Humid subtropical
Arab, Alabama
Marshall County, Alabama · Population 8.6k · 1,102 ft elevation
Living in Arab
Arab has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 87°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 31°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 57″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (1″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 65 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Arab at a glance
- Population
- 8.6k
- Elevation
- 1,102 ft
- Average daily high
- 69°F60th percentile
- Average daily low
- 51°F73th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 57″92th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 1″25th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,867 hrs55th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $197k33th percentile
- Median rent
- $697/mo5th percentile
- Median household income
- $61k31th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.36%3th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.024th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%86th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 376 per 100k79th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,588 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8742th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3938th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 591 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48°F | 31°F | 5.5″ | 0.1″ | 173 hrs |
| Feb | 53°F | 34°F | 5.7″ | 0.5″ | 150 hrs |
| Mar | 61°F | 41°F | 5.4″ | 0.1″ | 210 hrs |
| Apr | 70°F | 49°F | 4.8″ | — | 261 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 58°F | 4.8″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Jun | 84°F | 66°F | 4.5″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Jul | 87°F | 69°F | 4.2″ | — | 313 hrs |
| Aug | 86°F | 69°F | 4.0″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Sep | 81°F | 63°F | 4.5″ | — | 263 hrs |
| Oct | 72°F | 52°F | 3.3″ | — | 236 hrs |
| Nov | 60°F | 41°F | 4.2″ | — | 202 hrs |
| Dec | 51°F | 34°F | 5.9″ | — | 160 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