Climate of Cyprus
Cyprus has a semi-arid climate. It is warm to hot all year round and trees don't grow here because of the drought. It consists mainly of sand with grasses and sometimes shrubs. The average annual temperature for Cyprus is 24° degrees and there is about 181 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 239 days a year with an average humidity of 62% and an UV-index of 6.
Climate averages for the whole year
- Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 15°C and 33°C
- Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 10°C and 26°C
- Sea temperature: the sea temperature is between 17°C and 29°C
- Rain: it rains 85 days and there is a total of approximately 182 mm rainfall
- Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3517 sun hours
Maximum temperature: | between 15°C and 33°C |
Warmest month: | 33°C in July |
Coldest month: | 15°C in January |
Night temperature: | between 10°C and 26°C |
Sea temperature: | between 17°C and 29°C |
Dry days: | 280 days |
Days with rain: | 85 days |
Days with snow: | 0 days |
Total rain sum: | 182 mm |
Hours of sunshine: | 3517 hours |
Temperature graph
This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Cyprus.
Precipitation graph
This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Cyprus.
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Climate table of Cyprus
In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Cyprus. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Cyprus might be like in a given month.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Day temp. (°C) | 15 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 26 | 21 | 17 |
Night temp. (°C) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 12 |
Water temp. (°C) | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 20 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Precipitation (mm) | 28 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 23 | 16 | 31 |
Days with rain | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 13 |
Dry days | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 18 |
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
Sun hours per day | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
Wind force (Bft) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
UV-index | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Best time to visit Cyprus
The best time to visit Cyprus is March through June and September through November. In this period you have a warm temperature and almost no precipitation. On the island of Cyprus, the warmest month is July with 33°C and the coldest is January with 15°C. The water temperature is 29°C at its highest and in other months it can be 17°C.
Climate of Cyprus by month
What is the average climate in a given month for Cyprus? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.












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