Humid subtropical
Rockwell, Arkansas
Garland County, Arkansas · Population 3.9k · 459 ft elevation
Living in Rockwell
Rockwell has a humid subtropical climate: very hot summers (July highs around 94°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 33°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). Humidity is a fact of life: about 89 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 Rockwell: about 21% 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.
Rockwell at a glance
- Population
- 3.9k
- Elevation
- 459 ft
- Average daily high
- 74°F73th percentile
- Average daily low
- 53°F79th 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
- $256k49th percentile
- Median rent
- $980/mo32th percentile
- Median household income
- $61k32th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.69%25th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 3.9%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.5%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.5%
- Homes with broadband
- 95%76th percentile
- Walkability index
- 7.329th percentile
- Average commute
- 20 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 50%58th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 51%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8946th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8282th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 6%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 21%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 853 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 52°F | 33°F | 3.8″ | 0.6″ | 177 hrs |
| Feb | 57°F | 36°F | 4.6″ | 0.4″ | 148 hrs |
| Mar | 66°F | 43°F | 5.5″ | 0.1″ | 204 hrs |
| Apr | 74°F | 51°F | 5.9″ | — | 236 hrs |
| May | 81°F | 61°F | 6.5″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Jun | 89°F | 69°F | 4.3″ | — | 310 hrs |
| Jul | 94°F | 73°F | 4.5″ | — | 322 hrs |
| Aug | 94°F | 72°F | 3.6″ | — | 305 hrs |
| Sep | 87°F | 65°F | 4.2″ | — | 266 hrs |
| Oct | 75°F | 53°F | 5.1″ | — | 231 hrs |
| Nov | 63°F | 43°F | 4.9″ | — | 187 hrs |
| Dec | 54°F | 35°F | 5.0″ | — | 171 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