85 | 5 | medium | $25K-$70K |
| Cozumel | Skip | 79-88 | 6 | medium | $5K-$20K |
| Costa Rica | Skip | 73-87 | 22 | none | $10K-$35K |
| Cancun | Skip | 78-88 | 10 | medium | $15K-$50K |
| Key West | Skip | 82-86 | 10 | medium | $18K-$55K |
| Punta Cana | Skip | 78-86 | 11 | medium | $12K-$40K |
| St. Lucia | Skip | 74-84 | 11 | medium | $18K-$55K |
| Holbox Island | Skip | 78-88 | 12 | medium | $8K-$25K |
| Tulum | Skip | 79-88 | 13 | medium | $12K-$45K |
| Jamaica | Skip | 76-88 | 14 | medium | $10K-$35K |
| Riviera Maya | Skip | 79-87 | 14 | medium | $12K-$45K |
| Puerto Vallarta | Skip | 75-87 | 21 | medium | $8K-$30K |
Skip these in August
- Maldives: rainy season, 10 rain days.
- Roatan: medium storm risk, 9 rain days.
- Koh Lanta: rainy season, 18 rain days.
- Los Cabos: medium storm risk, rainy season.
- Turks & Caicos: medium storm risk, rainy season.
- Cozumel: medium storm risk, rainy season.
- Costa Rica: rainy season, 22 rain days.
- Cancun: medium storm risk, rainy season, 10 rain days.
- Key West: medium storm risk, rainy season, 10 rain days.
- Punta Cana: medium storm risk, rainy season, 11 rain days.
- St. Lucia: medium storm risk, rainy season, 11 rain days.
- Holbox Island: medium storm risk, rainy season, 12 rain days.
- Tulum: medium storm risk, rainy season, 13 rain days.
- Jamaica: medium storm risk, rainy season, 14 rain days.
- Riviera Maya: medium storm risk, rainy season, 14 rain days.
- Puerto Vallarta: medium storm risk, rainy season, 21 rain days.
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Build my wedding planMethodology: verdicts weight each destination's best months, rainy season, storm risk, rain days, and temperatures from our climate dataset (Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (2019-2023 averages), updated 2026-04-15); the raw data is shown in the table. Ideal and Good mean reliably workable conditions; Skip means the data argues against that month.