Cypress weather in May
In May, Cypress sees average daytime highs of 85°F and overnight lows near 68°F, with 3.9 in of rain across 9.9 wet days and about 13.5 hours of daylight. It is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.
Highs climb over the month, from about 83°F in the first days to 88°F by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in May, and the air most often feels muggy.
Daylight stretches from about 13 h 06 min at the start of May to 13 h 48 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, May is Cypress's 7th-clearest and 5th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Cypress's year-round climate.
- Daytime high
- 85°
- 5th warmest
- Overnight low
- 68°
- 8th coldest
- Rainfall
- 3.9 in
- 9.9 wet days
- Daylight
- 13 h 30 min
- 5:34 AM – 7:04 PM
- Cloud cover
- 55%
- 7th clearest
- Wind
- 8 mph
- 5th windiest
- Solar energy
- 5.89 kWh/m²
- Travel score
- 5.2
- out of 10
Cypress is unincorporated community of Harris County, Texas, United States.
Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.
Temperature in May
Highs climb over the month, from about 83°F in the first days to 88°F by the end.
A typical May day in Cypress reaches about 85°F in the afternoon and slips back to 68°F overnight — a 18°F spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 79°F and 92°F. Set against its neighbours, May runs about 7°F warmer than April and about 5°F cooler than June.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°F) | 82 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 85 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 89 | 89 |
| Avg low (°F) | 64 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 |
| Avg high (°F) | Avg low (°F) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 82 | 64 |
| 2 | 83 | 64 |
| 3 | 83 | 64 |
| 4 | 83 | 65 |
| 5 | 83 | 65 |
| 6 | 83 | 65 |
| 7 | 84 | 65 |
| 8 | 84 | 66 |
| 9 | 84 | 66 |
| 10 | 84 | 66 |
| 11 | 84 | 67 |
| 12 | 85 | 67 |
| 13 | 85 | 67 |
| 14 | 85 | 67 |
| 15 | 85 | 67 |
| 16 | 85 | 68 |
| 17 | 86 | 68 |
| 18 | 86 | 68 |
| 19 | 86 | 69 |
| 20 | 86 | 69 |
| 21 | 87 | 69 |
| 22 | 87 | 69 |
| 23 | 87 | 69 |
| 24 | 87 | 70 |
| 25 | 87 | 70 |
| 26 | 88 | 70 |
| 27 | 88 | 71 |
| 28 | 88 | 71 |
| 29 | 88 | 71 |
| 30 | 89 | 71 |
| 31 | 89 | 71 |
How May really feels in Cypress
Once humidity and wind are folded in, May averages 10 days that feel above 90°F and 0 that feel at or below 32°F — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.
The story in May is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.
Cypress weather by month
How May compares with the rest of the year at a glance. May is the 5th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.
| Month | High / Low (°F) | Rainfall (inches) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 62° / 44° | 3.7 | 9.7 | 10.3 | 5.5 |
| Feb | 66° / 47° | 3.1 | 8.7 | 10.9 | 6.1 |
| Mar | 72° / 54° | 3.3 | 9.3 | 11.8 | 6.8 |
| Apr | 79° / 60° | 3.8 | 8.6 | 12.7 | 6.9 |
| May | 85° / 68° | 3.9 | 9.9 | 13.5 | 5.2 |
| Jun | 91° / 74° | 4.3 | 12 | 13.9 | 3.7 |
| Jul | 93° / 75° | 2.9 | 10.6 | 13.7 | 3.1 |
| Aug | 93° / 75° | 3.3 | 11.2 | 13.1 | 2.9 |
| Sep | 89° / 71° | 3.8 | 10.3 | 12.2 | 4.3 |
| Oct | 81° / 61° | 3.9 | 8.7 | 11.3 | 6.7 |
| Nov | 71° / 52° | 3.8 | 8.5 | 10.5 | 7.0 |
| Dec | 64° / 46° | 4.1 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 5.8 |
Cloud cover in May
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 35% of the time in May.
Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 21% of May, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 44%. Skies tend to open up as the month goes on.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearer (%) | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 51 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 53 | 54 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 56 | 56 | 57 | 57 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 58 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 |
| Cloudier (%) | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 48 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
| Clearer (%) | Cloudier (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 51 | 49 |
| 2 | 51 | 49 |
| 3 | 51 | 49 |
| 4 | 51 | 49 |
| 5 | 51 | 49 |
| 6 | 51 | 49 |
| 7 | 52 | 48 |
| 8 | 52 | 48 |
| 9 | 53 | 47 |
| 10 | 53 | 47 |
| 11 | 54 | 46 |
| 12 | 55 | 45 |
| 13 | 55 | 45 |
| 14 | 55 | 45 |
| 15 | 56 | 44 |
| 16 | 56 | 44 |
| 17 | 57 | 43 |
| 18 | 57 | 43 |
| 19 | 58 | 42 |
| 20 | 58 | 42 |
| 21 | 58 | 42 |
| 22 | 59 | 41 |
| 23 | 58 | 42 |
| 24 | 59 | 41 |
| 25 | 59 | 41 |
| 26 | 59 | 41 |
| 27 | 60 | 40 |
| 28 | 61 | 39 |
| 29 | 61 | 39 |
| 30 | 61 | 39 |
| 31 | 61 | 39 |
Chance of precipitation in May
Cypress gets around 3.9 in of rain over 9.9 wet days in May. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 32% and peaks near 36% on the wettest days.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rain chance (%) | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 |
| Rain chance (%) | |
|---|---|
| 1 | 29 |
| 2 | 29 |
| 3 | 29 |
| 4 | 29 |
| 5 | 30 |
| 6 | 30 |
| 7 | 30 |
| 8 | 31 |
| 9 | 31 |
| 10 | 31 |
| 11 | 31 |
| 12 | 31 |
| 13 | 31 |
| 14 | 31 |
| 15 | 32 |
| 16 | 32 |
| 17 | 32 |
| 18 | 32 |
| 19 | 32 |
| 20 | 32 |
| 21 | 33 |
| 22 | 33 |
| 23 | 33 |
| 24 | 33 |
| 25 | 34 |
| 26 | 34 |
| 27 | 34 |
| 28 | 35 |
| 29 | 35 |
| 30 | 35 |
| 31 | 36 |
Humidity in May
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 70% of them.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dry (%) | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Comfortable (%) | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Humid (%) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
| Muggy (%) | 32 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 34 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 36 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 43 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 44 | 43 | 43 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 38 |
| Oppressive (%) | 17 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 36 | 38 | 39 | 41 | 43 | 45 | 47 | 49 |
| Miserable (%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Dry (%) | Comfortable (%) | Humid (%) | Muggy (%) | Oppressive (%) | Miserable (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | 12 | 17 | 32 | 17 | 0 |
| 2 | 21 | 11 | 17 | 32 | 18 | 0 |
| 3 | 20 | 11 | 17 | 33 | 19 | 0 |
| 4 | 19 | 10 | 17 | 33 | 21 | 0 |
| 5 | 18 | 10 | 17 | 33 | 22 | 0 |
| 6 | 17 | 10 | 16 | 34 | 23 | 0 |
| 7 | 16 | 10 | 16 | 34 | 24 | 0 |
| 8 | 15 | 9 | 16 | 35 | 25 | 0 |
| 9 | 14 | 9 | 16 | 35 | 25 | 0 |
| 10 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 35 | 26 | 0 |
| 11 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 26 | 1 |
| 12 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 36 | 27 | 1 |
| 13 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 37 | 27 | 1 |
| 14 | 9 | 9 | 16 | 38 | 28 | 1 |
| 15 | 9 | 9 | 15 | 39 | 28 | 1 |
| 16 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 39 | 28 | 1 |
| 17 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 40 | 29 | 1 |
| 18 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 41 | 29 | 1 |
| 19 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 42 | 30 | 1 |
| 20 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 43 | 31 | 1 |
| 21 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 43 | 32 | 1 |
| 22 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 44 | 33 | 1 |
| 23 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 44 | 34 | 1 |
| 24 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 44 | 36 | 1 |
| 25 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 44 | 38 | 1 |
| 26 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 39 | 2 |
| 27 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 43 | 41 | 2 |
| 28 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 42 | 43 | 2 |
| 29 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 41 | 45 | 2 |
| 30 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 40 | 47 | 2 |
| 31 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 49 | 3 |
Wind in May
Winds average 8 mph in May.
Across May, daily wind ranges from about 7 mph on the calmest days to 8 mph at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wind speed (mph) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| Feels | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | light breeze | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm | calm |
| Wind speed (mph) | Feels | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | light breeze |
| 2 | 8 | light breeze |
| 3 | 8 | light breeze |
| 4 | 8 | light breeze |
| 5 | 8 | light breeze |
| 6 | 8 | light breeze |
| 7 | 8 | light breeze |
| 8 | 8 | light breeze |
| 9 | 8 | light breeze |
| 10 | 8 | light breeze |
| 11 | 8 | light breeze |
| 12 | 8 | light breeze |
| 13 | 8 | light breeze |
| 14 | 8 | light breeze |
| 15 | 8 | light breeze |
| 16 | 8 | light breeze |
| 17 | 8 | light breeze |
| 18 | 8 | light breeze |
| 19 | 8 | light breeze |
| 20 | 8 | light breeze |
| 21 | 8 | light breeze |
| 22 | 8 | light breeze |
| 23 | 7 | light breeze |
| 24 | 7 | calm |
| 25 | 7 | calm |
| 26 | 7 | calm |
| 27 | 7 | calm |
| 28 | 7 | calm |
| 29 | 7 | calm |
| 30 | 7 | calm |
| 31 | 7 | calm |
Sunrise & sunset in May
Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min at the start of May to 13 h 48 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 5:46 AM to 5:27 AM, and sunset from 6:54 PM to 7:13 PM.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daylight (h) | 13.1 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.3 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.5 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 13.8 |
| Sunrise (AM) | 5:46 | 5:45 | 5:44 | 5:43 | 5:42 | 5:41 | 5:40 | 5:40 | 5:39 | 5:38 | 5:37 | 5:37 | 5:36 | 5:35 | 5:35 | 5:34 | 5:33 | 5:33 | 5:32 | 5:32 | 5:31 | 5:31 | 5:30 | 5:30 | 5:29 | 5:29 | 5:28 | 5:28 | 5:28 | 5:27 | 5:27 |
| Sunset (PM) | 6:54 | 6:55 | 6:56 | 6:56 | 6:57 | 6:58 | 6:58 | 6:59 | 7:00 | 7:00 | 7:01 | 7:02 | 7:02 | 7:03 | 7:03 | 7:04 | 7:05 | 7:05 | 7:06 | 7:07 | 7:07 | 7:08 | 7:09 | 7:09 | 7:10 | 7:10 | 7:11 | 7:12 | 7:12 | 7:13 | 7:13 |
| Daylight (h) | Sunrise (AM) | Sunset (PM) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13.1 | 5:46 | 6:54 |
| 2 | 13.2 | 5:45 | 6:55 |
| 3 | 13.2 | 5:44 | 6:56 |
| 4 | 13.2 | 5:43 | 6:56 |
| 5 | 13.2 | 5:42 | 6:57 |
| 6 | 13.3 | 5:41 | 6:58 |
| 7 | 13.3 | 5:40 | 6:58 |
| 8 | 13.3 | 5:40 | 6:59 |
| 9 | 13.3 | 5:39 | 7:00 |
| 10 | 13.4 | 5:38 | 7:00 |
| 11 | 13.4 | 5:37 | 7:01 |
| 12 | 13.4 | 5:37 | 7:02 |
| 13 | 13.4 | 5:36 | 7:02 |
| 14 | 13.5 | 5:35 | 7:03 |
| 15 | 13.5 | 5:35 | 7:03 |
| 16 | 13.5 | 5:34 | 7:04 |
| 17 | 13.5 | 5:33 | 7:05 |
| 18 | 13.5 | 5:33 | 7:05 |
| 19 | 13.6 | 5:32 | 7:06 |
| 20 | 13.6 | 5:32 | 7:07 |
| 21 | 13.6 | 5:31 | 7:07 |
| 22 | 13.6 | 5:31 | 7:08 |
| 23 | 13.6 | 5:30 | 7:09 |
| 24 | 13.7 | 5:30 | 7:09 |
| 25 | 13.7 | 5:29 | 7:10 |
| 26 | 13.7 | 5:29 | 7:10 |
| 27 | 13.7 | 5:28 | 7:11 |
| 28 | 13.7 | 5:28 | 7:12 |
| 29 | 13.7 | 5:28 | 7:12 |
| 30 | 13.8 | 5:27 | 7:13 |
| 31 | 13.8 | 5:27 | 7:13 |
Solar energy in May
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in May, about 5.89 kWh/m².
For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.59 kWh/m² to a high of 6.34 kWh/m² in July across the year — May's 5.89 kWh/m² falls in the middle.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 |
| Level | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Bright | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense | Intense |
| Solar energy (kWh/m²) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 2 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 3 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 4 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 5 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 6 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 7 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 8 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 9 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 10 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 11 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 12 | 5.8 | Bright |
| 13 | 5.9 | Bright |
| 14 | 5.9 | Bright |
| 15 | 5.9 | Bright |
| 16 | 5.9 | Bright |
| 17 | 5.9 | Bright |
| 18 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 19 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 20 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 21 | 6.0 | Bright |
| 22 | 6.0 | Intense |
| 23 | 6.0 | Intense |
| 24 | 6.0 | Intense |
| 25 | 6.0 | Intense |
| 26 | 6.0 | Intense |
| 27 | 6.0 | Intense |
| 28 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 29 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 30 | 6.1 | Intense |
| 31 | 6.1 | Intense |
Is May a good time to visit Cypress?
Our two travel scores rate May for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).
May is a reasonable time to visit Cypress for sightseeing. The water and warmth also suit a beach or pool day.
What to pack for Cypress in May
From May's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In May, Cypress sees daytime highs around 85°F and nights near 68°F. Pack light clothes. Worth having: rain gear and sun protection. About 10 days see rain.
UV index in Cypress in May
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 Cypress peaks around July 21 at about 11 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 21 at about 4 (moderate).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Level | Moderate | High | High | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High | Moderate | Moderate |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4 | Moderate |
| Feb | 6 | High |
| Mar | 7 | High |
| Apr | 10 | Very high |
| May | 10 | Extreme |
| Jun | 10 | Extreme |
| Jul | 11 | Extreme |
| Aug | 11 | Extreme |
| Sep | 8 | Very high |
| Oct | 6 | High |
| Nov | 5 | Moderate |
| Dec | 4 | Moderate |
Air quality in Cypress in May
Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where May falls, not just the annual average.
Air quality in Cypress is worst in July — around 21 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 2.7× the cleanest month (December, 8 µg/m³).
Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | 8 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Level | Good | Good | Good | Good | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Moderate | Good | Good | Good |
| PM2.5 (µg/m³) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8 | Good |
| Feb | 9 | Good |
| Mar | 11 | Good |
| Apr | 11 | Good |
| May | 15 | Moderate |
| Jun | 17 | Moderate |
| Jul | 21 | Moderate |
| Aug | 15 | Moderate |
| Sep | 12 | Moderate |
| Oct | 8 | Good |
| Nov | 8 | Good |
| Dec | 8 | Good |
Where is Cypress?
Cypress sits at 30.0°N, 95.7°W, 151 ft above sea level, in United States. The nearest listed city is Katy, 15 mi away.
Topography around Cypress
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 2, 10 and 50 miles of Cypress.
Within 2 miles, the terrain around Cypress has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 66 ft around an average of 151 ft above sea level; within 10 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 246 ft; within 50 miles, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 528 ft.
The land around Cypress is covered by trees (37%), artificial surfaces (31%) and grassland (26%) within 2 miles, trees (38%), grassland (32%) and artificial surfaces (22%) within 10 miles, and trees (46%) and grassland (35%) within 50 miles.
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
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 Cypress (29.9691°, -95.6972°, elevation 151 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).