Where to Dive in August
The best scuba diving destinations with excellent conditions this month
Excellent Diving
Dhermi
AlbaniaHighlights: Warmest water, excellent visibility, potential for dolphin sightings
Karaburun Peninsula
AlbaniaHighlights: Warmest water, excellent visibility, potential for dolphin sightings
Plansee
AustriaTsarevo Region
BulgariaHighlights: Excellent visibility, warm waters, good for macro photography
Istria
CroatiaHighlights: Warmest waters, best visibility, ideal for exploring wrecks
Kvarner Bay
CroatiaHighlights: Warmest waters, best visibility, ideal for exploring wrecks
Lastovo Archipelago
CroatiaHighlights: Excellent visibility, ideal for macro photography
Ojamo Mine
FinlandHighlights: Stable, clear water year-round. Excellent for technical diving and exploring mine shafts.
French Riviera
FranceHighlights: Warmest water, excellent visibility, good chance of seeing larger pelagics
Corsica
FranceHighlights: Warmest water, exceptional visibility, good chance of seeing larger fish
Zakynthos
GreeceHighlights: Peak loggerhead sea turtle nesting, warm waters, excellent visibility
Rhodes
GreeceHighlights: Warmest waters, excellent visibility, abundant pelagic fish sightings
Corfu
GreeceHighlights: Peak summer diving, warm and clear, ideal for all levels
Silfra Fissure
IcelandHighlights: Crystal clear ice diving, unique geological formations
Highlights: Ideal for exploring wrecks and reefs
Highlights: Warmest water, abundant marine life
Lake Baikal
RussiaHighlights: Continued excellent conditions, abundant marine life.
Columbretes Islands
SpainHighlights: Warmest water, high chance of encountering groupers and other large fish
Capernwray Diving Centre
United KingdomHighlights: Warmest water, excellent visibility, often good for training
St Peter Port
GuernseyHighlights: Warmest water, excellent for all types of diving
Attersee
AustriaHighlights: Peak summer diving, potential for seeing freshwater fish
Traunsee
AustriaBlue Lake (Sinie Ozero)
BelarusHighlights: Still warm and good visibility, potential for algal blooms.
Naroch Lake
BelarusHighlights: Still warm and good visibility, potential for algal blooms.
Zaslavskoe Reservoir
BelarusHighlights: Still warm and good visibility, potential for algal blooms.
Berezinsky Biosphere Reserve
BelarusHighlights: Late summer, good visibility
Prokosko Lake
Bosnia and HerzegovinaHighlights: Warmest water, good for extended dives
Trebinje River
Bosnia and HerzegovinaBoračko Lake
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVrelo Bune
Bosnia and HerzegovinaØresund
DenmarkHighlights: Peak summer diving, good for macro photography
Lillebælt
DenmarkHighlights: Peak summer, excellent for spotting marine mammals
Bornholm
DenmarkHighlights: Warmest water, good for exploring diverse underwater landscapes
Gjerrild Klint
DenmarkHighlights: Warmest water temperatures, good for longer dives
Pakri Islands
EstoniaHighlights: Good visibility, potential for larger fish
Rummu Quarry
EstoniaHighlights: Good visibility, exploring submerged buildings and machinery
Väike-Pakri
EstoniaHighlights: Continued good conditions, potential for plankton blooms affecting visibility slightly.
Hanko Peninsula
FinlandHighlights: Continued good conditions, potential for plankton blooms affecting visibility slightly.
Archipelago Sea
FinlandHighlights: Continued good visibility, potential for jellyfish blooms
Lake Päijänne
FinlandHighlights: Continued good visibility, potential for algae blooms affecting visibility
Aland Islands
FinlandHighlights: Warmest water temperatures, excellent visibility.
Brittany
FranceHighlights: Warmest water, good for exploring wrecks and reefs
French Polynesia
FranceHighlights: Humpback whale season ends, good for general reef diving
Villefranche-sur-Mer
FranceHighlights: Still good diving, but visibility can decrease slightly due to plankton
Bükk Mountain Cave Systems
HungaryMolnár János Cave
HungaryGyékényes Quarry Lakes
HungaryGulf of Riga
LatviaHighlights: Late summer. Water remains warm. Good conditions for exploring shipwrecks.
Engure Lake
LatviaHighlights: Late summer. Water remains warm. Good conditions for exploring the lakebed.
Ķīšezers
LatviaHighlights: Late summer. Water remains warm. Good conditions for exploring the lakebed.
Asveja Regional Park
LithuaniaHighlights: Continued good visibility and aquatic life.
Matka Canyon
North MacedoniaSaltstraumen
NorwayHighlights: Good visibility, continued marine life activity
Tromsø
NorwayHighlights: Continued good conditions, potential for puffin sightings near shore
Narvik
NorwayHighlights: Continued good conditions, abundant fish life around wrecks
Trondheim Fjord
NorwayHighlights: Continued good conditions, potential for observing sea birds nesting on cliffs
Hańcza Lake
PolandHighlights: Continued good diving conditions, potential for algae blooms.
Solina Lake
PolandHighlights: Continued good diving conditions, potential for algae blooms.
Highlights: Continued good diving conditions, potential for algae blooms.
Highlights: Still good diving, but visibility may decrease slightly
Scropoasa Lake
RomaniaHighlights: Still good diving, but visibility may decrease slightly
Highlights: Still warm, but visibility may be reduced by summer algae.
Highlights: Continued good diving, potential for increased algae blooms
Russian Arctic
RussiaHighlights: Late season for marine mammals, diverse fish species
Kamchatka Peninsula
RussiaHighlights: Continued good diving, abundant marine mammals
Uvac Canyon
SerbiaHighlights: Continued excellent summer diving conditions. Potential for seeing diverse aquatic life.
River Soča and its tributaries
SloveniaHighlights: Ideal conditions for exploring riverbed
Bohuslän Coast
SwedenHighlights: Warmest water temperatures, good for exploring wrecks
Vättern
SwedenHighlights: Continued good conditions, potential for clearer water
Gullmarsfjorden
SwedenHighlights: Excellent visibility, good for macro photography
Kullaberg
SwedenHighlights: Continued excellent diving conditions, good for exploring rocky reefs.
Lake Thun
SwitzerlandLake Walen
SwitzerlandVerzasca River
SwitzerlandCrimean Peninsula
UkraineHighlights: Warmest water, potential for plankton blooms
Ternopil Quarry
UkraineHighlights: Slight decrease in visibility due to plankton.
Highlights: Slight decrease in visibility due to plankton.
Oban
United KingdomHighlights: Possible sightings of dolphins and porpoises
St Abbs and Eyemouth Voluntary Marine Reserve
United KingdomHighlights: Good conditions for exploring wrecks
Isle of Man
United KingdomHighlights: Good conditions for exploring wrecks
Isle of Skye
United KingdomHighlights: Basking sharks, possible whale sightings
Mariehamn and Surrounding Waters
Åland IslandsHighlights: Excellent conditions, still warm, good chance of seeing various fish species
Föglö Islands
Åland IslandsHighlights: Excellent conditions, still warm, good chance of seeing various fish species
Kökar
Åland IslandsHighlights: Excellent conditions, still warm, good chance of seeing various fish species
Northern Åland Archipelago
Åland IslandsHighlights: Continued excellent summer diving conditions.
Southern Åland Archipelago
Åland IslandsHighlights: Continued excellent summer diving conditions.
The Lumparland Dive Zone
Åland IslandsHighlights: Continued excellent summer diving conditions.
Suduroy
Faroe IslandsHighlights: Good conditions, still good marine life sightings
Fugloy and Svínoy
Faroe IslandsHighlights: Good conditions, still good marine life sightings
Vágar Area
Faroe IslandsHighlights: Good conditions, still good marine life sightings
Eastern Side of the Rock
GibraltarHighlights: Warmest water, good for macro photography
Western Side of the Rock
GibraltarHighlights: Warmest water, good for macro life
Straits of Gibraltar
GibraltarHighlights: End of manta ray season, good for observing diverse fish
Isfjorden
Svalbard & Jan MayenHighlights: Excellent visibility, good chance of spotting polar bears on ice floes
Ny-Ålesund
Svalbard & Jan MayenHighlights: Peak of summer, good chance for whale sightings
Hinlopen Strait
Svalbard & Jan MayenHighlights: Peak of summer, diverse marine life
Kongsfjorden
Svalbard & Jan MayenHighlights: Abundant marine life, good for photography