Humid subtropical
Piney, Arkansas
Garland County, Arkansas · Population 4.5k · 440 ft elevation
Living in Piney
Piney has a humid subtropical climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 29°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 58″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (1″ a season).
Skies are sunny (63% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 76 muggy days a year.
Air quality is moderate: a median AQI of 51 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Piney: about 25% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 900 ft around town.
Piney at a glance
- Population
- 4.5k
- Elevation
- 440 ft
- Average daily high
- 71°F65th percentile
- Average daily low
- 48°F62th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 58″93th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 1″25th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,823 hrs52th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5185th percentile
- Median home value
- $131k14th percentile
- Median rent
- $939/mo28th percentile
- Median household income
- $49k14th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.41%4th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 81%10th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.923th percentile
- Average commute
- 15 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%26th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 32%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8946th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8584th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 13%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 25%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 853 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 50°F | 29°F | 3.9″ | 0.4″ | 177 hrs |
| Feb | 54°F | 32°F | 4.6″ | 0.2″ | 148 hrs |
| Mar | 63°F | 38°F | 5.3″ | 0.2″ | 204 hrs |
| Apr | 72°F | 46°F | 5.8″ | — | 236 hrs |
| May | 79°F | 56°F | 6.5″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Jun | 87°F | 63°F | 4.5″ | — | 310 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 67°F | 4.4″ | — | 322 hrs |
| Aug | 91°F | 66°F | 3.3″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Sep | 84°F | 60°F | 4.1″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Oct | 73°F | 48°F | 4.7″ | — | 231 hrs |
| Nov | 61°F | 38°F | 5.5″ | — | 187 hrs |
| Dec | 52°F | 32°F | 5.3″ | 0.6″ | 171 hrs |
Near Piney
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology