Cyprus weather by month
Cyprus is warmest in July (31°C average high) and coolest in January (16°C). For warm, mostly dry weather, go May to November. The sea is warm enough for easy swimming May to November.
Warmest month
July
31°C
Coolest month
January
16°C
Wettest month
January
13 rainy days
Flight from London
4½h
direct, estimated
Cyprus temperature by month
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When to go to Cyprus
What is the best month to visit Cyprus for sun?
For warm, mostly dry days, go May to November, going by our 10-year averages.
What is the hottest month in Cyprus?
July averages 31°C. January is the coolest at 16°C.
When does it rain most in Cyprus?
January, with about 13 wet days.
When is the sea warm enough to swim in Cyprus?
May to November, when the sea averages 21°C or more.
How we measured this
Daily averages from 2016 to 2025 for Paphos, from the Open-Meteo historical weather archive (ECMWF ERA5 reanalysis); sea temperatures are 2023 to 2025 averages from the Open-Meteo marine archive. A rainy day has at least 1 mm of rain.
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