Where Dallas Ranks Among The Hottest Cities in the Nation

The threat of another flame-cooked Texas summer grows larger, and so does Dallas’ place as one of the hottest cities in the nation. It's almost hard to conceive that the same “Texas Sun” Leon Bridges and Khruangbin dedicated a gorgeous ode to can be so unforgiving this time of year.

And while you don’t need us to tell you Dallas is hot as hell, a data analysis from real estate company Redfin found that Dallas is one of the hottest cities in the nation.

To determine the list, Redfin looked at cities with populations over 100,000 and compared them by their average temperatures, which the company defines by daily high and low temperatures from June through August.

And to the surprise of literally no one, more than half of the nation’s hottest cities, according to Redfin's findings, belong to Texas.

Dallas, which rounds out the list at the no. 10 spot, is joined by fellow Lone Star cities like San Antonio and McAllen, which rank in 8th and 4th, respectively. Also unsurprising? The entire list is comprised of cities that belong to the Southwest. Interestingly, Dallas is closely contending with College Station as the ninth hottest city, as the study found the two cities have identical summer temperature averages of 84.5 degrees fareinheight — maybe we’re dramatic, but that’s actually lower than we expected.

The National Weather Service predicts that warmer-than-usual temperatures are headed our way this year. Of course, you might recall that just two years ago, the summer of 2023 was the second-hottest in recorded history for Dallas. And remember the ominously-named “heat dome” from last summer that helped land 2024 as the 14th hottest on record?

Excessive heat is nothing to flippantly write off as an accepted part of life in Texas, however. Last summer, health experts reported a significant rise in heat-related illnesses across North Texas.

Perhaps that Sahara Desert dust blowing into North Texas is foreshadowing the future of our ecosystem.