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Where to go in the United States in summer

Summer is June to August north of the equator; March to May in South Asia; December to February south of the equator. These are the places in the United States where at least two of those three months are a sweet spot or good, ranked on ten years of climate readings, public holidays and fares.

Summer in the north: June to August

18 of the 22 places are a sweet spot or good in at least two of June, July and August; 13 of them in each of the three.

  1. Los Angeles United States June: sweet spotJuly: goodAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 27–31°C
  2. The Grand Canyon United States June: sweet spotJuly: sweet spotAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 28–29°C
  3. Oahu United States June: sweet spotJuly: goodAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 28–30°C
  4. Yosemite United States June: sweet spotJuly: sweet spotAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 26–31°C
  5. San Diego United States June: sweet spotJuly: goodAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 22–26°C
  6. Seattle United States June: sweet spotJuly: sweet spotAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 21–25°C
  7. Yellowstone United States June: goodJuly: sweet spotAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 17–24°C
  8. New York United States June: sweet spotJuly: sweet spotAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 27–30°C
  9. San Francisco United States June: sweet spotJuly: sweet spotAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 18–20°C
  10. Boston United States June: sweet spotJuly: sweet spotAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 25–28°C
  11. Maui United States June: sweet spotJuly: sweet spotAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 29–30°C
  12. Washington DC United States June: sweet spotJuly: sweet spotAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 29–31°C
  13. Key West United States June: sweet spotJuly: sweet spotAugust: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 29–30°C
  14. Chicago United States June: sweet spotJuly: goodAugust: ok 2 of 3 good or better · highs 26–27°C
  15. Anchorage United States June: sweet spotJuly: goodAugust: ok 2 of 3 good or better · highs 18–20°C
  16. Asheville United States June: sweet spotJuly: sweet spotAugust: ok 2 of 3 good or better · highs 27–29°C
  17. Miami United States June: goodJuly: goodAugust: ok 2 of 3 good or better · highs 30–31°C
  18. New Orleans United States June: sweet spotJuly: goodAugust: ok 2 of 3 good or better · highs 31–32°C

Fewer than two good months

Summer in South Asia: March to May

17 of the 22 places are a sweet spot or good in at least two of March, April and May; 7 of them in each of the three.

  1. Los Angeles United States March: goodApril: sweet spotMay: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 21–24°C
  2. Oahu United States March: goodApril: goodMay: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 26–27°C
  3. Key West United States March: goodApril: sweet spotMay: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 24–27°C
  4. Miami United States March: sweet spotApril: sweet spotMay: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 26–29°C
  5. Charleston United States March: sweet spotApril: sweet spotMay: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 21–27°C
  6. New Orleans United States March: goodApril: sweet spotMay: sweet spot 3 of 3 good or better · highs 22–28°C
  7. Washington DC United States March: goodApril: sweet spotMay: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 14–24°C
  8. Scottsdale United States March: goodApril: sweet spotMay: avoid 2 of 3 good or better · highs 25–34°C
  9. San Diego United States March: okApril: sweet spotMay: sweet spot 2 of 3 good or better · highs 18–20°C
  10. Zion United States March: okApril: sweet spotMay: sweet spot 2 of 3 good or better · highs 15–26°C
  11. San Francisco United States March: okApril: sweet spotMay: sweet spot 2 of 3 good or better · highs 15–17°C
  12. The Grand Canyon United States March: okApril: sweet spotMay: sweet spot 2 of 3 good or better · highs 10–21°C
  13. Maui United States March: okApril: goodMay: sweet spot 2 of 3 good or better · highs 26–27°C
  14. Asheville United States March: okApril: sweet spotMay: good 2 of 3 good or better · highs 15–23°C
  15. Austin United States March: okApril: goodMay: good 2 of 3 good or better · highs 24–30°C
  16. New York United States March: okApril: goodMay: good 2 of 3 good or better · highs 10–21°C
  17. Yosemite United States March: okApril: goodMay: good 2 of 3 good or better · highs 11–20°C

Fewer than two good months

Summer in the south: December to February

7 of the 22 places are a sweet spot or good in at least two of December, January and February; 5 of them in each of the three.

  1. Los Angeles United States December: goodJanuary: goodFebruary: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 19–20°C
  2. San Diego United States December: goodJanuary: goodFebruary: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 18°C
  3. Maui United States December: sweet spotJanuary: sweet spotFebruary: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 25–26°C
  4. Scottsdale United States December: goodJanuary: goodFebruary: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 19–21°C
  5. Oahu United States December: goodJanuary: goodFebruary: good 3 of 3 good or better · highs 25–26°C
  6. Austin United States December: okJanuary: goodFebruary: good 2 of 3 good or better · highs 16–19°C
  7. Miami United States December: okJanuary: goodFebruary: sweet spot 2 of 3 good or better · highs 24–25°C

Fewer than two good months

United States, season by season

Summer elsewhere

Labelled and ranked by the score from Bengaluru, as every month page is, until you choose your own city: then your own city's score decides, and the places are split into your own country, short hops within 1,500 km, and further away. A month counts when it is a sweet spot or good; two such months put a place on the list, and more months, then a higher average score, put it higher. The climate is each place's own, from ten years of readings. How we rank