Fort Mohave, AZ
unincorporated, Mohave County · 15,715 peopleJuly high·January low 45°·173 days of 90°+ a year
United States · Climate
Towns with the hottest summers in America
Fort Mohave, Arizona has the hottest summers of 4,902 U.S. towns of 10,000+: July afternoons average a high of 110° (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). The typical town here averages 86°; 1,323 of the 4,902 average 90° or more.
The average July high. NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020, from NOAA’s 5 km grid at each town’s center; one town for each grid cell. A described list: no letters. How grades work
110°
#2Bullhead City, AZ
Mohave County · 43,987 peopleJuly high·January low 44°·173 days of 90°+ a year
Blythe, CA
Riverside County · 15,042 peopleJuly high·January low 42°·179 days of 90°+ a year
The top 100
July high, highest first, of 4,902 towns of 10,000+. Towns with the same figure share a rank (T = tied).
100 towns. Every town of 2,500+ is on its state’s list.
#TownJuly highDays ≥90°January low
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Which U.S. town has the hottest summers?
Among towns of 10,000+, Fort Mohave, Arizona: July afternoons average a high of 110°.
How are these towns ranked?
By the average July high (the warmest month’s afternoons), highest first, on NOAA’s 1991–2020 normals, read from its 5 km grid at each town’s center. Towns with the same figure share a rank (T); the figure and the state rank are the ones on each town’s Climate page. The national list starts at 10,000 residents; state lists start at 2,500. How grades work.
Why isn’t my town on this list?
This page shows the top 100 of 4,902 towns of 10,000+ with the figure. Every town of 2,500+ is on its state’s list.
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