Larnaca (Ayia Napa) weather by month
The best time to visit Larnaca (Ayia Napa) is June, September and October — 96/100 in October, 29°C and 3 rainy days. The best season is summer, June to August (92/100 on average).
The worst month is January at 73/100 — nice, a little rain, clean air. See January →
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
Planning the wider trip? Best time to visit Cyprus →
Best season: June to August (92/100 on average) · worst January (73/100)
- Days
- 29°C
- Nights
- 18°C
- Wet days
- 3
- Sun
- 10.2 h
- Humidity
- 64%
- Daylight
- 11 h

Larnaca, month by month
Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Larnaca is best for, the average high, rainy days and hours of sun a day from the climate normals, and how busy it tends to be.
What's on in Larnaca through the year
Festivals, natural spectacles, holidays and the seasons to watch out for — curated and sourced. The month pages carry the detail.
Crowds in Larnaca in October
How busy the place itself is — school and mass holidays, the months an editor tagged, and how sought-after the weather makes them. Never part of the comfort score.
Busyschool holidays in 4 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Traveller notes on Larnaca
What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.
Forum posters describe early June as high-20s to low-30sC by day, genuinely hot but noticeably more moderate than the peak of July-August, with rain called rare this time of year. Posters note it doesn't get properly hot until later in the month, so early June draws visitors specifically wanting summer beach weather without the most intense heat or the biggest crowds. Wind is a recurring practical detail: mornings tend to be calm, but a stronger onshore breeze typically picks up by early afternoon and continues into evening, worth factoring into beach or boat-trip plans for later in the day.
Forum posters cite typical December daytime temperatures in Larnaca around 18-20C, dropping enough after dark that warm clothing becomes necessary, with darkness setting in by around 4:30pm. Posters are direct that the sea (around 17C) and unheated hotel pools are both too cold for comfortable December swimming. Posters discussing Cyprus's wider winter pattern note the Troodos mountains inland can see real snow some years - a genuinely different climate from Larnaca's own mild coastal setting - with conditions varying considerably year to year: one recent winter was wet, chilly and snowy in the mountains, the following one ran warm and sunny for most of the season. Posters generally rate December as cool, sometimes chilly after dark but nothing shuts down for winter in Larnaca, a hotel with reliable heating the main comfort factor to check for.
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