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 Avg July temp Population State rank
#1 Utqiaġvik
AK
41.7°F 4,855 #1 of 33
#2 Prudhoe Bay
AK
48.1°F 3,046 #2 of 33
#3 Nome
AK
52.0°F 4,154 #3 of 33
#4 Unalaska
AK
52.0°F 4,430 #3 of 33
#5 Juneau city and
AK
52.6°F 31,959 #5 of 33
#6 Hope
AK
53.3°F 21,208 #6 of 33
#7 Nikolaevsk
AK
53.8°F 2,858 #7 of 33
#8 Gustavus
AK
54.6°F 2,776 #8 of 33
#10 Sitka city and
AK
55.1°F 8,393 #9 of 33
#12 Cohoe
AK
55.3°F 2,307 #10 of 33
#13 Kasilof
AK
55.3°F 15,722 #10 of 33
#14 Kiana
AK
55.3°F 3,602 #10 of 33
#15 Tatitlek
AK
55.4°F 2,540 #13 of 33
#16 Halibut Cove
AK
56.1°F 11,557 #14 of 33
#17 Port Lions
AK
56.2°F 12,455 #15 of 33
#18 Seward
AK
56.2°F 4,296 #15 of 33
#19 Bethel
AK
56.3°F 7,272 #17 of 33
#20 Kupreanof
AK
56.3°F 3,394 #17 of 33
#21 Aleknagik
AK
56.7°F 2,573 #19 of 33
#22 Lazy Mountain
AK
56.8°F 31,494 #20 of 33
#26 Coldfoot
AK
57.5°F 17,564 #21 of 33
#27 Sterling
AK
57.6°F 4,153 #22 of 33
#31 Wrangell city and
AK
58.0°F 2,105 #23 of 33
#30 Anchorage
AK
58.0°F 105,901 #23 of 33
#39 Wasilla
AK
58.2°F 44,420 #25 of 33
#44 Loring
AK
58.6°F 13,875 #26 of 33
#48 Big Lake
AK
58.8°F 26,852 #27 of 33
#28 Eureka
CA
57.7°F 22,972 #3 of 496
#36 Colma
CA
58.1°F 46,269 #4 of 496
#35 Broadmoor
CA
58.1°F 64,121 #4 of 496
#9 Yosemite Valley
CA
55.0°F 2,067 #1 of 496
#23 Cleone
CA
57.0°F 15,106 #2 of 496
#32 Fairplay
CO
58.0°F 3,776 #3 of 82
#45 Red Feather Lakes
CO
58.6°F 4,973 #4 of 82
#46 Twin Lakes
CO
58.6°F 8,553 #4 of 82
#11 Leadville
CO
55.1°F 7,049 #1 of 82
#25 Silver Plume
CO
57.4°F 2,045 #2 of 82
#24 Stanley
ID
57.1°F 21,784 #1 of 75
#29 Toledo
OR
57.8°F 6,494 #1 of 101
#33 Yachats
OR
58.0°F 2,141 #2 of 101
#37 Newport
OR
58.1°F 13,074 #3 of 101
#38 Siletz
OR
58.1°F 2,322 #3 of 101
#40 Rhododendron
OR
58.4°F 2,165 #5 of 101
#41 Waldport
OR
58.5°F 5,959 #6 of 101
#47 Heceta Beach
OR
58.7°F 15,643 #7 of 101
#49 Fairview
OR
59.0°F 12,734 #8 of 101
#50 Garibaldi
OR
59.0°F 2,927 #8 of 101
#34 Gatlinburg
TN
58.0°F 5,269 #1 of 211
#42 Ilwaco
WA
58.5°F 2,331 #1 of 163
#43 Long Beach
WA
58.5°F 3,468 #1 of 163

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