Should You Go From Portland to Cannon Beach? Weekend Weather Check

Coolcation shortlist from Portland: Cannon Beach (65°F) and Astoria (65°F) lead on lower highs and usable outdoor weather.

By Travel With YouGee

Today through Sunday

Cannon Beach, Oregon

°F · Live via Google Weather

Today

60°F/ 54°F

Rain

99% chance · 0.52 in

Thu

58°F/ 50°F

Rain

75% chance · 0.72 in

Fri

61°F/ 51°F

Partly sunny

15% chance · 0.01 in

Sat

62°F/ 52°F

Partly sunny

15% chance · 0.00 in

Sun

63°F/ 54°F

Mostly sunny

5% chance ·

Where should I go to escape the heat in Portland this weekend?

If you're in Portland staring at 75°F, this weekend's shortlist starts with Cannon Beach (65°F).

Where should I go to escape the heat in Portland this weekend?

Weekend shortlist

1. Cannon Beach, Oregon

Rank 1 isn’t a trophy — it’s a forecast fit. Cannon Beach (Oregon) lands near 65°F with a workable rain total around 0.30 in, which is exactly the band people want for warm shore air and lighter rain.

What makes Cannon Beach useful isn’t hype; it’s timing. For 2026-08-22 – 2026-08-23, it reads like a place where you can help plan a short getaway around warm shore air and lighter rain and still have a backup café if a cloud shows up.

Bottom line for Cannon Beach: it’s on this list because it supports current recommendations for warm shore air and lighter rain, not because it always trends on social. That’s the difference between a real weather guide and a postcard.

Things to do

  1. Haystack Rock (4.8): Tourist attraction
  2. Fort Stevens State Park (4.7): State park
  3. Oregon Coast Aquarium (4.4): 23-acre facility with northwestern birds & fish, seals, sea lions, jellyfish & a deepwater tank.

2. Astoria, Oregon

If you’re scanning for current recommendations, put Astoria near the top of the list: weekend air around 65°F / 58°F, plus only light rain on the books (~0.20 in).

Call it a hidden gem or a familiar favorite — either way, the point is the outlook. Travelers trying to find your perfect weather for 2026-08-22 – 2026-08-23 should shortlist Astoria before the hotter or wetter options crowd the tab.

Use it as a concrete recommendation: fly or drive for beach weather weekends, keep an eye on updates, and treat 65°F as your planning anchor — not a vague “nice weather somewhere.”

Things to do

  1. The Astoria Column (4.8): Historical landmark
  2. Fort Stevens State Park (4.7): State park
  3. Oregon Coast Aquarium (4.4): 23-acre facility with northwestern birds & fish, seals, sea lions, jellyfish & a deepwater tank.

3. Tofino, British Columbia

If you’re scanning for current recommendations, put Tofino near the top of the list: weekend air around 64°F / 58°F, plus only light rain on the books (~0.17 in).

This is the kind of beach stop you discover when you stop browsing generic guides and start asking for weather-perfect weekends. You can actually plan a trip around outdoor time here without pretending the sky will cooperate out of kindness.

If you’re comparing two or three towns, weigh Tofino’s 64°F high against how you actually want to feel outside — then lock the plan once it feels like weather you’ll love.

Things to do

  1. Pacific Rim National Park Reserve (4.9): National park
  2. Rainforest Trail (4.8): Hiking area
  3. Jamie’s Whaling Station Tofino (4.8): Tour Agency

4. Monterey, California

66°F high · 0.05" rain · ~618 mi

5. Carmel-by-the-Sea, California

64°F high · 0.05" rain · ~621 mi

Weekend comparison

DestinationHighRainMatchTravel
Cannon Beach, Oregon65°F0.30"91%~67 mi drive
Astoria, Oregon65°F0.20"92%~72 mi drive
Tofino, British Columbia64°F0.17"91%~293 mi drive
Monterey, California66°F0.05"93%~618 mi
Carmel-by-the-Sea, California64°F0.05"91%~621 mi

Bottom line

Cannon Beach leads this weekend's board. Use the comparison table if you need a Plan B.

Keep planning


Updated August 20, 2026. Not a substitute for local advisories.

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