Best US cities with mild summers

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Cities in WA, OR, ME, VT, NH, MI, MT, ID, WY — average summer highs in the 70s or low 80s.

For people who can't take Sun Belt heat. The states here all have July highs below 85°F across most of the state.

Note: most of these states have real winters in exchange. The classic 'no hot summer, mild winter' combo (Pacific NW + Hawaii) is rare and expensive.

1Marquette, MIMarquette · pop 21,84581HotMIstate
2Waterville, MEAugusta-Waterville · pop 17,33677RisingMEstate
3Lebanon, NHLebanon · pop 15,38977RisingNHstate
4Lewiston, MELewiston-Auburn · pop 38,77276RisingMEstate
5Rochester, NHBoston-Cambridge-Newton · pop 33,59876RisingNHstate
6Keene, NHKeene · pop 23,03676RisingNHstate
7Portsmouth, NHBoston-Cambridge-Newton · pop 22,93876RisingNHstate
8Grandville, MIGrand Rapids-Kentwood · pop 17,09476RisingMIstate
9Wyoming, MIGrand Rapids-Kentwood · pop 78,55975RisingMIstate
10Holland, MIGrand Rapids-Kentwood · pop 35,02375RisingMIstate
11Helena, MTHelena · pop 34,72975RisingMTstate
12Walker, MIGrand Rapids-Kentwood · pop 25,92175RisingMIstate
13Laconia, NHLaconia · pop 17,31075RisingNHstate
14Hayden, IDCoeur d'Alene · pop 16,92475RisingIDstate
15Rutland, VTRutland · pop 15,56575RisingVTstate
16Great Falls, MTGreat Falls · pop 60,01374RisingMTstate
17Portage, MIKalamazoo-Portage · pop 49,97574RisingMIstate
18Concord, NHConcord · pop 44,67474RisingNHstate
19Saginaw, MISaginaw · pop 43,00174RisingMIstate
20Midland, MIMidland · pop 42,78074RisingMIstate
21Coeur d'Alene, IDCoeur d'Alene · pop 57,35573RisingIDstate
22Twin Falls, IDTwin Falls · pop 55,58973RisingIDstate
23Kentwood, MIGrand Rapids-Kentwood · pop 54,76873RisingMIstate
24East Lansing, MILansing-East Lansing · pop 48,96473RisingMIstate
25Rexburg, IDRexburg · pop 40,69573RisingIDstate
26Bay City, MIBay City · pop 32,08673RisingMIstate
27Arlington, WASeattle-Tacoma-Bellevue · pop 21,95973RisingWAstate
28Mountain Home, IDMountain Home · pop 16,91273RisingIDstate
29Battle Creek, MIBattle Creek · pop 52,20572RisingMIstate
30Bangor, MEBangor · pop 32,44672RisingMEstate
31Burton, MIFlint · pop 29,42072RisingMIstate
32South Portland, MEPortland-South Portland · pop 26,99472RisingMEstate
33Centralia, WACentralia · pop 19,06172RisingWAstate
34Lynden, WABellingham · pop 16,78372RisingWAstate
35Ferndale, WABellingham · pop 16,70672RisingWAstate
36Lansing, MILansing-East Lansing · pop 114,33671RisingMIstate
37Dearborn, MIDetroit-Warren-Dearborn · pop 106,37771RisingMIstate
38Missoula, MTMissoula · pop 78,20471RisingMTstate
39Pontiac, MIDetroit-Warren-Dearborn · pop 62,52871RisingMIstate
40Dover, NHBoston-Cambridge-Newton · pop 33,90971RisingNHstate
41Moscow, IDMoscow · pop 26,89471RisingIDstate
42Auburn, MELewiston-Auburn · pop 25,20071RisingMEstate
43Inkster, MIDetroit-Warren-Dearborn · pop 25,10871RisingMIstate
44Norton Shores, MIMuskegon · pop 25,07071RisingMIstate
45Mount Pleasant, MIMount Pleasant · pop 21,09071RisingMIstate
46Saco, MEPortland-South Portland · pop 21,06471RisingMEstate
47Lebanon, ORAlbany-Lebanon · pop 19,95071RisingORstate
48Sheridan, WYSheridan · pop 19,81371RisingWYstate
49Port Orchard, WABremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard · pop 19,12271RisingWAstate
50Nashua, NHManchester-Nashua · pop 91,85170RisingNHstate