Humid subtropical
Ozark, Arkansas
Franklin County, Arkansas · Population 3.6k · 413 ft elevation
Living in Ozark
Ozark has a humid subtropical climate: very hot summers (July highs around 93°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 30°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 52″ 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 79 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 40 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Ozark: about 23% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 1,700 ft around town.
Ozark at a glance
- Population
- 3.6k
- Elevation
- 413 ft
- Average daily high
- 73°F70th percentile
- Average daily low
- 51°F73th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 52″83th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 1″25th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,855 hrs55th percentile
- Median AQI
- 4038th percentile
- Median home value
- $125k12th percentile
- Median rent
- $726/mo6th percentile
- Median household income
- $49k14th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.56%13th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 9.9%
- Homes with broadband
- 80%8th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.416th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 37%34th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 52%
- Violent crime rate
- 442 per 100k84th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 1,161 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 4911th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8685th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 23%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,673 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 50°F | 30°F | 3.5″ | 0.5″ | 179 hrs |
| Feb | 55°F | 33°F | 3.3″ | 0.3″ | 155 hrs |
| Mar | 64°F | 41°F | 4.8″ | 0.2″ | 206 hrs |
| Apr | 73°F | 49°F | 5.0″ | — | 235 hrs |
| May | 80°F | 59°F | 5.8″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Jun | 89°F | 67°F | 4.9″ | — | 315 hrs |
| Jul | 93°F | 71°F | 3.5″ | — | 327 hrs |
| Aug | 93°F | 70°F | 4.2″ | — | 308 hrs |
| Sep | 86°F | 63°F | 4.0″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Oct | 74°F | 52°F | 4.7″ | — | 231 hrs |
| Nov | 62°F | 41°F | 4.7″ | — | 191 hrs |
| Dec | 52°F | 33°F | 3.8″ | — | 172 hrs |
Near Ozark
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology