Cypress Quarters’ winters are milder and less snowy than most of the U.S.
A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 52°, and snow is almost unheard of.
A year in Cypress Quarters at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low, and what it brings.
What stands out about Cypress Quarters’ climate
Compared with towns across the U.S., with Cypress Quarters’ place in Florida beside it.
What a year in Cypress Quarters feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from NOAA’s 30-year normals.
A freeze most winters
Frost and day counts come from NOAA’s station at Okeechobee, FL, 8 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height.
The 2023 USDA map puts Cypress Quarters’ center in zone 10a: the coldest night of a typical winter, averaged over 1991–2020, reaches about 32°. Plant labels use the zone; frost dates tell you when to plant.
Freezing nights by month
Average nights at or below 32°
90° days by month
Average days at 90° or more
About 51 inches of rain a year
June is the wettest month and February the driest. Rain falls on about 107 days a year. Snow is rare: about 0.0" in a normal year at Okeechobee, FL, so most winters see none.
Rain + melted snow by month
Inches of water
Heating and cooling a home in Cypress Quarters
9% of the work is heating, so air conditioning is the bigger bill. No month averages under 55°.
Degree days add up how far each day’s average falls below (heating) or rises above (cooling) 65° over a year. NOAA normals at Okeechobee, FL.
Living with Cypress Quarters’ climate
What the numbers mean for a garden, a free afternoon and a bad-weather day.
Zone 10a. Frost comes about 6 winters in 10, so tender plants can often stay out through winter.
Months with highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more: January, February, March, April, November and December.
Parks & trails →Of the yearly building losses FEMA expects in Cypress Quarters from natural hazards, river flooding is the largest share (49%); heat waves, cold waves, winter storms and ice storms together are 1%. Normals are averages; the hazards page covers the extremes.
Natural hazards →Cypress Quarters and similar climates
TownRatings has no climate map of the towns around Cypress Quarters yet.
Climates most like Cypress Quarters’, farther away
TownRatings’ own comparison of NOAA 1991–2020 normals, not a NOAA product: places of 5,000+ at least 150 miles away, one per state, closest on January low, July high, precipitation and snow.
| Town | Jan. low | July high | Precip. | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cypress Quarters, FL | 52° | 92° | 51" | 0.0" |
| Clute, TX | 46° | 91° | 50" | 0.0" |
| St. Marys, GA | 43° | 91° | 51" | 0.0" |
| Morgan City, LA | 44° | 91° | 60" | 0.0" |
| Hilton Head Island, SC | 41° | 90° | 49" | 0.0" |
Temperatures and precipitation come from NOAA’s 5 km grid; snow and day counts from the stations named on this page.
Warmer than it used to be
The last 30 years in Cypress Quarters averaged 1.5° warmer than the 1900s. The biggest change is in February (+2.1°).
A bigger shift than in 56% of U.S. towns.
Change by month
The two periods overlap (1991–2000 is in both), which makes the gap a little smaller than it would be between separate periods.
How Cypress Quarters compares
Against 12,954 U.S. towns of 2,500 or more (one per 5 km climate cell), with Cypress Quarters’ place among Florida’s.
Cypress Quarters weather by month
Highs, lows and precipitation from NOAA’s grid at Cypress Quarters’ center; snow, wet days and snow on the ground from Okeechobee, FL. 1991–2020 normals.
| Month | High | Low | Rain + melt | Snow | Wet days | Snow on ground | 30-yr range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 74° | 52° | 2.4" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 56° – 69° |
| February | 77° | 54° | 2.1" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 57° – 73° |
| March | 80° | 58° | 2.9" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 61° – 75° |
| April | 84° | 62° | 2.8" | 0.0" | 6 | 0 | 69° – 77° |
| May | 88° | 67° | 4.1" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 | 73° – 80° |
| June | 91° | 71° | 8.0" | 0.0" | 16 | 0 | 79° – 84° |
| July | 92° | 73° | 6.5" | 0.0" | 13 | 0 | 81° – 85° |
| August | 92° | 74° | 7.2" | 0.0" | 14 | 0 | 81° – 84° |
| September | 89° | 72° | 6.9" | 0.0" | 14 | 0 | 79° – 83° |
| October | 86° | 67° | 4.1" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 | 74° – 80° |
| November | 80° | 60° | 2.3" | 0.0" | 5 | 0 | 64° – 76° |
| December | 76° | 55° | 2.2" | 0.0" | 7 | 0 | 54° – 74° |
| Year | 84° | 64° | 51.4" | 0.0" | 107 | 0 |
How much a month can swing
A normal is an average. December swings the most: from 1991 to 2020 its average ranged from 54° to 74°. August is the most reliable, staying within 3°.
Where Cypress Quarters’ numbers come from
Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast. How TownRatings reads climate data →
- Temperatures and precipitation: NOAA’s gridded 1991–2020 normals for the 5 km cell at Cypress Quarters’ center.
- Snow: Okeechobee, FL.
- Frost, freezing nights, 90° and 100° days, heating and cooling: Okeechobee, FL, 8 miles from the town’s center, at about the same height; the nearest station that passes our checks for distance, height and agreement with the grid.
- Growing zone: USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map, 2023. USDA Agricultural Research Service and PRISM Group, Oregon State University, prism.oregonstate.edu/phzm, accessed 8 Oct 2026.
- Then and now: NOAA’s gridded normals for 1901–2000 at the same cell.
- Storms and extremes: FEMA National Risk Index (expected annual losses to buildings).
Common questions about Cypress Quarters’ climate
What is the weather like in Cypress Quarters?
A typical July afternoon reaches 92°, a January night drops to 52°, and snow is almost unheard of. Milder January nights than 98% of U.S. towns; hotter July afternoons than 85% of U.S. towns.
How cold does it get in Cypress Quarters in winter?
January nights average 52°. About 2 nights a year reach 32° or below. In the coldest January of the last 30 years the month averaged 56°.
How much snow does Cypress Quarters get?
About 0.0 inches in a normal winter at Okeechobee, FL, so most winters see none.
How hot does it get in Cypress Quarters?
July, with a typical high of 92° and a low of 73°. About 103 days a year reach 90° (Okeechobee, FL).
When is the first and last frost in Cypress Quarters?
There is no reliable frost date: a 32° night comes in about 57% of winters at Okeechobee, FL, so most years bring a freeze but some pass without one.
What growing zone is Cypress Quarters in?
Zone 10a on the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: the coldest night of a typical winter reaches about 32°.
What is the best time of year to visit Cypress Quarters?
By one simple rule (highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more), January, February, March, April, November and December. The rule is ours, not NOAA’s; the month table has the numbers to judge by.
Is Cypress Quarters getting warmer?
Yes: 1991–2020 averaged 1.5° warmer than 1901–2000 on NOAA’s grid. A bigger shift than 56% of U.S. towns.
Neighbors talk weather
Gardens, snow, and the best days of the year in Cypress Quarters.
Source: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000; USDA/PRISM 2023 hardiness zones; FEMA National Risk Index. Today’s forecast: National Weather Service.