A Summer Holiday Without Extreme Heat

Not everyone wants to sweat through 38 °C in midsummer. In Algarve, the sun shines 12.5 hours a day in July and August – at a pleasant 29 °C.

This ranking shows the sunniest destinations that stay warm but not extremely hot in peak summer (July and August) – with average daytime highs between 24 and 29 °C. Sorted by sunshine, so you get the sun without the heat.

#	Destination	Avg sun (Jul/Aug)	Avg high
1	AlgarvePortugal	12.5 hrs/day	29 °C
2	MykonosGreece	11.4 hrs/day	29 °C
3	FuerteventuraSpain	10.3 hrs/day	28 °C
4	Gran CanariaSpain	10.3 hrs/day	27 °C
5	LisbonPortugal	10.0 hrs/day	29 °C
6	BarcelonaSpain	10.0 hrs/day	29 °C
7	PortoPortugal	9.9 hrs/day	24 °C
8	Nice (Côte d'Azur)France	8.7 hrs/day	28 °C
9	BaliIndonesia	8.2 hrs/day	29 °C
10	VeniceItaly	8.2 hrs/day	29 °C
11	BudapestHungary	8.0 hrs/day	28 °C
12	SeychellesSeychelles	8.0 hrs/day	29 °C
13	Tyrol (Innsbruck)Austria	7.9 hrs/day	25 °C
14	ViennaAustria	7.9 hrs/day	27 °C
15	Lake GardaItaly	7.5 hrs/day	29 °C
16	TenerifeSpain	7.5 hrs/day	28 °C
17	BerlinGermany	7.4 hrs/day	25 °C
18	MauritiusMauritius	7.4 hrs/day	25 °C

Averages from 20 years of climate data (2005–2025). About the methodology

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