Where to go in June
Long evenings are the real prize in June. The north finally opens up, the desert gets serious about heat, and the smart move is to plan your day around the light instead of the clock.
Beach warm
67 places
- Death Valley CA 111° / 84° Furnace conditions begin: short walks, long drives, endless water.
- Phoenix AZ 104° / 79° Dangerously hot and bone dry. Plan the day around it.
- Palm Springs CA 104° / 73° Furnace month begins — shade is a resource, not a luxury.
- Tucson AZ 101° / 71° The hard, dry wait before the storms show up.
- Las Vegas NV 99° / 76° Blazing and rainless: sightsee early, hide by noon.
- El Paso TX 97° / 71° Relentless sun, no clouds, and nothing on the radar.
- Zion National Park UT 95° / 62° Sun with teeth — hike at dawn or don't hike.
- Sedona AZ 94° / 61° Bright, parched, and hot by noon — start at sunrise.
- South Padre Island TX 94° / 77° Gulf goes bathwater; shade becomes the day's main decision.
- Moab UT 94° / 59° The heat lands hard, and the shade runs out.
- Austin TX 93° / 73° Hot, bright, and swimming holes become social infrastructure.
- San Antonio TX 92° / 73° Summer arrives properly, and everything worth doing involves water.
- Houston TX 92° / 74° Wettest month, hottest yet — summer with the lid closed.
- Corpus Christi TX 92° / 75° The Gulf stops cooling you off; it just holds you.
- Dallas TX 92° / 72° Heat with a lid on it — the fun moves after sundown.
- Fort Myers FL 91° / 74° Downpours daily, and the Gulf goes flat and warm.
- Orlando FL 91° / 72° Hot, sticky, and punctual — the three-o'clock storm runs like clockwork.
- Tampa FL 91° / 75° The storm switch flips — plan mornings, watch the radar.
- Albuquerque NM 90° / 62° Hot, cloudless, and waiting for the storms to find their timing.
- Sarasota FL 90° / 74° The storms clock in for the season.
- Pensacola FL 90° / 74° Thunder returns to the afternoon calendar.
- Naples FL 90° / 74° Afternoon storms move in and take up residence.
- Clearwater FL 90° / 75° Storm season starts and the mornings get precious.
- Savannah GA 90° / 71° If your shirt isn't sticking yet, wait until lunch.
- Galveston TX 90° / 78° Bath-water Gulf, sunburn wind, and the season officially open.
- Memphis TN 89° / 70° Delta summer settles in and does not negotiate.
- Miami FL 89° / 76° Wet and heavy — the beautiful hours are before breakfast.
- Panama City Beach FL 89° / 73° Peak family summer — warm water, long light, packed sand.
- New Orleans LA 89° / 76° A steam bath with a thunderstorm penciled in most afternoons.
- Destin FL 89° / 74° Full summer, full harbor, full parking lots.
- Hilton Head Island SC 89° / 71° Summer lands all at once — heat, storms, and traffic.
- Key West FL 89° / 79° Clear water, long days, and the heat settling in.
- St. Augustine FL 89° / 72° Summer proper: swim early, seek shade by noon.
- Daytona Beach FL 89° / 72° Storms build inland and roll east most afternoons.
- Fort Lauderdale FL 88° / 77° Hot, drenched, and gorgeous in the hour after a storm.
- Kahului (Maui) HI 88° / 70° About as dry as Hawaii gets — pack sunscreen, not raingear.
- Nashville TN 88° / 66° Humid and loud — the festival machine starts up.
- Gulf Shores AL 87° / 72° Bathwater Gulf, afternoon thunderheads, and every condo full.
- Santa Fe NM 87° / 52° Hot afternoons, cool nights, sky from horizon to horizon.
- Atlanta GA 87° / 69° The green closes in and the afternoons turn theatrical.
- Honolulu HI 87° / 74° Dry, bright, and busy — school's out everywhere at once.
- Charlotte NC 87° / 66° Summer settles in with a thunderstorm most afternoons.
- St. Louis MO 86° / 67° Long, warm evenings — the month the city lives outdoors.
- Kailua-Kona HI 85° / 74° Black lava throws heat back at you; swim early.
- Washington, DC DC 85° / 68° Long, warm evenings before summer gets serious.
- Branson MO 85° / 64° School's out and the strip finds its summer gear.
- Myrtle Beach SC 85° / 70° Summer at full volume, ocean finally comfortable.
- Reno NV 85° / 54° Long golden evenings before the real heat settles in.
- Williamsburg VA 84° / 65° Summer arrives with the humidity right behind it.
- Charleston SC 84° / 74° Summer settles onto the peninsula and refuses to get up.
- Denver CO 84° / 53° Long, dry, and hot enough to make evenings the main event.
- Salt Lake City UT 84° / 59° Heat arrives early and the canyon drive becomes a habit.
- Lihue (Kauai) HI 83° / 73° Driest month by the inch, showery by the day — pack both.
- Virginia Beach VA 83° / 66° Warm water, long evenings, and the season fully underway.
- Philadelphia PA 83° / 64° Green, generous, and busy every single night.
- Durango CO 83° / 43° The driest, brightest month, and fire restrictions to match.
- Asheville NC 83° / 61° Warm days, cool nights, and showers over the ridges.
- Outer Banks NC 82° / 69° Longest days of the year, warmest water yet.
- Grand Canyon AZ 82° / 43° Lovely on the rim, ferocious the moment you descend.
- Hilo HI 82° / 69° Longest days of the year, spent mostly outdoors anyway.
- Colorado Springs CO 82° / 53° Warm, dry, and long — the best hiking light of the year.
- Atlantic City NJ 82° / 61° Summer above the waterline; winter still below it.
- Boise ID 81° / 54° Warm, dry, and everyone relocates to the river.
- Park City UT 81° / 42° Hot at noon, coat at dawn, and everything green.
- Yosemite Valley CA 81° / 51° Warm days, thundering water, and the high country finally open.
- Chicago IL 80° / 61° Beach weather up top, ice-bucket water below.
- Gatlinburg TN 80° / 59° Wet, lush, and mild by every lowland standard.
Genuinely warm
28 places
- New York City NY 80° / 64° Warm enough for rooftops, humid enough to notice.
- Ocean City MD 79° / 63° The ocean turns swimmable and the season kicks off loudly.
- Flagstaff AZ 79° / 43° Dry, bright, and dusty; the forest is holding its breath.
- Anaheim CA 79° / 63° Summer switches on, and the shade lines get competitive.
- Minneapolis MN 79° / 60° Long golden evenings, with mosquitoes arriving right on cue.
- Napa CA 78° / 52° Summer sets in: hot afternoons, and mornings under bay fog.
- Burlington VT 78° / 57° Warm, wet, and the longest evenings of the year.
- Los Angeles CA 77° / 61° June Gloom holds the coast; downtown gets the summer first.
- Niagara Falls NY 76° / 56° Warm without being oppressive; long light on the gorge.
- Boston MA 76° / 60° Warm days, cool harbor air, students finally gone.
- Mackinac Island MI 76° / 48° Lilac season, and the island is unapologetically showing off.
- Traverse City MI 75° / 53° Long light, open patios, and a lake that still bites.
- Portland OR 74° / 54° Dry stretches get long enough to plan around.
- Cape Cod MA 74° / 58° Long light, thick morning fog, and the ocean warming up.
- Newport RI 74° / 58° Long evenings, a working harbor, and the season not yet mad.
- Bar Harbor ME 74° / 54° Fog rolls in off the bay and sometimes burns off.
- Bend OR 74° / 42° The river fills with tubes and the days stretch out.
- Portland, Maine ME 74° / 55° Long northern evenings, and the islands are worth the ferry.
- Door County WI 73° / 53° Summer starts properly, with rain enough to keep things green.
- Santa Cruz CA 72° / 50° Fog burns off by noon; the beach fills right after.
- South Lake Tahoe CA 72° / 38° Snowmelt roaring, mosquitoes hatching, and the sun back for good.
- Fairbanks AK 72° / 50° The sun sets after midnight and barely means it.
- San Diego CA 72° / 63° The gray lingers, but the ocean finally stops stinging.
- Bozeman MT 72° / 46° Warmest wet month — long light, big storms, everything blooming.
- Seattle WA 71° / 53° Gray mornings that burn off into absurdly long evenings.
- Aspen CO 71° / 42° Dry, bright, and suddenly everything is open again.
- Lake Placid NY 70° / 49° Rain and mosquitoes are both having an excellent month.
- Santa Barbara CA 70° / 55° June Gloom, then blue skies by the time you finish lunch.
Mild
7 places
- Jackson Hole WY 70° / 38° Wildflowers and mosquitoes arrive together, snow lingering up high.
- Yellowstone WY 70° / 42° Waterfalls at full roar, and it can still snow.
- Monterey CA 68° / 52° Fog most mornings, and a wetsuit is not optional.
- San Francisco CA 67° / 53° The fog rolls in and summer is postponed.
- Denali National Park AK 65° / 41° Light that never quits, and mosquitoes that never quit either.
- Anchorage AK 63° / 48° The sun barely sets; bring a sleep mask and repellent.
- Juneau AK 62° / 47° Fewest wet days of the year, longest light, full harbor.
Warm water this month
- Clearwater 88°
- Key West 87°
- Tampa 87°
- Galveston 87°
- Miami 86°
- Fort Lauderdale 86°
- Fort Myers 86°
- Naples 86°
- Sarasota 86°
- Corpus Christi 86°
- Pensacola 85°
- Gulf Shores 85°
- Destin 83°
- Panama City Beach 83°
- Lihue (Kauai) 83°
- South Padre Island 83°
- Charleston 82°
- St. Augustine 81°
- Kailua-Kona 81°
- Savannah 81°
- Hilton Head Island 81°
- Honolulu 79°
- Kahului (Maui) 79°
- Hilo 79°
- Myrtle Beach 79°
- Outer Banks 79°
- Virginia Beach 72°