Humid subtropical
Jacksonville, Alabama
Calhoun County, Alabama · Population 14k · 715 ft elevation
Living in Jacksonville
Jacksonville has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 89°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 76 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 45 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Jacksonville: about 11% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 700 ft around town.
Jacksonville at a glance
- Population
- 14k
- Elevation
- 715 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
- 2,847 hrs54th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4570th percentile
- Median home value
- $180k28th percentile
- Median rent
- $794/mo13th percentile
- Median household income
- $47k11th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.41%4th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 7.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.837th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 631 per 100k92th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,218 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8844th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8181th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 21%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 11%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 722 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 54°F | 31°F | 5.6″ | 0.4″ | 178 hrs |
| Feb | 59°F | 34°F | 5.8″ | 0.1″ | 153 hrs |
| Mar | 67°F | 40°F | 5.6″ | 0.5″ | 208 hrs |
| Apr | 74°F | 47°F | 4.8″ | — | 258 hrs |
| May | 81°F | 56°F | 4.7″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Jun | 86°F | 64°F | 4.6″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Jul | 89°F | 68°F | 5.4″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 67°F | 4.4″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Sep | 84°F | 61°F | 3.3″ | — | 258 hrs |
| Oct | 75°F | 49°F | 3.4″ | — | 237 hrs |
| Nov | 65°F | 38°F | 4.5″ | — | 202 hrs |
| Dec | 57°F | 34°F | 5.3″ | 0.2″ | 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