Your long-range forecast for summer.
What’s in store for summer 2025? Look ahead with The Old Farmer’s Almanac summer 2025 weather predictions. Summer is always hot, but this year is shaping up to be a doozy! Whether you’re planning a vacation, summer job, gardening, or outdoor activities, be in the know before you go out.
The Almanac provides long-range seasonal forecasts to give a general idea of what to expect across the United States and Canada. This general weather report, compliments of the 2025 edition, covers the 3 months of summer—June, July, and August—focusing on temperature and precipitation trends compared to historical 30-year averages, updated every decade.
Curious about how the forecasts are made? Learn more about our time-tested weather prediction methods.
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Summer 2025 Weather Predictions (U.S.)
Check Out Our Map! It’s going to be a scorcher of a summer. The large areas of red signal “hot and dry” conditions across most of the United States—stay hydrated out there!
For gardeners and farmers, this means preparing irrigation systems and using water-saving techniques. Homeowners should ensure their air conditioning is in top shape and find ways to stay cool.
Planning a trip? Consider heading to the mountains or chasing a refreshing ocean breeze!
When Will Summer Start?
Technically, meteorological summer begins on June 1, while astronomical summer (marked by the June solstice) starts on June 20.
As for summery weather, predictions indicate a gradual buildup to record-breaking heat. June temperatures will be near normal in most regions (though not all), meaning the summer heat won’t surge too quickly.
However, July and August will bring above-normal temperatures across most regions, with only a few exceptions. Given recent trends, we wouldn’t be surprised to see record-breaking heat.
How Hot Will It Be This Summer?
Last summer (2024), Americans endured one of the hottest summers on record, with a nationwide average temperature of 73.8°F, or 2.5°F above normal. It was also Earth’s hottest summer since global records began in 1880, barely surpassing 2023’s record.
The summer of 2025 is shaping up to be just as intense. As the map suggests, expect hotter-than-normal temperatures across most of the U.S., except for the Northwest and southern Florida.
- Texas and Oklahoma could see temperatures 4°F above normal.
- The Heartland states (including Kansas and Iowa) will also be 4°F above normal.
- The Deep South and Desert Southwest will experience significantly warmer conditions.
With heat waves likely, it’s essential to be prepared. Refresh your memory with quick tips on staying safe in extreme summer heat.
How Much Rainfall Will Summer Bring?
Unlike temperatures, summer precipitation isn’t expected to show extreme deviations. While much of the map is shaded in red, rainfall across most of the country will range from near to slightly below normal, particularly in the western half.
The driest conditions are expected in Texas, Oklahoma, and the Great Plains, where rainfall is likely to be lower than typical for these regions.
Meanwhile, above-normal rainfall is forecast south of the Great Lakes—including Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio. Precipitation is also expected to be higher than normal in northern and central New England, southern Florida, Hawaii, and southern Alaska.
For more summer weather detailing each of the 18 regions with week-to-week forecasts, pick up a copy of The 2025 Old Farmer’s Almanac, available at our online store and Amazon.com!
2025 Summer Weather Predictions (CANADA)
The summer outlook for Canada is surprisingly wet, with above-normal rainfall expected in many of the more populated regions along the southern border. Keep your umbrella at the ready!
Across the country’s southern tier, temperatures will generally be cooler than average, except in southernmost Ontario, where warmer conditions are likely.
Here is more detail for what to expect, based on the 2025 Almanac General Weather Summary.
Summer Temperatures
- Cooler-than-normal temperatures are expected from Atlantic Canada through Quebec and around Hudson Bay.
- It will also be cooler across the southern Prairies, southern British Columbia, and the Yukon.
- Warmer-than-normal conditions are forecast above the Great Lakes, from Thunder Bay to Toronto.
- Seasonal temperatures are expected in the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
Summer Precipitation
- Above-normal rainfall is predicted across most of Canada, including Atlantic Canada, southern Quebec, southern Ontario (north of the Great Lakes), the Prairies, and southern British Columbia.
- Near-to-below-normal rainfall is expected in northern Quebec and from the Northwest Territories into Nunavut.
For detailed regional forecasts with weekly and monthly insights, order The 2025 Old Farmer’s Almanac Canadian Edition.
The 2025 Hurricane Season
The Atlantic hurricane season officially begins on June 1, though storms have been known to develop earlier. We’ll update the 2025 Hurricane Season Forecast as the season approaches.
Watch for Tropical Storms:
- Mid-July – From Florida through southern Virginia and from the central Gulf Coast into Texas
- Late August – In Florida and Texas
- Late September – In Hawaii
Look out for Hurricanes:
- Early August – Highest chances in Texas
- Late August – Highest chances in Louisiana
What Do You Think?
Are you surprised by these summer forecasts? Share your thoughts by commenting below—and from all of us, wishing you a happy and safe summer ahead!
Bob Smerbeck and Brian Thompson
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Month of June rained but two days in NH. July is already showing rain for another ten days. It’s been cold and raining. Tell them to stop messing with the weather. I don’t care if you want to block the sun we want it
I posted in my Facebook gardener's group about all this rain and lack of sunshine in Western New York. My fellow gardeners are loving all this rain. To me, it's too much. It feels like late April- early May temperature and weather condition wise. I'm ready for blue skies, warmth, and sunshine.
We are from New Hampshire, too. We are ready for the sunshine!
Hear hear! I agree! Sick sick SICK of this rain! My garden is being devoured by slugs! I don't think we've gone 48 hours with our some kind of rain! UGH!
Hear hear! I agree! Sick sick SICK of this rain! My garden is being devoured by slugs! I don't think we've gone 48 hours with our some kind of rain! UGH!
You were so correct about last summer in region 1, NW Massachusetts. It was so wet, my carrots rotted in the ground, many other plants died or the vegetables rotted, even in raised beds, and I had such an onslaught of slugs. I would pick off a couple hundred a day, but they also liked eating the vegetables, especially broccoli family and squash. I hope you are wrong about this summer also being wetter!! Tried to add photos of my rotting carrots, squash and slugs, but they won't show here.
Dear Old Farmer's Almanac. Would you please place a store in my small home town of Batesburg, South Carolina. Ridge Spring South Carolina, Saluda, South Carolina (where I went to school,) Edgefield, South Carolina, Orangeburg, South Carolina, Aiken, South Carolina, Greenwood, South Carolina, West Columbia, South Carolina, Camden, South Carolina and Columbia, South Carolina. I believe we could use a store (actual brick and mortar store--to go along with the internet.) Not just a section IN a store, sirs. Although that is present in our Batesburg-Leesville hometown Ace Hardware store--Bob's Ace Hardware, but I would like an actual Old Farmer's Almanac store in town.
I began reading Old Farmer's Almanac again, that I purchased at Books-A-Million, because I did not have any clocks and needed to know the time. You see, gentlemen, I have long wanted a sun-dial in my yard, but I don't really know how to read one. I still want want though! I figured that I could learn how to use my "real" sundial--then, if I didn't have a watch, I could still know the time of day. I remembered high school where I was taught from The Old Farmer's Almanac about many things concerning weather and time. I also remember my Granddaddy's Old Farmer's Almanac and our family's (extended family) conversations while reading The Old Farmer's Almanac. My granddaddy raised peanuts, cashews, and cherry trees! He also raised other vegetables, but I was really, really young and I don't remember everthing that he raised. But I loved talking to my granddaddy and watching the older grandchildren talk about grandaddy's peanuts, etc. Yes, I was listening! Even as a child!
Later, I learned about The Old Farmer's Almanac in school. I believe it was history class; so, therefore, I also learned about "Poor Richard's Almanac, and others." These recollections helped me to decide to try to learn how to tell time from The Old Farmer's Almanac, the weather, AND gardening!!! You see, I'm excited about my new house and I want to raise all sorts of vegetables AND fruit trees. As long as my yard and various South Carolina "zones" will permit good growth. I'll just have to experiment along with the new information that I receive and information that I believe I can remember from YEARS ago! I'll just start with water as I have started in my gardening experiences before--which were usually just a few flower pots, but I was an aspiring home owner and farmer. I never really told many people about my desire to own a farm though--but, now I'm beginning to do just that. One person from the USDA even suggested that I have a much larger farm than one with just a few chickens, ducks, geese, cats, dogs, a jersey cow, an iguana, a pond, and at least two birds. Believe me sirs, that's not all. Which, sirs, you bringinging a new brick and mortar Old Farmer's Almanac Store to small towns is where you come in-- I do hope!!
In my business plans sirs, I have chosen with delight to focus on small towns across the country and the world--later, to do business in--establishing "something to do in a small town!" You see sirs, as much as I love my home. Sometimes, I get bored! Or, I get so inspired in my home town with a new idea, that I think that my small town may not be big enough to acommodate such ideas--at least sirs, I use to think that way. I no longer think that way. Sometimes, you just have to give things a try--that's what the frontiersmen used to do that I used to study about with fascination; how they built houses with axes; traveled clear across America with an ax, a map, and some hope. Also, sirs some gumption! Maybe, they didn't always have a lot of money or banks either--just a whole lot of land to be cleared that they probably heard about from someone else who wanted to make new discoveries with the will to risk something "new." That sirs, experiencing something new, is what I'm doing now and yes, sirs, in a small town. I have built my business plan around small towns and back to basics planning--right down to the materials I use. A pen and some notebook paper or lineless paper. It's not fancy--but my plans for Batesburg-Leesville, my small hometown and its function is fancy. Something I hope a whole lot of people will like, look forward to, and be willing to travel across the world to see; so, I hope you will consider coming to Batesburg-Leesville with a new "Old Farmer's Almanac Store and all that you have to bring from your almanac--please consider hardily those other towns as well. Thank you for your consideration, gentlemen. I look forward to seeing you and your store soon for some great shopping!
Hello Keisha, well I have to know did you ever get a Old Farmer's Almanac Store in or around your parts of the country? I enjoyed reading your comments and wondered how you are faring.
What fun!! Love seeing all the info on the weather throughout our Beautiful USA! Thank you...thinking of purchasing the almanac.
I use all information for planning my outside work
