Where in the U.S. is the temperature no more than 75 degrees in the summer?
 

We live in the desert southwest and can't stand the thought of another day here in the furnace....

We want to vacation somewhere where the temp. is a maximum of 75 degrees in the summer. The last time we were in inland Alaska it was hotter there than in Phoenix. And, a couple years back we vacationed in July in Seattle and experienced a 90 degree heat-wave.

The mountain communities around here can also get up to 90 degrees during the day...

Where can we go? Maine? Vermont? Montana?

Lake Tahoe or San Francisco.

Check out www.weather.com.
At the top of the page click on 'travel' and then select 'vacation planner'.

You can choose a maximum temperature and the month you are planning to travel and it'll give you a lot of cities that suit your criteria.

Every city/town in the U.S. has had days well over 75 in summer. You would have to go by averages and the 2 cities in US that have the lowest average summer temp are #1 Anchorage, Alaska and #2, believe it or not, Oakland, Calif.

Try Leadville Colorado.

Maine and Vermont can get pretty hot too. Even when the temperatures only in the 80s, it can feel a lot hotter when the humidity is high, especially to someone who's used to dry dessert heat.

The only place I can think of is the Oregon coast. Portland gets warmer but the coast stays pretty cool until mid-August. You could even do a drive from San Francisco north up the coast. There is lots to see...the Redwoods, Bandon for the famous golf course, the sand dunes, numerous amazing beaches, and tons of little towns for shopping and general sight seeing (Cannon Beach near Portland is my favorite), etc.

Best of luck!

The beaches of Southern CA. Manhattan, Hermosa or Redondo, just south of LAX.
8-)

Try Vail, Colorado.

Hiked a fourteener one year (mountain peak of 14,000 ft or more)in July and wore coat, gloves, hat and pants on top of the peak - brrrr! Felt great, lol.

Also enjoyed a cool summer vacation in Staemboat Springs last year.

Of course there are always the San Diego beaches which is where you will find most of your Phoenix neighbors!!

Seriously, although there can be some days over 75, generally the coast of California stays within this limit. You just won't want to venture very far inland from the beaches.

Smokyboy: I believe it. Lots of places in northern CA have mild summer temperatures. E.g. Eureka CA has one of the lowest average summer temperatures of anywhere in the U.S.

Not that Eureka is a premier vacation destination, but similar places along the CA coast (Carmel, Big Sur etc) would be excellent choices. They do get temps over 75 in summer, but not often and never for weeks at a time. Carmel's hottest month is September, and even then the average high is only 71 degrees.

It was only 60 degrees today, not the norm. When I went to Niagara Falls in July one year the highest it got was 70-72 for the 2-3 days we were there so maybe Toronto, Niagara Falls area?

Immediate west coast of the United States. But don't go more than two mile from the ocean. But after five years there, you'll be complaining that it's too cold in winter and wanting a place that never goes lower than 75 degrees in winter. Southern Florida will be referenced.

I suggest that you become very rich and have homes on both coasts. That should solve your problem nicely.

The Adirondack Park in New York might be a good vacation spot for you. I don't think the average temperature would be much more than 75. However there are alot of cold mountain lakes to cool off in if you had warmer than normal temperatures. The lakes are so cold that people wish for warmer temperatures. The high peaks area would be a good place to start. Lake Placid is so beautiful. There is alot to do in the Adirondack Park. It might be a welcome change of scenery for you as well.
-Does anyone else know more about the weather in the Adirondacks in the summer?

Hi Kennedy3

fdecarlo is right about the northern california coast. We can go years here in Eureka without seeing 75 degrees. Anywhere on the coast between San Francisco and Astoria will be about the same.

Have fun
GP

martha's vineyard/nantucket.

Here is a novel idea: International Falls, MN

Or any towns near there on the Canadian Border. You can rent a houseboat and cruise the boundary waters of Rainey Lake and visit Voyagers National Park and never see the same water. Bring a sweatshirt.

If you want a less remote location, how about Banff to Jasper National Parks, Alberta? Fly into Calgary, short drive to Banff. Fantastic mountains, wildlife, glaciers, wonderful lakes. Cool temps.

I have been to both of the above and can personally vouch for the weather. Practically no humidity.

How about Mackinac Island in Michigan. Stay at the Grand Hotel. Average daily temp in July is 77 degrees. My parents were there last July and it was in the 50s.

Scratch Toronto which can definitely have hot days in the 90s, as can Montreal, although both tend to be more in the 70s low 80s in the summer (Montreal can even dip into the 60s sometimes).

For the US, the Pacific Northwest and I'm would imagine much of Alaska would fit your criteria. If you're willing to consider Canada, better would be the BC coast, the North and Maritime Canada (Newfoundland in particular, but Gaspé, Acadie and parts of Nova Scotia also pop to mind) often fulfill the criteria you ask.

I once spent a week in early August on Lake Michigan, an hour or so north of Traverse City in Good Hart/Cross Village. It was too chilly for sunbathing & swimming. It was also a beautiful & secluded area...great for a relaxing vacation though not much to do except boating and reading on the porch.

Guess there are quite a few places, but I would suggest Bar Harbor Maine. Always cool and breezy and water all around you...just perfect!

Acadia National Park in Bar Harbor is great! We have been there twice...love it! A beautiful place....NannyJan

Barrow, Alaska

Some folks have been suggesting places in the Northeast like Maine, Vermont, and the Adirondaks. Although these places can be pleasantly comfortable in mid summer, they often get into the 80's and even the low 90's. We were in Acadia one time with temps in the mid 90's, even though the ocean was 53. I can't think of any Northeastern destinations that stay below 75, except some mountaintops higher than 4500'.

Last summer I was in Colorado, near Grand Lake and RMNP, and getting snowed on in June.

A couple years ago (before registration) I asked about humidity free areas. It was hot, humid, hazy -- you're typical NC summer day. I remember Spokane, WA came up as an answer. Maybe some mountainous area around there would also meet your temp. recommendation.

In NC, I'm happy when the daily low is 75 in summer time.

From the tone of your question, I assume it doesn't matter where in the U.S. you go, so long as the temperatures are cool. Most of the potentially cool places have been named. One more to consider (I believe no one has suggested it) is on one of the taller mountains in Hawaii. I think you would find it surprisingly cool.

Your previous experience with typically cool places (Alaska, for instance) belies the averages. If you were to go back, I feel quite sure you wouldn't find the same thing. And certainly you wouldn't find it at a higher altitude.

But since I see temperatures reported for Phoenix in excess of 110 degrees already this year, I understand some of your frustration. Honestly, I would think some place high in the Rockies would meet your criteria except for a fluke in the weather that could always occur anywhere.

By the way, if you don't like Phoenix so much, why don't you consider moving? Good luck.

My husband and I spent a week in Vail, Colorado last July and it was lovely. It was about 75 every day - heaven!

Greenville, Maine

I lived for 10 years in Colorado. Even when it was hot down in the "foothills" (i.e, Denver, Colorado Springs, etc.), just go 2 hours UP into the mountains and it was crisp and cool and typically in the 70s. If you're vacationing, stay at one of the ski towns (anything in Dillon, Vail, Bevercreek, etc.). I'm in Florida now and really miss the summers back there! You can fly into Denver and it's a straight shot up Highway 70 into the mountains. It's heaven.

If you stay along the coast in San Diego the temperature rarely gets much higher than 75. There are always exceptions, but the coastal area of San Diego is known for its moderate climate. I would also suggest San Francisco and Vancouver, B.C.

Thanks, everyone... I have a lot to look into.

Kennedy 3

Guess what...doing a little searching on my own for something I just saw that Jackson Wyoming weather for the year does not go above 75 degress...check it out!

Nanny Jan

It was 90* for two days last week, here in Seattle. Looks like we're gearing up for another hot summer...

Ironically, when we visited friends in Fairbanks, Alaska, in August a few years ago, it was FREEZING! They told us to bring shorts, t-shirts, etc., bec/ "we wouldn't need anything much different than home" (North Carolina, easily 90-100 degrees in August!). So, luckily, we didn't listen to them completely, and I never peeled out of my 4 layers of clothes, including wool sweater, the entire time.

This was clearly a fluke there, but in general, Alaska should be within your temperature range. And I'm with you, being a native of NC, I can't wait for the temp to cool down!

For the same cost as a vacation in the U.S., you can buy a $626 round trip ticket to New Zealand -- our summer is their winter, and the weather is FABULOUS. The New Zealand dollar is only 62 cents U.S., the scenery is the greatest in the world, and the people are wonderful. We spent 8 weeks there last summer to escape the Texas heat, and have already been back twice. Avoid Auckland & Queenstown if you don't like over-priced tourist traps, but the rest of the country is heaven on earth -- anything you want from beaches to mountain.

As several have noted, Alaska is generally cool, however, it is such a large area that there are often wide variations in temperature from place to place. While I don't live there, I have visited a number of times and have never had temps above 75 along the coastal areas. As you move more inland, the temps seem to at least have the potential to get warmer.

That still leaves a large portion of Alaska to choose from.

I would say montana, northern wyoming, or northern to Central Colorado, it is pretty scenry and you are still out west, where there is little humidity. Out east in Maryland, where I live, it can get up to 100 degrees in the summer plus like 60-70 percent humidity, so it feels like 120 degrees.

Mendocino, CA might qualify.

One August it was so cold and windy in San Francisco that we cut our stay there short. The average high in San Francisco is 67 F in June and July, 68 F in August, and 70 F in September.

Tillamook, OR, has similar summer high temperatures and, if there is a hot spell you will at least have a breeze off the ocean. I definitely recommend the Oregon coast. It is beautiful and cool.

HTTY

Try Mendocino, in northern California.

Moosehead Lake, Maine