Humid subtropical
Pottsville, Arkansas
Pope County, Arkansas · Population 3.2k · 394 ft elevation
Living in Pottsville
Pottsville has a humid subtropical climate: very hot summers (July highs around 93°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 30°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 46″ a year, and it sees only a dusting of snow (3″ 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 51 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around Pottsville: about 27% 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.
Pottsville at a glance
- Population
- 3.2k
- Elevation
- 394 ft
- Average daily high
- 73°F70th percentile
- Average daily low
- 50°F69th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 46″60th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 3″34th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,855 hrs55th percentile
- Median AQI
- 5185th percentile
- Median home value
- $170k25th percentile
- Median rent
- $820/mo15th percentile
- Median household income
- $67k39th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.50%9th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 3.0%
- Homes with broadband
- 80%8th percentile
- Walkability index
- 3.91th percentile
- Average commute
- 21 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%73th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 62%
- Violent crime rate
- 180 per 100k51th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 389 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 7830th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8483th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 5%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 27%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 1,050 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 50°F | 30°F | 3.2″ | 0.8″ | 180 hrs |
| Feb | 55°F | 33°F | 3.1″ | 1.2″ | 156 hrs |
| Mar | 64°F | 41°F | 4.4″ | 0.7″ | 206 hrs |
| Apr | 73°F | 49°F | 4.8″ | — | 235 hrs |
| May | 80°F | 59°F | 4.7″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Jun | 88°F | 68°F | 3.4″ | — | 314 hrs |
| Jul | 93°F | 71°F | 3.5″ | — | 326 hrs |
| Aug | 92°F | 70°F | 3.5″ | — | 307 hrs |
| Sep | 86°F | 62°F | 3.0″ | — | 270 hrs |
| Oct | 74°F | 50°F | 4.1″ | — | 231 hrs |
| Nov | 62°F | 39°F | 4.6″ | — | 191 hrs |
| Dec | 52°F | 32°F | 4.3″ | 0.4″ | 173 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