Copperas Cove weather in May

In May, Copperas Cove sees average daytime highs of 84°F and overnight lows near 65°F, with 4.4 in of rain across 11.1 wet days and about 13.6 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs climb over the month, from about 82°F in the first days to 87°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.

Daylight stretches from about 13 h 12 min at the start of May to 13 h 54 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Copperas Cove's 12th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Copperas Cove's year-round climate.

Daytime high
84°
5th warmest
Overnight low
65°
8th coldest
Rainfall
4.4 in
11.1 wet days
Daylight
13 h 36 min
5:41 AM – 7:15 PM
Cloud cover
55%
12th clearest
Wind
9 mph
3rd windiest
Solar energy
5.83 kWh/m²
Travel score
5.5
out of 10

Copperas Cove is city in Texas, USA.

Density
709/km²
people per km²
Founded
1913

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in May

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs climb over the month, from about 82°F in the first days to 87°F by the end.

A typical May day in Copperas Cove reaches about 84°F in the afternoon and slips back to 65°F overnight — a 19°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 76°F and 92°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°F warmer than April and about 7°F cooler than June.

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Avg high (°F)Avg low (°F)
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How May really feels in Copperas Cove

Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 2 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 90°F
2
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ 32°F
0
wind chill below the day's low

The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Copperas Cove weather by month

How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 1st-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°F)Rainfall (inches)Wet daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan60° / 40°2.26.110.25.2
Feb64° / 43°2.36.710.96.1
Mar70° / 50°3.18.611.86.9
Apr78° / 57°2.98.712.77.1
May84° / 65°4.411.113.65.5
Jun91° / 72°2.78143.9
Jul95° / 74°1.65.613.83.0
Aug94° / 74°1.9613.13.0
Sep88° / 68°2.76.312.25.0
Oct79° / 58°3.67.111.27.3
Nov68° / 48°2.56.510.47.0
Dec61° / 41°2.86.7105.5

Cloud cover in May

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 34% of the time in May, the cloudiest month of the year.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 48%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
15446
25347
35248
45149
55050
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Chance of precipitation in May

Any precipitation

Copperas Cove gets around 4.4 in of rain over 11.1 wet days in May, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 35% and peaks near 37% on the wettest days.

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Rain chance (%)
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2135
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Humidity in May

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of May feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, May lands in the muggy band about 38% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 46% of them.

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Dry (%)Comfortable (%)Humid (%)Muggy (%)Oppressive (%)
1361525212
2341525233
3331526243
4311426253
5291426274
6281426284
7271327304
8251327315
9241327325
10221327335
11211327336
12201227346
13191227356
14181228367
15171128377
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17151128397
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2210928459
239828469
248827489
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2747275111
2837265311
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3127245413

Wind in May

Winds average 9 mph in May.

Across May, daily wind ranges from about 9 mph on the calmest days to 10 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (mph)Feels
110light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in May

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 13 h 12 min at the start of May to 13 h 54 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 42 minutes over May. Sunrise moves from 5:53 AM to 5:33 AM, and sunset from 7:05 PM to 7:25 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
113.25:537:05
213.25:527:05
313.35:517:06
413.35:507:07
513.35:497:08
613.35:487:08
713.45:477:09
813.45:477:10
913.45:467:10
1013.45:457:11
1113.55:447:12
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3113.95:337:25

Solar energy in May

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.83 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.75 kWh/m² to a high of 6.85 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.83 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
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246.0Bright
256.0Intense
266.0Intense
276.1Intense
286.1Intense
296.1Intense
306.2Intense
316.2Intense
Planning a trip in May

Is May a good time to visit Copperas Cove?

Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.5
Sightseeing
6th-best month of the year
6.8
Beach & pool
3rd-best month of the year

May is a reasonable time to visit Copperas Cove for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.

What to pack for Copperas Cove in May

From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In May, Copperas Cove sees daytime highs around 84°F and nights near 65°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 11 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Copperas Cove in May

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in May peaks around 10 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Copperas Cove peaks around July 19 at about 10 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 20 at about 4 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecModerateHighVery highExtremeVery highHighModerateJul 19UV 10Dec 20UV 4
UV index (midday)Level
Jan4Moderate
Feb6High
Mar7High
Apr9Very high
May10Extreme
Jun10Extreme
Jul11Extreme
Aug10Extreme
Sep8Very high
Oct6High
Nov5Moderate
Dec3Moderate

Air quality in Copperas Cove in May

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Copperas Cove is worst in July — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.9× the cleanest month (December, 6 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodJul 1416 µg/m³Dec 126 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan6Good
Feb7Good
Mar8Good
Apr9Good
May13Moderate
Jun14Moderate
Jul16Moderate
Aug12Good
Sep9Good
Oct6Good
Nov6Good
Dec6Good
Location & terrain

Where is Copperas Cove?

Copperas Cove sits at 31.1°N, 97.9°W, 1,093 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Fort Cavazos, 7.5 mi away.

Topography around Copperas Cove

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Copperas Cove.

Within 2 miles, the terrain around Copperas Cove has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 367 ft around an average of 1,093 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 702 ft; within 50 miles, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,404 ft.

The land around Copperas Cove is covered by trees (38%), artificial surfaces (31%) and grassland (29%) within 2 miles, grassland (48%) and trees (42%) within 10 miles, and grassland (50%) and trees (37%) within 50 miles.

2 miles
367 ft
10 miles
702 ft
50 miles
1,404 ft
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater
May weather nearby: Fort Cavazos 7.5 mi · Killeen 11 mi · Harker Heights 15 mi · Gatesville 24 mi · Belton 26 mi · Temple 33 mi · Georgetown 37 mi · Leander 38 mi

United States travel facts

Power plugs
Type A / B
120 V · 60 Hz
Prices
≈ 100% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$90,027
2025
Happiness
6.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
98%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
5.8
per 100k, 2023
Road deaths
12.7
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
Religion
Protestant 47%unaffiliated 23%Roman Catholic 21%Jewish 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Copperas Cove (31.1241°, -97.9031°, elevation 1,093 ft), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).