Paphos: weather and best time to visit
Paphos (Cyprus) reaches its warmest daytime temperatures in August at around 30°C; the coolest month is January at around 15°C. The sea is warmest in August at about 28°C.
Best time to visit
- 🏖 Beach
- 🏛 City trip
- 🥾 Hiking
Things to do in Paphos
Tours, tickets and activities for your trip.
Paphos climate, month by month
| Month | Day °C | Night °C | Sea °C | Rain d | Sun h | Beach | City | Hiking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15° | 11° | 17° | 11 | 9 | 45 | 57 | 78 |
| Feb | 15° | 11° | 17° | 8 | 10 | 47 | 62 | 82 |
| Mar | 17° | 12° | 17° | 7 | 11 | 50 | 73 | 85 |
| Apr | 19° | 14° | 18° | 5 | 12 | 58 | 87 | 90 |
| May | 23° | 18° | 21° | 3 | 13 | 75 | 93 | 89 |
| Jun | 27° | 21° | 24° | 1 | 14 | 95 | 96 | 80 |
| Jul | 29° | 24° | 27° | 0 | 14 | 99 | 86 | 70 |
| Aug | 30° | 24° | 28° | 0 | 13 | 99 | 85 | 69 |
| Sep | 28° | 23° | 27° | 1 | 12 | 98 | 91 | 75 |
| Oct | 25° | 20° | 25° | 4 | 11 | 90 | 93 | 82 |
| Nov | 21° | 16° | 22° | 6 | 9 | 71 | 89 | 89 |
| Dec | 17° | 13° | 19° | 10 | 9 | 47 | 65 | 78 |
Rain d = average rain days per month · Sun h = average sunshine hours per day · scores 0–100, higher is better.
Every month in detail
Paphos in January
Daytime highs around 15°C, nights near 11°C. January is the coldest month of the year. It is the rainiest month of the year. Expect about 11 rain days and 9 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is cold at 17°C — not swimming weather.
Beach: mixedCity: mixedHiking: goodMore destinations for January →
Paphos in February
Daytime highs around 15°C, nights near 11°C. Expect about 8 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is cold at 17°C — not swimming weather.
Beach: mixedCity: goodHiking: excellentMore destinations for February →
Paphos in March
Daytime highs around 17°C, nights near 12°C. Expect about 7 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is cold at 17°C — not swimming weather.
Beach: mixedCity: goodHiking: excellentMore destinations for March →
Paphos in April
Daytime highs around 19°C, nights near 14°C. Expect about 5 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is cold at 18°C — not swimming weather.
Beach: mixedCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for April →
Paphos in May
Daytime highs around 23°C, nights near 18°C. Expect about 3 rain days and 13 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is on the fresh side at 21°C.
Beach: goodCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for May →
Paphos in June
Daytime highs around 27°C, nights near 21°C. No month gets more sunshine. Expect about 1 rain day and 14 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 24°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for June →
Paphos in July
Daytime highs around 29°C, nights near 24°C. It is also the driest month of the year. Expect about 0 rain days and 14 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 27°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for July →
Paphos in August
Daytime highs around 30°C, nights near 24°C. August is the warmest month of the year. The sea is at its warmest now. Expect about 0 rain days and 13 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 28°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for August →
Paphos in September
Daytime highs around 28°C, nights near 23°C. Expect about 1 rain day and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 27°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for September →
Paphos in October
Daytime highs around 25°C, nights near 20°C. Expect about 4 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 25°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for October →
Paphos in November
Daytime highs around 21°C, nights near 16°C. Expect about 6 rain days and 9 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 22°C.
Beach: goodCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for November →
Paphos in December
Daytime highs around 17°C, nights near 13°C. Expect about 10 rain days and 9 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is on the fresh side at 19°C.
Beach: mixedCity: goodHiking: goodMore destinations for December →
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