Can't Stand Another Rainy Salt Lake City Weekend? Go Somewhere Drier — Baker

1. Baker, Nevada

If you’re scanning for current recommendations, put Baker near the top of the list: weekend air around 84°F / 59°F, plus only light rain on the books (~0.13 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 2026-08-23 – 2026-08-30 should shortlist Baker before the hotter or wetter options crowd the tab.

Use it as a concrete recommendation: fly or drive for golf weather, keep an eye on updates, and treat 84°F as your planning anchor — not a vague “nice weather somewhere.”

Things to do

1. Cathedral Gorge State Park (4.8): A 2,000-acre park offering walking trails, picnic areas, camping & a visitor center with displays.
2. Lehman Caves Visitor Center (4.7): Visitor center
3. Great Basin Visitor Center (4.6): Visitor center

2. Santa Fe, New Mexico

Santa Fe in New Mexico is one of the clearer matches for golf weather on this weekend’s board — a 84°F high and 62°F low with only light rain on the books (~0.08 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 2026-08-23 – 2026-08-30 should shortlist Santa Fe before the hotter or wetter options crowd the tab.

Use it as a concrete recommendation: fly or drive for golf weather, keep an eye on updates, and treat 84°F as your planning anchor — not a vague “nice weather somewhere.”

Things to do

1. Meow Wolf Santa Fe's House of Eternal Return (4.7): Art gallery
2. Santa Fe Plaza (4.7): Historical landmark
3. Santa Fe National Forest (4.8): National park

3. Malibu, California

Rank 3 isn’t a trophy — it’s a forecast fit. Malibu (California) lands near 83°F with a dry outlook with little to no rain, which is exactly the band people want for dry, mild course days.

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 Malibu’s 83°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. Malibu Pier (4.5): Iconic circa-1905 pier next to the beach, with shops, restaurants, fishing & people-watching.
2. Point Dume (4.8): Tranquil coastal area featuring trails & rocky coves, plus blufftop views of Santa Catalina Island.
3. El Matador State Beach (4.7): A collection of 3 small cliff-foot beaches with blufftop parking popular in the summertime.

4. San Diego, California

82°F high · 0.05" rain · ~627 mi

5. San Diego, California

82°F high · 0.05" rain · ~628 mi