Humid subtropical
Hokes Bluff, Alabama
Etowah County, Alabama · Population 4.5k · 581 ft elevation
Living in Hokes Bluff
Hokes Bluff has a humid subtropical climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 33°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 58″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 75 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Hokes Bluff at a glance
- Population
- 4.5k
- Elevation
- 581 ft
- Average daily high
- 74°F73th percentile
- Average daily low
- 52°F76th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 58″93th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,847 hrs54th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $195k32th percentile
- Median rent
- $941/mo28th percentile
- Median household income
- $82k57th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.36%3th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 96%82th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.113th percentile
- Average commute
- 30 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 42%42th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 46%
- Violent crime rate
- 42 per 100k12th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 529 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8742th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6564th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 1%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 7%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 722 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 53°F | 33°F | 5.7″ | — | 178 hrs |
| Feb | 57°F | 36°F | 5.2″ | 0.1″ | 152 hrs |
| Mar | 66°F | 43°F | 5.4″ | — | 208 hrs |
| Apr | 75°F | 50°F | 5.1″ | — | 258 hrs |
| May | 82°F | 59°F | 4.8″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Jun | 88°F | 68°F | 4.6″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 71°F | 4.7″ | — | 306 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 70°F | 4.5″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Sep | 85°F | 64°F | 4.5″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Oct | 75°F | 52°F | 3.5″ | — | 236 hrs |
| Nov | 64°F | 41°F | 4.3″ | — | 202 hrs |
| Dec | 56°F | 36°F | 5.5″ | 0.1″ | 161 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