Humid subtropical
Center Point, Alabama
Jefferson County, Alabama · Population 16k · 840 ft elevation
Living in Center Point
Center Point 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 57″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (1″ a season).
Skies are sunny (65% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 79 muggy days a year.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 52, with about 2 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Center Point at a glance
- Population
- 16k
- Elevation
- 840 ft
- Average daily high
- 73°F70th percentile
- Average daily low
- 49°F66th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 57″92th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 1″25th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,928 hrs60th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5286th percentile
- Median home value
- $130k14th percentile
- Median rent
- $1,161/mo47th percentile
- Median household income
- $52k19th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.65%21th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 10.1%
- Homes with broadband
- 90%43th percentile
- Walkability index
- 9.865th percentile
- Average commute
- 29 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 70%85th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 66%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 9879th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3434th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 656 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 53°F | 30°F | 5.1″ | 0.2″ | 187 hrs |
| Feb | 58°F | 34°F | 5.4″ | 0.3″ | 161 hrs |
| Mar | 66°F | 40°F | 5.7″ | 0.8″ | 220 hrs |
| Apr | 74°F | 47°F | 5.0″ | — | 266 hrs |
| May | 81°F | 56°F | 4.8″ | — | 300 hrs |
| Jun | 87°F | 64°F | 4.6″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 68°F | 5.0″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 67°F | 4.5″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 84°F | 61°F | 4.0″ | — | 264 hrs |
| Oct | 74°F | 49°F | 3.3″ | — | 242 hrs |
| Nov | 63°F | 38°F | 4.6″ | — | 209 hrs |
| Dec | 55°F | 33°F | 5.1″ | 0.1″ | 169 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