Best in South America in August

Regional seasonal picks ranked by weather, cost, events, hub activity, and air quality.

Destinations

254 cities in South America

Seasonal destination scores

Rank	City	Score	Season	Weather	Cost	Events	Links
#1	BR Rio de Janeiro Brazil	81	Shoulder season	20.9°C 8.3 rain days	$2,664	13	City
#2	BR São Paulo Brazil	81	Shoulder season	17.2°C 4.5 rain days	$2,603	62	City
#3	AR Buenos Aires Argentina	79	Shoulder season	12.1°C 5.0 rain days	$1,746	40	City
#4	CO Medellín Colombia	78	Rainy season	20.5°C 20.9 rain days	$2,948	30	City
#5	BR Belo Horizonte Brazil	76	Dry comfort window	19.4°C 1.7 rain days	$1,989	0	City
#6	PY Asunción Paraguay	76	Shoulder season	19.8°C 5.4 rain days	$2,550	2	City
#7	BR Brasília Brazil	74	Dry comfort window	21.7°C 1.0 rain days	$1,998	0	City
#8	BO Santa Cruz Bolivia	73	Shoulder season	25.1°C 5.2 rain days	$1,755	0	City
#9	CO Bogotá Colombia	73	Shoulder season	13.1°C 8.3 rain days	$2,255	54	City
#10	PE Piura Peru	72	Dry comfort window	22.4°C 0.4 rain days	$1,457	0	City
#11	UY Montevideo Uruguay	72	Shoulder season	11.9°C 6.4 rain days	$3,023	8	City
#12	EC Guayaquil Ecuador	72	Dry comfort window	24.5°C 0.2 rain days	$1,810	0	City
#13	BR Cumbuco Brazil	72	Dry comfort window	26.8°C 3.5 rain days	$1,410	0	City
#14	BR Canoa Quebrada Brazil	72	Dry comfort window	22.6°C 0.8 rain days	$1,932	0	City
#15	BR Campinas Brazil	72	Dry comfort window	19.7°C 3.1 rain days	$1,618	0	City
#16	PE Lobitos Peru	71	Dry comfort window	21.1°C 0.4 rain days	$1,174	0	City
#17	PE Mancora Peru	71	Dry comfort window	22.8°C 0.2 rain days	$2,213	0	City
#18	BR Chapada Diamantina Brazil	71	Dry comfort window	20.5°C 1.4 rain days	$1,893	0	City
#19	PE Tarapoto Peru	71	Shoulder season	24.1°C 7.7 rain days	$1,201	0	City
#20	PY San Lorenzo Paraguay	71	Shoulder season	19.6°C 5.6 rain days	$984	0	City
#21	BR Fortaleza Brazil	70	Dry comfort window	27.0°C 4.5 rain days	$2,112	0	City
#22	BR Ribeirao Preto Brazil	70	Dry comfort window	21.8°C 2.1 rain days	$2,280	0	City
#23	EC Manta Ecuador	70	Dry comfort window	23.8°C 1.2 rain days	$1,900	0	City
#24	PE Arequipa Peru	70	Shoulder season	16.3°C 0.0 rain days	$1,956	0	City
#25	PY Concepción Paraguay	70	Shoulder season	21.6°C 6.0 rain days	$1,009	0	City
#26	PE Lima Peru	69	Shoulder season	16.1°C 0.0 rain days	$2,277	0	City
#27	BR Foz do Iguacu Brazil	69	Shoulder season	18.7°C 7.2 rain days	$1,324	0	City
#28	BO Cochabamba Bolivia	69	Shoulder season	16.0°C 1.7 rain days	$1,864	0	City
#29	PY Areguá Paraguay	69	Dry comfort window	19.6°C 5.0 rain days	$1,041	0	City
#30	EC Salinas Ecuador	69	Dry comfort window	22.7°C 0.6 rain days	$2,210	0	City
#31	PE Huanchaco Peru	69	Dry comfort window	18.3°C 0.0 rain days	$1,555	0	City
#32	BO Trinidad Bolivia	69	Dry comfort window	25.3°C 5.0 rain days	$1,351	0	City
#33	EC Canoa Ecuador	69	Shoulder season	23.1°C 5.6 rain days	$1,365	0	City
#34	BR Sao Jose dos Campos Brazil	69	Dry comfort window	18.1°C 4.3 rain days	$1,304	0	City
#35	BR Jericoacoara Brazil	69	Shoulder season	27.8°C 1.4 rain days	$2,322	0	City
#36	PE Ayacucho Peru	68	Shoulder season	16.2°C 1.5 rain days	$1,152	0	City
#37	PE Trujillo Peru	68	Dry comfort window	18.1°C 0.0 rain days	$1,521	0	City
#38	AR Puerto Iguazu Argentina	68	Shoulder season	18.7°C 7.2 rain days	$1,429	0	City
#39	BR Teresina Brazil	67	Hot season	29.7°C 0.4 rain days	$1,528	0	City
#40	PY Pedro Juan Caballero Paraguay	67	Shoulder season	20.3°C 6.2 rain days	$2,080	0	City