Humid subtropical
Alcoa, Tennessee
Blount County, Tennessee · Population 12k · 846 ft elevation
Living in Alcoa
Alcoa has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 30°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 52″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (5″ a season).
Skies are sunny (60% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 54 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 44, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Alcoa: about 21% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 2,400 ft around town.
Alcoa at a glance
- Population
- 12k
- Elevation
- 846 ft
- Average daily high
- 70°F63th percentile
- Average daily low
- 50°F69th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 52″83th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 5″40th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,704 hrs38th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4462th percentile
- Median home value
- $232k43th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,057/mo39th percentile
- Median household income
- $60k30th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.82%38th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 0.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 89%38th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.360th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Violent crime rate
- 397 per 100k81th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,220 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7426th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8079th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 21%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 2,362 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49°F | 30°F | 4.8″ | 1.7″ | 152 hrs |
| Feb | 53°F | 34°F | 4.8″ | 1.4″ | 138 hrs |
| Mar | 62°F | 40°F | 4.9″ | 0.9″ | 197 hrs |
| Apr | 72°F | 48°F | 4.7″ | — | 243 hrs |
| May | 79°F | 57°F | 4.1″ | — | 276 hrs |
| Jun | 86°F | 65°F | 4.2″ | — | 299 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 69°F | 5.3″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Aug | 88°F | 68°F | 3.6″ | — | 293 hrs |
| Sep | 83°F | 62°F | 3.5″ | — | 253 hrs |
| Oct | 72°F | 49°F | 2.8″ | — | 223 hrs |
| Nov | 60°F | 39°F | 4.2″ | 0.1″ | 192 hrs |
| Dec | 51°F | 33°F | 5.0″ | 0.5″ | 146 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology