We are beginning to plan an August trip for 2026. This year we were in the U. K. and Switzerland and 4 days in Colmar France and it worked out great temperature wise. Just looking for ideas of where to go where the temperature will probably not go above 85. Northern Spain? We have spent several weeks in Sweden so are now wanting to explore other places besides there.
Posted by
Schwerin
4166 posts
where the temperature will probably not go above 85
Do you mean peak temperature of day or average temperature from noon to early evening?
Which period in August? Beginning or end?
Of course first idea look to Scandinavia but no one can guarantee that this temp is not reached, also not around polar circle - see Norway forum of last August.
Posted by
Dixie
1449 posts
Scotland, maybe?
Or go south, really far south: Australia / NZ where it is winter in August...
Posted by
Germany (mostly)
37 posts
Northern Germany? It was hot periodically in summer the last few years, but never for really extended periods.
But there aren't really any guarantees. I spent the last week of July / first week of August 2024 and 2025 on an East Frisian island. 2024 was mid-high 20s (Celsius) and gorgeous. 2025 was somewhat sunny for the weekends at either end, and then about 15C and wet during the week. Maximum. I ended up buying two new hoodies to wear under my rain gear. Now, holidaying in East Frisia is a chancy business weather-wise at the best of times, but that was a new low. Had it been my only holiday of the year, I would have been furious.
Posted by
Massachusetts
1553 posts
Basque region generally has temperate weather.
Posted by
Washington DC
29713 posts
Temperatures above 85 F would be very unusual in these areas:
Iceland
Scotland
England
Wales
Ireland
Belgium
Netherlands
Normandy and Brittany
North coast of Spain
Norway
Finland
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
At altitude in mountainous areas
I think Denmark would also be OK. Maybe also far northern Germany and Poland (Gdansk, etc.) but I haven't dug into the weather statistics for those areas.
Using monthly averages isn't sufficient for answering this question. Instead, use a website where you can see actual, historical, day-by-day temperatures, and check several recent years. I use timeanddate.com.
As an example:
Copenhagen weather -- August 2025
Use the pull-down box at the right, just above the graph, to find data for other years. Use the Search box at the upper right to check out other places.
I do not promise zero days above 85F in the places I've listed; I know I had a couple of hot days in Brittany a few years ago. But hot weather is very unusual in the places on my list, so it's not something you'd run into for a large part of your trip even in a bad year.
Posted by
OP
682 posts
Thank you so much for all these great ideas. Now it is just a matter of researching and narrowing it down.