Humid subtropical
Mena, Arkansas
Polk County, Arkansas · Population 5.6k · 1,194 ft elevation
Living in Mena
Mena has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 28°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 61″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (4″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 72 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 41, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
Mena is an outdoor hub: about 47% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,100 ft around town.
Mena at a glance
- Population
- 5.6k
- Elevation
- 1,194 ft
- Average daily high
- 70°F63th percentile
- Average daily low
- 48°F62th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 61″96th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 4″37th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,819 hrs51th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4144th percentile
- Median home value
- $114k9th percentile
- Median rent
- $720/mo6th percentile
- Median household income
- $51k16th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.47%7th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 10.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 81%10th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.346th percentile
- Average commute
- 18 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 47%52th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 57%
- Violent crime rate
- 250 per 100k64th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,838 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 4610th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 9191th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 40%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 47%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,115 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 49°F | 28°F | 4.0″ | 0.8″ | 182 hrs |
| Feb | 54°F | 31°F | 4.1″ | 1.8″ | 150 hrs |
| Mar | 62°F | 38°F | 5.5″ | 0.8″ | 202 hrs |
| Apr | 70°F | 46°F | 6.2″ | — | 230 hrs |
| May | 77°F | 56°F | 7.2″ | — | 260 hrs |
| Jun | 85°F | 64°F | 4.5″ | — | 309 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 68°F | 5.0″ | — | 325 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 66°F | 4.0″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 83°F | 59°F | 4.7″ | — | 265 hrs |
| Oct | 73°F | 48°F | 5.3″ | — | 230 hrs |
| Nov | 61°F | 38°F | 5.6″ | — | 187 hrs |
| Dec | 52°F | 30°F | 5.4″ | 0.6″ | 172 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