Cyprus
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Climate of Cyprus
Country climate guideCyprus is a large island in the eastern Mediterranean, close enough to Africa to be touched by its heat and far enough from the European mainland to escape its cold. The result is a hot, dry climate that almost the entire population would describe as Mediterranean. Only the Troodos range, rising to just under 2,000 metres, is high enough to interrupt it, and it does so in the way that creates snow, cool summers and the island's heaviest rainfall.
Main climate types
Most of the country classifies as a hot Mediterranean climate, close to semi-arid on the south and east coast where rainfall is scarce and evaporation high. The Troodos massif is the one distinctly different area: its upper slopes hold a humid, cool highland climate and receive regular snow in winter, which commonly stays on the ground for weeks. The Mesaoria plain inland of Larnaca is the driest part of the island.
Temperatures
Coastal stations show little variation in the warm half of the year. Larnaca averages around 16 °C in January and about 28 °C in July, Nicosia, on the central plain at a little over 200 metres, runs hotter still, with July afternoons frequently passing 35 °C and warmest in July or August. Winter is mild and short, with frosts rare at the coast.
Rainfall
Annual totals are small: Larnaca and Paphos take in about 350 to 400 mm, Nicosia around 450 mm, and the Troodos slopes 700 to 1,000 mm. Nearly all of it falls between November and March, with February or March usually the wettest. The long dry stretch from May to September covers some 20 consecutive weeks, during which rivers run low and irrigation is essential. Snow falls on the higher Troodos a few times each winter, sometimes interfering with mountain roads.
When to go
The coast is at its best from late May to June and again in September and October, when the sea is warm but the heat is bearable. July and August are the peak holiday months and the most expensive; the inland plains are uncomfortably hot. For snow, go between January and early March. Spring is short but lively, with wildflowers, while autumn brings the welcome rain, which fills the dams.