In case you haven’t noticed, it’s getting hot out there. And not just because summer is finally in full swing; temperatures across the globe are rising due to man made climate change. If you love a sweltering summer (and are perhaps secretly a lizard), then you might want to move to these places. But if you don’t, then you should probably stay away during the summer months, because they’re the cities with the hottest summers in America.
According to climate.gov, the global average surface temperature has increased by roughly two degrees fahrenheit since the 1850s. That may not sound like much, but “that extra heat is driving regional and seasonal temperature extremes, reducing snow cover and sea ice, intensifying heavy rainfall, and changing habitat ranges for plants and animals—expanding some and shrinking others,” according to the NOAA. This means that if a city is already experiencing hot summers, it’s not going to get much cooler – in fact, it’s only going to get warmer.
To determine the cities with the hottest summers, 24/7 Tempo reviewed historical temperature data from the National Centers for Environmental Information of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Metropolitan statistical areas were ranked based on average daily temperature during June, July, and August of 2019 through 2023. Data was aggregated from the county to metropolitan level using boundary definitions from the U.S. Census Bureau. Data on population is from the Census Bureau’s 2022 American Community Survey and are five-year estimates.
So beware: If you’re planning on visiting (or living in) any of these cities during the summer months, it’s gonna be hot. And if you’re looking for more proof that things are warming up, these are the average summer temperatures every decade since 1895.
To determine the cities with the hottest summers, 24/7 Tempo reviewed historical temperature data from the National Centers for Environmental Information of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Metropolitan statistical areas were ranked based on average daily temperature during June, July, and August of 2019 through 2023. Data was aggregated from the county to metropolitan level using boundary definitions from the U.S. Census Bureau. Data on population is from the Census Bureau’s 2022 American Community Survey and are five-year estimates.
50. Longview, TX
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Source: Roberto Galan / iStock Editorial via Getty Images
- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 82.3°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 92.7°F
- Total population: 287,359
49. Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL
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- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 82.4°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 89.8°F
- Total population: 610,723
48. Hammond, LA
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Source: Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons
- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 82.4°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 92.3°F
- Total population: 133,953
47. Ocala, FL
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Source: Michael Warren / iStock via Getty Images
- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 82.5°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 91.7°F
- Total population: 378,225
46. Tyler, TX
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Source: jodi4art / iStock Editorial via Getty Images
- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 82.5°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 93.1°F
- Total population: 234,667
45. Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL
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Source: Public Domain / Wikimedia Commons
- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 82.7°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 91.1°F
- Total population: 676,035
44. Sebring, FL
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Source: felixmizioznikov / iStock via Getty Images
- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 82.7°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 92.3°F
- Total population: 102,339
43. Baton Rouge, LA
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Source: BDphoto / iStock via Getty Images
- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 82.7°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 92.0°F
- Total population: 869,755
42. Lawton, OK
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Source: DenisTangneyJr / iStock via Getty Images
- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 82.7°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 95.0°F
- Total population: 127,314
41. Homosassa Springs, FL
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Source: Xianghong Garrison / iStock Editorial via Getty Images
- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 82.8°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 91.4°F
- Total population: 155,173
40. Shreveport-Bossier City, LA
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Source: SeanPavonePhoto / iStock Editorial via Getty Images
- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 82.8°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 93.1°F
- Total population: 391,957
39. Lafayette, LA
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Source: DenisTangneyJr / iStock via Getty Images
- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 82.8°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 91.4°F
- Total population: 479,865
38. North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL
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Source: Sean Pavone / iStock via Getty Images
- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 82.8°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 91.8°F
- Total population: 844,461
37. Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ
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Source: DenisTangneyJr / iStock via Getty Images
- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 83.0°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 96.6°F
- Total population: 214,229
36. Port St. Lucie, FL
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Source: felixmizioznikov / iStock via Getty Images
- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 83.1°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 91.5°F
- Total population: 494,081
35. Lake Charles, LA
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Source: DenisTangneyJr / iStock via Getty Images
- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 83.1°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 91.3°F
- Total population: 216,217
34. Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL
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Source: SeanPavonePhoto / iStock via Getty Images
- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 83.1°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 92.1°F
- Total population: 2,679,298
33. New Orleans-Metairie, LA
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Source: f11photo / iStock via Getty Images
- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 83.2°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 90.9°F
- Total population: 1,264,357
32. Naples-Marco Island, FL
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Source: benedek / iStock via Getty Images
- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 83.2°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 92.1°F
- Total population: 380,221
31. Abilene, TX
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Source: DenisTangneyJr / iStock via Getty Images
- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 83.3°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 95.7°F
- Total population: 176,656
30. Sherman-Denison, TX
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Source: ManuelHurtado / iStock via Getty Images
- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 83.3°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 93.2°F
- Total population: 137,008
29. Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
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Source: DenisTangneyJr / Getty Images
- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 83.3°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 92.7°F
- Total population: 396,279
28. Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
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Source: TriggerPhoto / iStock via Getty Images
- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 83.3°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 91.7°F
- Total population: 3,194,310
27. Punta Gorda, FL
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Source: choicegraphx / iStock via Getty Images
- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 83.3°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 92.4°F
- Total population: 189,900
26. Midland, TX
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Source: DenisTangneyJr / iStock via Getty Images
- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 83.3°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 96.1°F
- Total population: 174,621
25. Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL
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Source: Ultrahip / Wikimedia Commons
- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 83.4°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 92.8°F
- Total population: 736,229
24. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL
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Source: LG Media Group / Shutterstock.com
- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 83.4°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 91.8°F
- Total population: 6,123,949
23. Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL
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Source: CampPhoto / iStock via Getty Images
- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 83.5°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 91.9°F
- Total population: 772,902
22. Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA
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- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 83.5°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 90.8°F
- Total population: 206,082
21. Odessa, TX
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Source: DenisTangneyJr / iStock via Getty Images
- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 83.6°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 96.9°F
- Total population: 162,300
20. Wichita Falls, TX
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Source: DenisTangneyJr / iStock via Getty Images
- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 83.9°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 96.4°F
- Total population: 148,523
19. San Angelo, TX
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Source: DenisTangneyJr / iStock Unreleased via Getty Images
- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 84.0°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 96.9°F
- Total population: 122,229
18. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
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Source: TrongNguyen / iStock via Getty Images
- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 84.2°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 94.8°F
- Total population: 7,673,379
17. Waco, TX
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Source: ChrisBoswell / iStock via Getty Images
- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 84.5°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 95.5°F
- Total population: 278,103
16. Killeen-Temple, TX
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Source: Joe Raedle / Getty Images
- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 84.6°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 96.0°F
- Total population: 477,577
15. College Station-Bryan, TX
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Source: TriciaDaniel / iStock via Getty Images
- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 84.7°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 95.2°F
- Total population: 269,418
14. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
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The skyline of Houston, Texas at sunset shot from an altitude of about 600 feet .
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- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 84.7°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 94.0°F
- Total population: 7,142,603
13. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
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River walk in San Antonio city downtown skyline cityscape of Texas USA at sunset
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- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 84.8°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 96.5°F
- Total population: 2,570,862
12. Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
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Source: Jonathan Ross / iStock via Getty Images
- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 85.1°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 96.6°F
- Total population: 2,296,377
11. Corpus Christi, TX
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Source: DenisTangneyJr / E+ via Getty Images
- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 85.4°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 93.9°F
- Total population: 422,187
10. Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV
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Las Vegas, Nevada
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- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 85.4°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 98.2°F
- Total population: 2,265,926
9. Victoria, TX
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Source: BOB WESTON / iStock via Getty Images
- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 85.6°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 96.1°F
- Total population: 98,301
8. Tucson, AZ
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Source: Sean Pavone / iStock via Getty Images
- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 85.7°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 100.7°F
- Total population: 1,042,393
7. Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
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Source: DavieJones13 / iStock via Getty Images
- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 86.2°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 95.0°F
- Total population: 421,854
6. Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
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- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 86.3°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 99.8°F
- Total population: 4,610,050
5. McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
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Source: DenisTangneyJr / iStock via Getty Images
- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 87.0°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 97.6°F
- Total population: 873,167
4. Laredo, TX
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Source: DenisTangneyJr / iStock via Getty Images
- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 87.1°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 99.2°F
- Total population: 267,282
3. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ
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Source: 4kodiak / E+ via Getty Images
- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 89.2°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 103.0°F
- Total population: 4,864,209
2. Yuma, AZ
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Source: DenisTangneyJr / iStock via Getty Images
- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 91.7°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 106.6°F
- Total population: 204,374
1. El Centro, CA
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Source: santalechuga / iStock via Getty Images
- Avg. daily temperature, summer 2019-2023: 92.5°F
- Avg. daily maximum, summer 2019-2023: 106.6°F
- Total population: 179,578