☀ Sunshine Atlas

The sunniest places in the USA in August

The sunniest place in the USA in August is Reno — Sunshine Score 99/100, around 29°C days and 6 mm of rain across the month, ahead of Truckee (98) and Los Angeles (98). 586 destinations compared from long-term climate normals.

Chasing pure heat instead? Imperial is the USA's warmest in August at 41°C / 106°F average daytime highs.

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#DestinationScoreDay highRainSea
1Reno9929° / 84°F6 mm
2Truckee9826° / 79°F6 mm
3Los Angeles9830° / 86°F1 mm22°
4Hawthorne9830° / 86°F1 mm22°
5Mammoth Lakes9725° / 77°F7 mm
6Santa Rosa9724° / 75°F1 mm14°
7San Diego9721° / 70°F2 mm22°
8Monterey9720° / 68°F1 mm14°
9Santa Barbara9724° / 75°F1 mm21°
10San Luis Obispo9623° / 73°F3 mm16°
11Santa Maria9623° / 73°F3 mm15°
12Elko9529° / 84°F13 mm
13Boise9532° / 90°F7 mm
14Twin Falls9431° / 88°F14 mm
15Moab9332° / 90°F24 mm
16Salt Lake City9331° / 88°F24 mm
17Vernal9328° / 82°F24 mm
18Rock Springs9327° / 81°F20 mm
19Riverton9329° / 84°F20 mm
20Medford9332° / 90°F8 mm
21Las Cruces9232° / 90°F43 mm
22Albuquerque9231° / 88°F43 mm
23Cedar City9228° / 82°F32 mm
24Provo9231° / 88°F26 mm
25Casper9229° / 84°F24 mm
26Ogden9231° / 88°F24 mm
27Pocatello9230° / 86°F19 mm
28Hailey9226° / 79°F15 mm
29McCall9225° / 77°F14 mm
30Gallup9127° / 81°F46 mm
31Cortez9128° / 82°F41 mm
32Grand Junction9132° / 90°F34 mm
33Hayden9125° / 77°F31 mm
34Idaho Falls9128° / 82°F25 mm
35Cody9128° / 82°F24 mm
36Redmond9126° / 79°F11 mm
37Pasco9132° / 90°F6 mm
38Prescott9029° / 84°F54 mm
39Show Low9027° / 81°F57 mm
40Silver City9030° / 86°F55 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.