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When is the best time to visit Nicosia?

The best time to visit Nicosia is between May and October, the most comfortable stretch of the year on these averages.

Nicosia has a dry, hot summer and a wetter cool season. That is the holiday-coast pattern: sea and shade when the sun is the point, walking and towns when the rain comes back. Nicosia is a city in Cyprus. This page is about Nicosia, not a country average.

Most visitors come for the dry months and the water. Shoulder weeks are for walking without the worst heat. Winter is a city-and-food trip, not a failed beach week. The monthly table owns the averages. This layer is how Nicosia uses them.

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Spring

Spring in Nicosia is the walking season before the dry heat takes over. March, April and May are for towns, trails and days outside that are not yet a sea-only brief. The water is not the whole point, even when the sky looks like a holiday.

In Nicosia the meteorological summer is June, July and August and winter is December, January and February. Pack a layer for mornings. The interior, if you leave the obvious strip, lags the coast. This is the window where Nicosia is pleasant without the high-season crush.

Summer

Summer is why a lot of people book Nicosia: June, July and August, dry air, long days, and a sea-first itinerary where the coast is the point. Sightseeing belongs to morning. The rest of the day is shade and water.

In Nicosia the meteorological summer is June, July and August and winter is December, January and February. Inland it is a harsher holiday if you cannot drop into the water. Nights stay warm. If quiet is the brief, the main strips in Nicosia in these months are the wrong brief.

Autumn

Early autumn in Nicosia can still be a sea holiday. September, October and November start warm and then let go. The water holds longer than the crowds. Later in the stretch, swimming becomes a maybe, then a no, and the trip shifts to walking.

In Nicosia the meteorological summer is June, July and August and winter is December, January and February. This is the mixed-itinerary window: a few coast nights, then inland, without one climate fighting the other. Rain starts to matter again in the cooler corners before the last of the heat has gone.

Winter

Winter in Nicosia is not a beach season. December, January and February are for towns, food and walking in a coat. Nicosia is milder than an inland capital would be, and it is still winter. That is still winter, not a delayed summer.

In Nicosia the meteorological summer is June, July and August and winter is December, January and February. Come for the city. Do not come because a summer photo is still on the listing. Days are short. A bright afternoon is a gift, not the product you bought.

Nicosia weather by month

TemperatureRainfall

Source: MeteostatPeriod: 1991-2020Checked: 1 Oct 2026358 places covered

Average temperature and rainfall, month by month

Every figure below is a 1991–2020 climate normal for Nicosia, in °C and °F. Open a month for what to expect and what to pack.

Nicosia weather by month: average temperature, rainfall, sunshine for each month, from 1991–2020 climate normals
MonthAverageRainfall
January12°C / 54°F81 mm
February12°C / 54°F47 mm
March14°C / 58°F29 mm
April17°C / 63°F17 mm
May22°C / 71°F10 mm
June25°C / 78°F2 mm
July28°C / 82°F1 mm
August28°C / 83°F0 mm
September26°C / 79°F5 mm
October23°C / 73°F14 mm
November18°C / 65°F42 mm
December14°C / 58°F98 mm

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Climate averages for Nicosia, 1991–2020.

The best time to visit Nicosia is between May and October, the most comfortable stretch of the year on these averages.

August is the hottest month, with an average around 28°C.

December is the wettest month, with about 98 mm of rain.

January is the coolest month, averaging 12°C (54°F) against 28°C (83°F) in August.

This page does not show today's weather. It is a 1991–2020 climate normal from Meteostat — a long-run average of what each month is usually like, which is what you want when booking ahead. For today or the coming week, check a live forecast.

No. These are 1991–2020 climate normals from Meteostat, not a live forecast. Actual weather in any given week can differ.