Top Cool Weather Destinations Include Iceland, San Francisco and Edinburgh; Top U.S., Canadian and World Airports

There’s no denying it: this summer is absolutely sizzling. If the only things getting you through the season are chafe sticks and ice in every liquid (even soup), it might be time for a coolcation – or a trip to somewhere temperate.

The folks at KAYAK have rounded up our cheapest flights to chiller-than-average cities. So you can dial the temperature down from a boil to a simmer.

1. San Francisco, California ($539)
Highest average temperature: 18°C

2. Seattle, Washington ($539)
Highest average temperature: 23°C

3. Reykjavík, Iceland ($860)
Highest average temperature: 11°C

4. Lima, Peru ($925)
Highest average temperature: 18°C

5. Dublin, Ireland ($965)
Highest average temperature: 18°C

A canal in Amsterdam. Adrien Olichon/Unsplash Photo.

6. Edinburgh, Scotland ($1089)
Highest average temperature: 18°C

7. Amsterdam, Netherlands ($1129)
Highest average temperature: 19°C

8. London, England ($1157)
Highest average temperature: 22°C

9. Frankfurt, Germany ($1265)
Highest average temperature: 22°C

10. Zurich, Switzerland ($1496)
Highest average temperature: 22°C

Pro tip: Track airfare for your flight by setting a Price Alert – so when rates drop, you can strike while it’s hot. 😉

Methodology: KAYAK considered the most popular international destinations with the lowest average airfare and an average high temperature not greater than 24 degrees Celsius. Average airfare and temperatures are based on search dates between Jan 1 – June 15, 2024 for travel between May 17 – Sept 3, 2024. Destinations were also filtered by certain search and click thresholds to ensure data integrity. Airfares are on average and are subject to change.

TOP WORLD AIRPORTS: U.S. SOARS IN RANKINGS: CANADA FAILS BADLY

Toronto’s Billy Bishop Airport.

The latest airport rankings put a solid shine on the U.S. But it’s a pretty dark report for Canada.

AirHelp, a German company that helps pax with airline complaints, recently released its global airport rankings. Nearly 240 airports in 69 countries around the world were rated for on-time performance, customer opinion and food & shops. On-time performance counted for 60% of the score, which could be seen as helping smaller, less congested airports.

Doha, Qatar came out on top with an 8.52 score out of 10. Cape Town was second with a rating of 8.50, while Nagoya Chibu in Japan had a mark of 8.49.

Toronto’s Billy Bishop Airport was the top Canadian finisher with a mark of 7.57, good for 124^th in the world. The so-called Island Airport was given a 7.2 rating for on-time performance, 8.2 for customer opinion and 7.9 for food & shops.

Elsewhere in Canada, Calgary came in 131^st with a score of 7.54, while Vancouver was down at 177^th after earning a mark of 7.30. Other Canadian finishers were Ottawa (181^st, 7.28), Edmonton (195^th, 7.23), Montreal-Trudeau (215th, 7.04) and Toronto Pearson (a rather miserable 227th, and an overall mark of 6.95).

Given our severe winter (and sometimes summer) weather, it’s probably not a surprise that Canadian airports fared so poorly. Still, it’s not a good look.

Salt Lake City was the flagbearer for U.S. airports, finishing eighth with a tally of 8.28. Washington Dulles came 11^th with a mark of 8.22, while Detroit’s airport was 15^th and Atlanta 16^th, both with totals of 8.20.

Minneapolis came in 17^th with a score of 8.18, while Nashville was 18^th with a mark of 8.17.

Other notable scores included Los Angeles (77^th, 7.77), LaGuardia (80^th, 7.76) and London Heathrow (200^th, 7.18). The lowest ranking (239^th) went to Tunis, with a mark of 5.35.