According to Lifeguin’s travel calendar, the best time to visit Cyprus is May to June and September to October. Plan 3–4 days.
Best months for Cyprus
- Best months
- May to June and September to October
- How long to stay
- 3–4 days
- Continent
- Europe
What Cyprus is best for
Explore ancient UNESCO mosaics in Paphos, scenic Mediterranean beaches, and authentic taverns serving traditional meze.
- Prices
- €€ · about the same as in Slovakia
Weather in Cyprus by month
Monthly averages around Nicosia; the mountains and other regions can differ a lot.
| Month | Average temperature | Rain |
|---|---|---|
| January | about 11 °C | some rain (81 mm) |
| February | about 11 °C | some rain (54 mm) |
| March | about 14 °C | little rain (27 mm) |
| April | about 17 °C | little rain (15 mm) |
| May best | about 22 °C | little rain (9 mm) |
| June best | about 27 °C | little rain (3 mm) |
| July | about 30 °C | little rain (0 mm) |
| August | about 30 °C | little rain (0 mm) |
| September best | about 27 °C | little rain (6 mm) |
| October best | about 22 °C | little rain (18 mm) |
| November | about 17 °C | some rain (39 mm) |
| December | about 13 °C | some rain (84 mm) |
Sources: what a place is best for — our own travel guides and, for places we have not written about yet, research done with the help of AI (Google Gemini); weather — NASA POWER climate averages; prices — World Bank price levels (CC BY 4.0).
Good to know about Cyprus
- Capital
- Nicosia
- Languages
- Greek and Turkish
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- Time
- UTC+2, UTC+3 in summer
- Plugs
- Type G · 240 V
- Driving
- On the left
- Calling code
- +357
Sources: Wikidata, Unicode CLDR and the IANA time zone database.
Our posts about Cyprus
Miško’s huddle has hidden 33 painted penguin stones in Cyprus so far. See them on Penguinstones →