Summer Weather in Cyprus Cyprus

Daily high temperatures increase by 6°F, from 83°F to 89°F, rarely falling below 77°F or exceeding 98°F. The highest daily average high temperature is 92°F on July 31.

Daily low temperatures increase by 6°F, from 64°F to 70°F, rarely falling below 60°F or exceeding 77°F. The highest daily average low temperature is 73°F on August 2.

For reference, on July 29, the hottest day of the year, temperatures in Cyprus typically range from 73°F to 92°F, while on February 7, the coldest day of the year, they range from 43°F to 59°F.

The figure below shows you a compact characterization of the hourly average summer temperatures. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the color is the average temperature for that hour and day.

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The summer in Cyprus experiences decreasing cloud cover, with the percentage of time that the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy decreasing from 9% to 1%. The lowest chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 0% on July 13.

The clearest day of the summer is July 13, with clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy conditions 100% of the time.

For reference, on December 12, the cloudiest day of the year, the chance of overcast or mostly cloudy conditions is 36%, while on July 12, the clearest day of the year, the chance of clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy skies is 100%.

Rainfall

To show variation within the season and not just the monthly totals, we show the rainfall accumulated over a sliding 31-day period centered around each day.

The average sliding 31-day rainfall during the summer in Cyprus is essentially constant, remaining about 0.0 inches throughout, and rarely exceeding 0.3 inches or falling below -0.0 inches.

The lowest average 31-day accumulation is 0.0 inches on July 25.

Over the course of the summer in Cyprus, the length of the day is rapidly decreasing. From the start to the end of the season, the length of the day decreases by 1 hour, 26 minutes, implying an average daily decrease of 57 seconds, and weekly decrease of 6 minutes, 38 seconds.

The shortest day of the summer is August 31, with 12 hours, 56 minutes of daylight and the longest day is June 21, with 14 hours, 31 minutes of daylight.

The earliest sunrise of the summer in Cyprus is 5:33 AM on June 12 and the latest sunrise is 47 minutes later at 6:20 AM on August 31.

The latest sunset is 8:06 PM on June 28 and the earliest sunset is 50 minutes earlier at 7:15 PM on August 31.

Daylight saving time is observed in Cyprus during 2024, but it neither starts nor ends during the summer, so the entire season is in standard time.

For reference, on June 20, the longest day of the year, the Sun rises at 5:34 AM and sets 14 hours, 31 minutes later, at 8:05 PM, while on December 21, the shortest day of the year, it rises at 6:52 AM and sets 9 hours, 48 minutes later, at 4:40 PM.

The figure below presents a compact representation of the sun's elevation (the angle of the sun above the horizon) and azimuth (its compass bearing) for every hour of every day in the reporting period. The horizontal axis is the day of the year and the vertical axis is the hour of the day. For a given day and hour of that day, the background color indicates the azimuth of the sun at that moment. The black isolines are contours of constant solar elevation.

The figure below presents a compact representation of key lunar data for the summer of 2024. The horizontal axis is the day, the vertical axis is the hour of the day, and the colored areas indicate when the moon is above the horizon. The vertical gray bars (new Moons) and blue bars (full Moons) indicate key Moon phases. The label associated with each bar indicates the date and time that the phase is obtained, and the companion time labels indicate the rise and set times of the Moon for the nearest time interval in which the moon is above the horizon.

We base the humidity comfort level on the dew point, as it determines whether perspiration will evaporate from the skin, thereby cooling the body. Lower dew points feel drier and higher dew points feel more humid. Unlike temperature, which typically varies significantly between night and day, dew point tends to change more slowly, so while the temperature may drop at night, a muggy day is typically followed by a muggy night.

The chance that a given day will be muggy in Cyprus is very rapidly increasing during the summer, rising from 3% to 49% over the course of the season.

The highest chance of a muggy day during the summer is 66% on August 6.

For reference, on August 6, the muggiest day of the year, there are muggy conditions 66% of the time, while on December 6, the least muggy day of the year, there are muggy conditions 0% of the time.

This section discusses the wide-area hourly average wind vector (speed and direction) at 10 meters above the ground. The wind experienced at any given location is highly dependent on local topography and other factors, and instantaneous wind speed and direction vary more widely than hourly averages.

The average hourly wind speed in Cyprus is essentially constant during the summer, remaining within 0.4 miles per hour of 9.2 miles per hour throughout.

For reference, on February 9, the windiest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 11.2 miles per hour, while on October 15, the calmest day of the year, the daily average wind speed is 7.8 miles per hour.

The highest daily average wind speed during the summer is 9.6 miles per hour on June 29.

The hourly average wind direction in Cyprus throughout the summer is predominantly from the west, with a peak proportion of 83% on August 19.

Cyprus is located near a large body of water (e.g., ocean, sea, or large lake). This section reports on the wide-area average surface temperature of that water.

The average surface water temperature in Cyprus is rapidly increasing during the summer, rising by 10°F, from 72°F to 82°F, over the course of the season.

The highest average surface water temperature during the summer is 82°F on August 17.

Definitions of the growing season vary throughout the world, but for the purposes of this report, we define it as the longest continuous period of non-freezing temperatures (≥ 32°F) in the year (the calendar year in the Northern Hemisphere, or from July 1 until June 30 in the Southern Hemisphere).

While it does not do so every year, freezing temperatures are seen in Cyprus over some winters. The day least likely to be in the growing season is January 16, with a 65% chance.

Growing degree days are a measure of yearly heat accumulation used to predict plant and animal development, and defined as the integral of warmth above a base temperature, discarding any excess above a maximum temperature. In this report, we use a base of 50°F and a cap of 86°F.

The average accumulated growing degree days in Cyprus are very rapidly increasing during the summer, increasing by 2,668°F, from 1,364°F to 4,032°F, over the course of the season.

This section discusses the total daily incident shortwave solar energy reaching the surface of the ground over a wide area, taking full account of seasonal variations in the length of the day, the elevation of the Sun above the horizon, and absorption by clouds and other atmospheric constituents. Shortwave radiation includes visible light and ultraviolet radiation.

The average daily incident shortwave solar energy in Cyprus is decreasing during the summer, falling by 1.1 kWh, from 8.1 kWh to 7.0 kWh, over the course of the season.

The highest average daily incident shortwave solar energy during the summer is 8.5 kWh on June 27.

For the purposes of this report, the geographical coordinates of Cyprus are 35.000 deg latitude, 33.000 deg longitude, and 0 ft elevation.

The topography within 2 miles of Cyprus is essentially flat, with a maximum elevation change of 0 feet and an average elevation above sea level of 0 feet. Within 10 miles is also essentially flat (0 feet). Within 50 miles is also essentially flat (0 feet).

The area within 2 miles of Cyprus is covered by trees (96%), within 10 miles by trees (49%) and cropland (30%), and within 50 miles by water (60%) and cropland (18%).