Humid subtropical
Fort Payne, Alabama
DeKalb County, Alabama · Population 15k · 912 ft elevation
Living in Fort Payne
Fort Payne has a humid subtropical climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 32°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 58″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (5″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 70 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Fort Payne at a glance
- Population
- 15k
- Elevation
- 912 ft
- Average daily high
- 73°F70th percentile
- Average daily low
- 51°F73th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 58″93th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 5″40th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,848 hrs54th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $158k21th percentile
- Median rent
- $670/mo3th percentile
- Median household income
- $49k13th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.33%2th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.315th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%
- Violent crime rate
- 173 per 100k50th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,415 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8033th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7473th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 6%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,050 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 52°F | 32°F | 5.3″ | 1.0″ | 177 hrs |
| Feb | 57°F | 36°F | 5.4″ | 1.3″ | 152 hrs |
| Mar | 65°F | 42°F | 5.3″ | 1.4″ | 208 hrs |
| Apr | 74°F | 50°F | 5.1″ | — | 258 hrs |
| May | 81°F | 58°F | 5.0″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Jun | 88°F | 67°F | 4.6″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 70°F | 5.4″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 69°F | 3.9″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 86°F | 64°F | 4.4″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Oct | 76°F | 52°F | 3.6″ | — | 236 hrs |
| Nov | 64°F | 41°F | 4.5″ | 0.3″ | 201 hrs |
| Dec | 55°F | 35°F | 5.6″ | 1.0″ | 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