Where should you go in August?
Find any state, town or place, see the best months to visit, and get trip ideas that are in season right now.
Go now: best in August
Destinations our month-by-month guides rate best or good in August.
Dras
Pleasant
Ghangaria
Peak bloom; rain
Gurez
Summer
Ananthagiri Hills
Full flow
Mandu
Lush monsoon, misty
Zanskar
Open
Pangong Tso
Peak
Kuntala Falls
Full flow
Nagarjuna Sagar
Full flow
Alchi
Warm
Bengaluru
Monsoon; Lalbagh flower show around 15 Aug
Doodhpathri
Summer, rain
Kumbhalgarh
Monsoon; green
Sissu
Landslide risk on approach
Araku Valley
Monsoon greenery
Dassam Falls
Monsoon; green forests, Shravani Mela at Deoghar
Nubra Valley
Warm; occasional rain and road damage
Spiti Valley
Good in Spiti, risky approaches
Hanle
Warm; occasional rain and road damage
Mysore
Monsoon
Gulmarg
Summer, rain showers
Horsley Hills
Monsoon greenery
Deoghar
Monsoon; green forests, Shravani Mela at Deoghar
Kargil
Warm
Festivals in August
Plan around these, or go and join one. Many follow the lunar calendar, so check this year's dates.
Explore by state
All 28 states and 8 union territories. Tinted ones are in season in August.
Better another month
Weather, snow or closures make these a poor pick in August.