Humid subtropical
West End-Cobb Town, Alabama
Calhoun County, Alabama · Population 3.7k · 748 ft elevation
Living in West End-Cobb Town
West End-Cobb Town has a humid subtropical climate: hot summers (July highs around 90°F) and chilly winters (January lows around 34°F).
Precipitation is very wet at about 52″ a year, and it essentially never sees snow.
Skies are sunny (65% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 75 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 33, with about 1 unhealthy-air day in the latest year.
There is plenty to explore outdoors around West End-Cobb Town: about 13% of the land within 30 miles is public (parks, national forest and the like), and the terrain rises and falls about 800 ft around town.
West End-Cobb Town at a glance
- Population
- 3.7k
- Elevation
- 748 ft
- Average daily high
- 74°F73th percentile
- Average daily low
- 52°F76th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 52″83th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 0″0th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,928 hrs60th percentile
- Median AQI
- 338th percentile
- Median home value
- $85k3th percentile
- Median rent
- $725/mo6th percentile
- Median household income
- $56k23th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 0.41%4th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 5.0%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 9.4%
- Unemployment rate
- 14.4%
- Homes with broadband
- 84%16th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.619th percentile
- Average commute
- 19 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 48%56th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 44%
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 8844th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 8079th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 11%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 13%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 755 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 54°F | 34°F | 4.8″ | 0.1″ | 189 hrs |
| Feb | 59°F | 37°F | 5.1″ | — | 163 hrs |
| Mar | 66°F | 43°F | 5.4″ | — | 218 hrs |
| Apr | 74°F | 50°F | 4.4″ | — | 265 hrs |
| May | 81°F | 59°F | 4.3″ | — | 302 hrs |
| Jun | 87°F | 67°F | 4.4″ | — | 303 hrs |
| Jul | 90°F | 70°F | 4.7″ | — | 312 hrs |
| Aug | 89°F | 70°F | 3.5″ | — | 295 hrs |
| Sep | 85°F | 64°F | 3.1″ | — | 259 hrs |
| Oct | 75°F | 52°F | 3.3″ | — | 240 hrs |
| Nov | 65°F | 41°F | 4.5″ | — | 210 hrs |
| Dec | 57°F | 36°F | 4.6″ | — | 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