US City Climate Guides

Every city here has a climate guide: average highs and lows for all twelve months, what each season actually feels like, the hazards worth knowing about, and when to visit if the weather matters. Each one also carries a live forecast at the top. Cities are grouped by Köppen climate classification, so neighbours in this list behave alike even when they sit a thousand miles apart.

Looking for somewhere not listed? Search any city from the home page for a live forecast, or read the weather glossary to decode the numbers.

Humid subtropical (18)

Hot, humid summers and mild winters. Thunderstorms are a summer routine rather than an event, and snow is rare enough to shut a city down when it arrives.

Humid continental (13)

Four distinct seasons with a real winter. Summers turn hot and humid, winters drop below freezing for weeks, and the swing between them is the largest of any group here.

Mediterranean (4)

Dry summers and wet winters, the reverse of most of the country. Rainfall arrives almost entirely between November and March.

Semi-arid (4)

Low annual rainfall with wide day-to-night temperature swings. Dry air makes hot afternoons more bearable and clear nights much colder than the daytime high suggests.

Hot desert (4)

The hottest summers in the country and very little rain, most of it delivered in short bursts by the summer monsoon.

Oceanic (2)

Narrow temperature range year round, with long stretches of grey drizzle rather than heavy downpours. Summers stay mild and winters rarely freeze hard.

Tropical (2)

Warm all year with a pronounced wet season, and the hurricane season on top of it.

Subarctic (1)

Short cool summers and long, severe winters, with daylight itself swinging from a few hours to nearly the whole day.