{"id":337640,"date":"2026-05-29T15:12:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T15:12:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/337640\/"},"modified":"2026-05-29T15:12:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T15:12:09","slug":"central-california-metro-among-the-sweatiest-cities-in-the-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/337640\/","title":{"rendered":"Central California metro among the sweatiest cities in the US"},"content":{"rendered":"

The city once dubbed America\u2019s meth capital has landed on yet another bizarre ranking<\/a> \u2014\u00a0and this time, it\u2019s downright disgusting.<\/p>\n

Fresno \u2014\u00a0already enjoying a strange little redemption tour through national rankings<\/a> \u2014\u00a0was named California\u2019s sweatiest city in a new Waterboy study.<\/p>\n

The hydration brand analyzed 30 years of NOAA climate data across 80 major US cities to determine where heat, humidity and climate conditions put the biggest strain on the body.<\/p>\n

The study created a Hydration Demand Score using metrics including heat index, average temperature, dew point, relative humidity, overnight low temperatures, annual heat caution days, seasonal humidity patterns and warm-night frequency.<\/p>\n

Fresno, California was ranked as the one of the sweatiest cities in the US. Nick Fox \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n

The study analyzed 30 years of NOAA climate data across 80 major US cities to determine where heat, humidity and climate conditions put the biggest strain on the body. yurakrasil \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/p>\n

A boater enjoys a day in a park on the outskirts of the city on July 4, 2022 in Fresno. Getty Images<\/p>\n

Fresno ranked No. 39 nationally with a Hydration Demand Score of 16.1, according to the study.<\/p>\n

The city also recorded 62 high-demand days and 1,668 annual risk hours, with July listed as its peak month.<\/p>\n

During Fresno\u2019s sweatiest stretch, moderate exercise requires an estimated 23.7 ounces of fluid replacement per hour, according to the study.<\/p>\n

The city was famously featured in British filmmaker Louis Theroux\u2019s 2009 documentary \u201cThe City Addicted to Crystal Meth<\/a>,\u201d which explored the devastating toll meth use had taken on parts of Fresno.<\/p>\n

But Fresno has recently been on a very different kind of streak.<\/p>\n

The city previously ranked No. 84 in WalletHub\u2019s 2026 \u201cBest Summer Travel Destinations\u201d list and No. 138 in the company\u2019s \u201cBest Places to Raise a Family\u201d rankings.<\/p>\n

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In the new sweat study, Bakersfield followed closely behind Fresno as California\u2019s second-sweatiest city, ranking No. 43 nationally with a Hydration Demand Score of 15.9.<\/p>\n

Bakersfield actually recorded more high-demand days than Fresno \u2014\u00a092 compared to Fresno\u2019s 62 \u2014\u00a0and had California\u2019s highest estimated fluid loss during moderate exercise at 24.8 ounces per hour.<\/p>\n

San Diego, Los Angeles and Riverside rounded out California\u2019s top five sweatiest cities in the study.<\/p>\n

The list was dominated by hot, humid cities in Florida and Hawaii \u2014\u00a0including Fort Myers. Getty Images<\/p>\n

Los Angeles ranked as the fourth sweatiest city in California. Getty Images<\/p>\n

Still, California\u2019s inland cities appeared to face a far heavier hydration burden than its coastal metros.<\/p>\n

Fresno, Bakersfield and Riverside all recorded more than 1,000 annual risk hours, while San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Oxnard recorded Zero, according to Waterboy.<\/p>\n

Nationally, the top of the list was dominated by hot, humid cities in Florida and Hawaii.<\/p>\n

West Palm Beach was ranked America\u2019s sweatiest city, followed by Miami, Fort Myers, Honolulu and Melbourne.<\/p>\n

At the other end of the list, the lowest-demand cities were Colorado Springs, Denver, Spokane Boise and Albuquerque.<\/p>\n

San Francisco was one of the lowest-demand cities in the entire study, ranking No. 71 nationally with a Hydration Demand Score of 9.6.<\/p>\n

The city also had the lowest estimated fluid loss of any city analyzed at just 5.4 ounces per house during moderate exercise.<\/p>\n

The Top 10 Sweatiest Cities in America<\/p>\n

West Palm Beach, Fla<\/p>\n

Miami, Fla<\/p>\n

Fort Myers, Fla<\/p>\n

Honolulu, Hawaii<\/p>\n

Melbourne, Fla<\/p>\n

Tampa, Fla<\/p>\n

Orlando, Fla<\/p>\n

New Orleans, LA<\/p>\n

Houston, TX<\/p>\n

Jacksonville, Fla<\/p>\n

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