Seasonal Report · Summer 2026

Crowd-Free Summer
July & August

8 destinations combine genuinely quiet streets with viable summer weather. Cape Town leads — peak summer, minimal tourists, conditions worth travelling for.

Ranked by average crowd score across July and August (1–10, 10 = fewest tourists). How scores are calculated →

#1
Cape Town

Cape Town

South Africa

Very quiet
8.5
July: 9/10August: 8/10Weather: 4.5/10
8.5/ 10
#2
Siem Reap

Siem Reap

Cambodia

Very quiet
8.5
July: 9/10August: 8/10Weather: 4/10
8.5/ 10
#3
Rio de Janeiro

Rio de Janeiro

Brazil

Very quiet
8.0
July: 8/10August: 8/10Weather: 9/10
8.0/ 10
#4
Sydney

Sydney

Australia

Very quiet
8.0
July: 8/10August: 8/10Weather: 6.5/10
8.0/ 10
#5
Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Very quiet
8.0
July: 8/10August: 8/10Weather: 4.5/10
8.0/ 10
#6
Cartagena

Cartagena

Colombia

Very quiet
7.5
July: 8/10August: 7/10Weather: 5.5/10
7.5/ 10
#7
Buenos Aires

Buenos Aires

Argentina

Manageable
7.0
July: 7/10August: 7/10Weather: 5/10
7.0/ 10
#8
Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka

Manageable
7.0
July: 7/10August: 7/10Weather: 5.5/10
7.0/ 10
#9
Tulum

Tulum

Mexico

Manageable
6.5
July: 6/10August: 7/10Weather: 4/10
6.5/ 10
#10
Cancun

Cancun

Mexico

Manageable
6.0
July: 5/10August: 7/10Weather: 4.5/10
6.0/ 10
#11
Singapore

Singapore

Singapore

Busy
5.0
July: 5/10August: 5/10Weather: 6.5/10
5.0/ 10
#12
Osaka

Osaka

Japan

Busy
4.5
July: 5/10August: 4/10Weather: 4/10
4.5/ 10
#13
Zanzibar

Zanzibar

Tanzania

Busy
4.5
July: 5/10August: 4/10Weather: 9/10
4.5/ 10
#14
Medellín

Medellín

Colombia

Busy
4.0
July: 6/10August: 2/10Weather: 8/10
4.0/ 10
#15
Tbilisi

Tbilisi

Georgia

Busy
4.0
July: 4/10August: 4/10Weather: 6/10
4.0/ 10
#16
Paris

Paris

France

Busy
3.5
July: 3/10August: 4/10Weather: 8/10
3.5/ 10
#17
Hoi An

Hoi An

Vietnam

Busy
3.5
July: 3/10August: 4/10Weather: 4.5/10
3.5/ 10
#18
Queenstown

Queenstown

New Zealand

Busy
3.5
July: 3/10August: 4/10Weather: 6/10
3.5/ 10
#19
New York

New York

USA

Busy
3.0
July: 3/10August: 3/10Weather: 5/10
3.0/ 10
#20
Istanbul

Istanbul

Turkey

Busy
3.0
July: 3/10August: 3/10Weather: 7/10
3.0/ 10
#21
Vienna

Vienna

Austria

Busy
3.0
July: 3/10August: 3/10Weather: 8/10
3.0/ 10
#22
Fiji

Fiji

Fiji

Busy
3.0
July: 3/10August: 3/10Weather: 9/10
3.0/ 10
#23
Copenhagen

Copenhagen

Denmark

Busy
3.0
July: 3/10August: 3/10Weather: 8.5/10
3.0/ 10
#24
Lisbon

Lisbon

Portugal

Busy
2.5
July: 3/10August: 2/10Weather: 8/10
2.5/ 10
#25
Rome

Rome

Italy

Busy
2.5
July: 2/10August: 3/10Weather: 4/10
2.5/ 10
#26
London

London

United Kingdom

Busy
2.5
July: 3/10August: 2/10Weather: 8.5/10
2.5/ 10
#27
Iceland

Iceland

Iceland

Busy
2.5
July: 2/10August: 3/10Weather: 7.5/10
2.5/ 10
#28
Florence

Florence

Italy

Busy
2.5
July: 2/10August: 3/10Weather: 4/10
2.5/ 10
#29
Porto

Porto

Portugal

Busy
2.5
July: 3/10August: 2/10Weather: 8/10
2.5/ 10
#30
Edinburgh

Edinburgh

Scotland

Busy
2.5
July: 4/10August: 1/10Weather: 6.5/10
2.5/ 10
#31
Barcelona

Barcelona

Spain

Busy
2.0
July: 2/10August: 2/10Weather: 7/10
2.0/ 10
#32
Bali

Bali

Indonesia

Busy
2.0
July: 2/10August: 2/10Weather: 9/10
2.0/ 10
#33
Santorini

Santorini

Greece

Busy
2.0
July: 2/10August: 2/10Weather: 8/10
2.0/ 10
#34
Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Netherlands

Busy
2.0
July: 2/10August: 2/10Weather: 7/10
2.0/ 10
#35
Dubrovnik

Dubrovnik

Croatia

Busy
2.0
July: 2/10August: 2/10Weather: 8/10
2.0/ 10
#36
Prague

Prague

Czech Republic

Busy
2.0
July: 2/10August: 2/10Weather: 9/10
2.0/ 10
#37
Amalfi Coast

Amalfi Coast

Italy

Busy
2.0
July: 2/10August: 2/10Weather: 8.5/10
2.0/ 10
#38
Kraków

Kraków

Poland

Busy
2.0
July: 2/10August: 2/10Weather: 7/10
2.0/ 10
#39
Cusco

Cusco

Peru

Busy
2.0
July: 2/10August: 2/10Weather: 9.5/10
2.0/ 10
#40
Budapest

Budapest

Hungary

Busy
1.5
July: 2/10August: 1/10Weather: 6/10
1.5/ 10
#41
Mykonos

Mykonos

Greece

Busy
1.5
July: 2/10August: 1/10Weather: 7/10
1.5/ 10
#42
Athens

Athens

Greece

Busy
1.0
July: 1/10August: 1/10Weather: 6/10
1.0/ 10

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Crowd score 1–10 (10 = fewest tourists). Averaged across July and August. Only destinations with a summer weather score ≥ 4/10 qualify — destinations that are empty due to extreme heat or monsoon conditions are excluded. Methodology →