Humid subtropical
Rockmart, Georgia
Polk County, Georgia · Population 5.1k · 784 ft elevation
Living in Rockmart
Rockmart has a humid subtropical climate: very hot summers (July highs around 91°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 32°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 53″ 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 73 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 38 and virtually no unhealthy-air days.
Rockmart at a glance
- Population
- 5.1k
- Elevation
- 784 ft
- Average daily high
- 74°F73th percentile
- Average daily low
- 51°F73th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 53″85th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 1″25th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,851 hrs54th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3825th percentile
- Median home value
- $187k30th percentile
- Median rent
- $939/mo28th percentile
- Median household income
- $54k21th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.78%34th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.2%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 7.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 10.7%
- Homes with broadband
- 91%49th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.228th percentile
- Average commute
- 27 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 36%33th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 21%
- Violent crime rate
- 357 per 100k77th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 2,252 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 6419th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 7272th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 14%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 5%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 623 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 53°F | 32°F | 4.9″ | 0.1″ | 180 hrs |
| Feb | 58°F | 35°F | 5.1″ | — | 156 hrs |
| Mar | 66°F | 42°F | 5.3″ | 0.1″ | 210 hrs |
| Apr | 75°F | 49°F | 4.4″ | — | 254 hrs |
| May | 82°F | 58°F | 4.0″ | — | 291 hrs |
| Jun | 88°F | 67°F | 3.9″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Jul | 91°F | 70°F | 4.9″ | — | 304 hrs |
| Aug | 91°F | 69°F | 3.5″ | — | 294 hrs |
| Sep | 85°F | 63°F | 3.7″ | — | 257 hrs |
| Oct | 75°F | 50°F | 3.6″ | — | 236 hrs |
| Nov | 64°F | 39°F | 4.4″ | — | 204 hrs |
| Dec | 56°F | 35°F | 5.0″ | 0.5″ | 162 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