Humid subtropical
Nowata, Oklahoma
Nowata County, Oklahoma · Population 3.5k · 715 ft elevation
Living in Nowata
Nowata has a humid subtropical climate: very hot summers (July highs around 93°F) and cold winters (January lows around 22°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (9″ a season).
Skies are sunny (66% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 71 muggy days a year.
Air quality is poor: a median AQI of 54, with about 4 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Nowata at a glance
- Population
- 3.5k
- Elevation
- 715 ft
- Average daily high
- 71°F65th percentile
- Average daily low
- 45°F47th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 9″44th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,977 hrs66th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5492th percentile
- Median home value
- $84k2th percentile
- Median rent
- $729/mo6th percentile
- Median household income
- $40k5th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.71%27th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 4.5%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.0%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.2%
- Homes with broadband
- 74%3th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.518th percentile
- Average commute
- 26 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 45%49th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 35%
- Violent crime rate
- 609 per 100k92th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,551 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 418th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3333th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 8%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 1%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 295 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 48°F | 22°F | 2.0″ | 2.4″ | 189 hrs |
| Feb | 53°F | 26°F | 1.9″ | 1.3″ | 170 hrs |
| Mar | 62°F | 34°F | 2.9″ | 1.6″ | 214 hrs |
| Apr | 71°F | 44°F | 4.0″ | — | 240 hrs |
| May | 79°F | 54°F | 4.9″ | — | 274 hrs |
| Jun | 88°F | 64°F | 5.3″ | — | 332 hrs |
| Jul | 93°F | 68°F | 3.7″ | — | 351 hrs |
| Aug | 92°F | 66°F | 3.3″ | — | 323 hrs |
| Sep | 85°F | 57°F | 3.5″ | — | 279 hrs |
| Oct | 74°F | 45°F | 3.5″ | — | 234 hrs |
| Nov | 61°F | 33°F | 2.5″ | 0.5″ | 198 hrs |
| Dec | 49°F | 25°F | 2.2″ | 3.5″ | 175 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