Humid subtropical
Muscle Shoals, Alabama
Colbert County, Alabama · Population 17k · 502 ft elevation
Living in Muscle Shoals
Muscle Shoals has a humid subtropical climate: very hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 30°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 58″ a year, and it gets light snow (12″ a season).
Skies are sunny (64% of possible sunshine). Humidity is a fact of life: about 81 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Muscle Shoals at a glance
- Population
- 17k
- Elevation
- 502 ft
- Average daily high
- 72°F67th percentile
- Average daily low
- 50°F69th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 58″93th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 12″48th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,882 hrs56th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $198k33th percentile
- Median rent
- $939/mo28th percentile
- Median household income
- $71k45th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.43%5th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 2.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 88%32th percentile
- Walkability index
- 8.041th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 72%86th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 215 per 100k58th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,816 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8134th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 6968th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 7%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 7%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 459 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 51°F | 30°F | 5.3″ | 4.4″ | 174 hrs |
| Feb | 55°F | 32°F | 5.3″ | 3.1″ | 152 hrs |
| Mar | 64°F | 40°F | 5.4″ | 0.5″ | 210 hrs |
| Apr | 73°F | 48°F | 5.4″ | — | 258 hrs |
| May | 80°F | 58°F | 4.7″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Jun | 87°F | 66°F | 5.2″ | — | 311 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 70°F | 4.8″ | — | 318 hrs |
| Aug | 90°F | 69°F | 3.9″ | — | 301 hrs |
| Sep | 85°F | 62°F | 4.0″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Oct | 75°F | 49°F | 3.9″ | — | 236 hrs |
| Nov | 63°F | 38°F | 4.1″ | 0.6″ | 202 hrs |
| Dec | 54°F | 33°F | 6.2″ | 3.6″ | 163 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