Climate

Coolest summer towns in the US

Towns with the lowest average July temperatures — climate refuges from the South's heat.

Ranked by Avg July temp · drawn from NOAA NCEI nClimDiv · 8,490 places considered.

Rank Place County · region Avg July temp Population State rank
#1 Utqiaġvik
AK 		North Slope Borough 41.7°F
in the top 1% nationally 		4,855 #1 of 33
#2 Prudhoe Bay
AK 		North Slope Borough 48.1°F
in the top 1% nationally 		3,046 #2 of 33
#3 Nome
AK 		Nome Census Area 52.0°F
in the top 1% nationally 		4,154 #3 of 33
#4 Unalaska
AK 		Aleutians West Census Area 52.0°F
in the top 1% nationally 		4,430 #3 of 33
#5 Juneau city and
AK 		Juneau City and Borough 52.6°F
in the top 1% nationally 		31,959 #5 of 33
#6 Hope
AK 		Anchorage Municipality 53.3°F
in the top 1% nationally 		21,208 #6 of 33
#7 Nikolaevsk
AK 		Kenai Peninsula Borough 53.8°F
in the top 1% nationally 		2,858 #7 of 33
#8 Gustavus
AK 		Haines Borough 54.6°F
in the top 1% nationally 		2,776 #8 of 33
#9 Yosemite Valley
CA 		Mariposa 55.0°F
in the top 1% nationally 		2,067 #1 of 496
#10 Sitka city and
AK 		Sitka City and Borough 55.1°F
in the top 1% nationally 		8,393 #9 of 33
#11 Leadville
CO 		Lake 55.1°F
in the top 1% nationally 		7,049 #1 of 82
#12 Cohoe
AK 		Kenai Peninsula Borough 55.3°F
in the top 1% nationally 		2,307 #10 of 33
#13 Kasilof
AK 		Kenai Peninsula Borough 55.3°F
in the top 1% nationally 		15,722 #10 of 33
#14 Kiana
AK 		Northwest Arctic Borough 55.3°F
in the top 1% nationally 		3,602 #10 of 33
#15 Tatitlek
AK 		Chugach Census Area 55.4°F
in the top 1% nationally 		2,540 #13 of 33
#16 Halibut Cove
AK 		Kenai Peninsula Borough 56.1°F
in the top 1% nationally 		11,557 #14 of 33
#17 Port Lions
AK 		Kodiak Island Borough 56.2°F
in the top 1% nationally 		12,455 #15 of 33
#18 Seward
AK 		Kenai Peninsula Borough 56.2°F
in the top 1% nationally 		4,296 #15 of 33
#19 Bethel
AK 		Bethel Census Area 56.3°F
in the top 1% nationally 		7,272 #17 of 33
#20 Kupreanof
AK 		Petersburg Borough 56.3°F
in the top 1% nationally 		3,394 #17 of 33
#21 Aleknagik
AK 		Dillingham Census Area 56.7°F
in the top 1% nationally 		2,573 #19 of 33
#22 Lazy Mountain
AK 		Matanuska-Susitna Borough 56.8°F
in the top 1% nationally 		31,494 #20 of 33
#23 Cleone
CA 		Mendocino 57.0°F
in the top 1% nationally 		15,106 #2 of 496
#24 Stanley
ID 		Ada 57.1°F
in the top 1% nationally 		21,784 #1 of 75
#25 Silver Plume
CO 		Clear Creek 57.4°F
in the top 1% nationally 		2,045 #2 of 82
#26 Coldfoot
AK 		Fairbanks North Star Borough 57.5°F
in the top 1% nationally 		17,564 #21 of 33
#27 Sterling
AK 		Kenai Peninsula Borough 57.6°F
in the top 1% nationally 		4,153 #22 of 33
#28 Eureka
CA 		Humboldt 57.7°F
in the top 1% nationally 		22,972 #3 of 496
#29 Toledo
OR 		Lincoln 57.8°F
in the top 1% nationally 		6,494 #1 of 101
#30 Anchorage
AK 		Anchorage Municipality 58.0°F
in the top 1% nationally 		105,901 #23 of 33
#31 Wrangell city and
AK 		Wrangell City and Borough 58.0°F
in the top 1% nationally 		2,105 #23 of 33
#32 Fairplay
CO 		Park 58.0°F
in the top 1% nationally 		3,776 #3 of 82
#33 Yachats
OR 		Lane
Willamette Valley 		58.0°F
in the top 1% nationally 		2,141 #2 of 101
#34 Gatlinburg
TN 		Sevier 58.0°F
in the top 1% nationally 		5,269 #1 of 211
#35 Broadmoor
CA 		San Mateo 58.1°F
in the top 1% nationally 		64,121 #4 of 496
#36 Colma
CA 		San Mateo 58.1°F
in the top 1% nationally 		46,269 #4 of 496
#37 Newport
OR 		Lincoln 58.1°F
in the top 1% nationally 		13,074 #3 of 101
#38 Siletz
OR 		Lincoln 58.1°F
in the top 1% nationally 		2,322 #3 of 101
#39 Wasilla
AK 		Matanuska-Susitna Borough 58.2°F
in the top 1% nationally 		44,420 #25 of 33
#40 Rhododendron
OR 		Clackamas 58.4°F
in the top 1% nationally 		2,165 #5 of 101
#41 Waldport
OR 		Lincoln
Willamette Valley 		58.5°F
in the top 1% nationally 		5,959 #6 of 101
#42 Ilwaco
WA 		Pacific 58.5°F
in the top 1% nationally 		2,331 #1 of 163
#43 Long Beach
WA 		Pacific 58.5°F
in the top 1% nationally 		3,468 #1 of 163
#44 Loring
AK 		Ketchikan Gateway Borough 58.6°F
in the top 1% nationally 		13,875 #26 of 33
#45 Red Feather Lakes
CO 		Larimer 58.6°F
in the top 1% nationally 		4,973 #4 of 82
#46 Twin Lakes
CO 		Chaffee 58.6°F
in the top 1% nationally 		8,553 #4 of 82
#47 Heceta Beach
OR 		Lane
Willamette Valley 		58.7°F
in the top 1% nationally 		15,643 #7 of 101
#48 Big Lake
AK 		Matanuska-Susitna Borough 58.8°F
in the top 1% nationally 		26,852 #27 of 33
#49 Fairview
OR 		Tillamook 59.0°F
in the top 1% nationally 		12,734 #8 of 101
#50 Garibaldi
OR 		Tillamook 59.0°F
in the top 1% nationally 		2,927 #8 of 101

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