Average Number of Hot Days at US Cities in Summer

The table here lists the usual number of hot days during summer at large cities in the United States. These are days when the temperature climbs to at least 90 or 100 degrees Fahrenheit (32.2 or 37.8 degrees Celsius). The numbers let you compare how often cities across the USA typically get really hot in summer.

The totals are for the months of June, July and August. So the highest number of days possible is 92.

The hot summer days averages are based on temperature data collected from 1991 to 2020.

Average number of days in summer when the temperature gets to 90 or 100 °F (32.2 or 37.8 °C)
City 90+ °F 100+ °F
Atlanta, Georgia 40 1
Austin, Texas 82 26
Baltimore, Maryland 28 1
Birmingham, Alabama 52 2
Boston, Massachusetts 13 0
Buffalo, New York 3 0
Charlotte, North Carolina 42 1
Chicago, Illinois 18 1
Cincinnati, Ohio 19 1
Cleveland, Ohio 11 0
Columbus, Ohio 18 0
Dallas, Texas 79 20
Denver, Colorado 38 2
Detroit, Michigan 11 0
Fresno, California 79 33
Grand Rapids, Michigan 9 0
Hartford, Connecticut 17 0
Honolulu, Hawaii 19 0
Houston, Texas 73 3
City 90+ °F 100+ °F
Indianapolis, Indiana 17 0
Jacksonville, Florida 67 2
Kansas City, Missouri 32 3
Las Vegas, Nevada 88 67
Los Angeles, California 11 1
Louisville, Kentucky 36 1
Memphis, Tennessee 58 2
Miami, Florida 64 0
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 8 0
Minneapolis, Minnesota 11 0
Nashville, Tennessee 45 1
New Orleans, Louisiana 64 0
New York, New York 15 0
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 60 12
Orlando, Florida 71 0
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 26 1
Phoenix, Arizona 91 80
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 9 0
City 90+ °F 100+ °F
Portland, Oregon 14 1
Providence, Rhode Island 10 0
Raleigh, North Carolina 45 2
Richmond, Virginia 38 2
Riverside, California 61 14
Rochester, New York 7 0
Sacramento, California 62 19
Salt Lake City, Utah 56 8
San Antonio, Texas 81 16
San Diego, California 1 0
San Francisco, California 1 0
San Jose, California 9 1
Seattle, Washington 4 0
St. Louis, Missouri 40 3
Tampa, Florida 61 0
Tucson, Arizona 88 55
Tulsa, Oklahoma 60 10
Virginia Beach, Virginia 31 1
Washington, DC 34 1
References

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI). Climate Normals.

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