Where to Dive in August
The best scuba diving destinations with excellent conditions this month
All Americas
Canada
(7)
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
(2)
United States
(10)
Brazil
(10)
Greenland
(7)
Ecuador
(5)
Colombia
(7)
Curaçao
(8)
Mexico
(10)
Honduras
(5)
Bermuda
(5)
Cayman Islands
(3)
Dominican Republic
(6)
Grenada
(5)
Haiti
(5)
Saint Lucia
(4)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
(8)
Trinidad and Tobago
(6)
U.S. Virgin Islands
(4)
Bolivia
(1)
Bahamas
(10)
Belize
(7)
Turks and Caicos Islands
(7)
Dominica
(6)
Venezuela
(6)
Anguilla
(5)
Saint Martin
(5)
Aruba
(4)
Costa Rica
(7)
Montserrat
(3)
Saint Barthélemy
(6)
Saint Kitts and Nevis
(6)
British Virgin Islands
(8)
Jamaica
(5)
Sint Maarten
(5)
Puerto Rico
(7)
Cuba
(9)
Panama
(6)
Barbados
(4)
Peru
(3)
Suriname
(4)
Nicaragua
(4)
Antigua and Barbuda
(3)
El Salvador
(2)
Guatemala
(2)
Falkland Islands
(6)
Argentina
(6)
Chile
(6)
South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands
(2)
Uruguay
(4)
Excellent Diving
Guadalupe Island
Mexico
16-18°C
25-35m
Mild
Highlights: Peak season for great white sharks, though cage diving is the primary activity.
Socorro Island
Mexico
25-27°C
20-30m
Mild
Highlights: Still a good chance to see manta rays and schooling hammerheads.
Good Diving
Cozumel
Mexico
31°C
15-25m
Cenotes of the Yucatan Peninsula
Mexico
30°C
8-15m
Sea of Cortez
Mexico
30°C
10-20m
Riviera Maya
Mexico
31°C
10-20m
Cabo Pulmo
Mexico
30°C
10-20m
Banco Chinchorro
Mexico
31°C
10-20m
La Paz
Mexico
27°C
10-20m
Out of Season
Veracruz Reef System
30°C
8-12m
Rainy