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Best time to visit Nicosia

April is the best time to visit Nicosia for general sightseeing, with average highs of 23 °C and about 5 wet days. The comfortable season runs roughly March to May. The sea stays above 20 °C from May to November.

It depends what you are going for

One month rarely wins on everything. These are the best months on each measure taken on its own.

If you want Best month On that measure
Sightseeing and walking April comfort 97/100
A beach holiday October sea 25 °C
The least cloud July 3 % average cloud cover
The least rain July 2 mm
Warmth July 36 °C
Cooler weather January 15 °C

Ranked by comfort

# Month Comfort / 100 Avg high Wet days Beach
1 April 97 23 °C 5 67
2 November 95 21 °C 5 74
3 October 88 27 °C 5 96
4 March 87 19 °C 6 45
5 May 87 28 °C 5 87
6 December 76 17 °C 8 41
7 February 73 16 °C 7 31
8 September 71 32 °C 2 88
9 June 70 33 °C 2 87
10 January 68 15 °C 8 28
11 August 57 36 °C 1 74
12 July 57 36 °C 1 75

For a beach holiday

October scores highest, with a sea temperature of 25 °C and air temperatures around 27 °C. The sea is above 20 °C from May to November.

Month Sea Air Sunshine Beach score
January 17 °C 15 °C 46 % 28
February 17 °C 16 °C 43 % 31
March 17 °C 19 °C 37 % 45
April 18 °C 23 °C 33 % 67
May 21 °C 28 °C 23 % 87
June 24 °C 33 °C 7 % 87
July 27 °C 36 °C 3 % 75
August 28 °C 36 °C 4 % 74
September 27 °C 32 °C 9 % 88
October 25 °C 27 °C 25 % 96
November 22 °C 21 °C 37 % 74
December 19 °C 17 °C 47 % 41

When to think twice

July scores lowest with about 1 wet days and highs near 36 °C. That does not make it a bad month — it depends entirely on what you are travelling for. The numbers are all here; the judgement is yours.

The full year

Month Avg high Rainfall Cloud
January 14.7 °C 54 mm 46 %
February 15.6 °C 48 mm 43 %
March 18.8 °C 35 mm 37 %
April 23.2 °C 29 mm 33 %
May 28.3 °C 29 mm 23 %
June 32.9 °C 9 mm 7 %
July 36.1 °C 2 mm 3 %
August 35.8 °C 3 mm 4 %
September 32.3 °C 11 mm 9 %
October 27.2 °C 36 mm 25 %
November 21.1 °C 36 mm 37 %
December 16.5 °C 53 mm 47 %

Data sources and method

Normal period
1991–2020
Dataset version
era5-1991-2020-scores1.1
Last processed

Measured values come from ERA5 reanalysis and are reproduced unchanged. Calculated by us: comfort score, beach score, season boundaries. Full formulas are on the methodology page.

Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026. Neither the European Commission nor ECMWF is responsible for any use that may be made of the Copernicus information or data it contains.