Seattle!

Thinking of escaping the summer heat? A new report lists the country’s most “chill cities,” based on daily high temperatures, humidity and nighttime low temperatures.

It’s no surprise that sunny Southern California’s weather means the region isn’t represented in the top 10 list, but San Francisco came in at No. 3 and San Jose ranked No. 5.

Seattle topped the list, which ranks the largest U.S. metropolitan areas for summer comfort.

Portland is second, and San Francisco is third.

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Much of my summer has been spent in this little urban paradise, which is found in the back of St. John’s Bar and Eatery.

Charles Mudede—who writes about film, books, music, and his life in Rhodesia, Zimbabwe, the USA, and the UK for The Stranger—was born near a steel plant in Kwe Kwe, Zimbabwe. He has no memory...