Nicosia (Lefkosia) weather by month
The best time to visit Nicosia (Lefkosia) is April, October and November — 93/100 in April, 26°C and 4 rainy days. The best season is spring, March to May (89/100 on average).
The worst month is July at 54/100 — sweltering, dry. See July →
Updated September 2026 · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
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Best season: March to May (89/100 on average) · worst July (54/100)
- Days
- 26°C
- Nights
- 10°C
- Wet days
- 4
- Sun
- 11.7 h
- Humidity
- 60%
- Daylight
- 13 h

Nicosia, month by month
Comfort score out of 100 for the kind of trip Nicosia 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 Nicosia 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 Nicosia in April
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.
BusyOrthodox Easter, school holidays in 6 of the markets that fill it(estimated)
Peak crowdsBusyShoulder seasonQuiet
Good to know before you go to Nicosia
Real experiences from travellers' own write-ups, quoted with a link to the original.
Visas & entry
A visitor's guide to Nicosia, the world's last divided capital, walks through crossing the Green Line at the Ledra Street checkpoint in the old town, the most accessible and well-signposted pedestrian crossing between the Greek and Turkish sides. Her practical tip: bring your ID card or passport, since it's checked at the crossing, and remember the currency changes too, euros in the south and Turkish lira in the north, so it's worth carrying a small amount of both if you plan to cross for a meal or to explore the northern side.
Traveller notes on Nicosia
What people who have been say about the place — the year-round notes first, then month by month.
Cyprus-forum regulars describe April as changeable rather than settled: warm sunny days in the low 20sC alternate with cloudier, cooler spells where rain is a real possibility, so a single week can swing noticeably. Evenings cool off enough that a jumper or light jacket and long trousers get recommended even after a warm afternoon - inland spots like Nicosia see a wider day-to-night swing than the coast. Regulars call it comfortable for sightseeing and even sunbathing on a good day, just not a month to plan around guaranteed warmth after dark.
Forum posters describe early October in Cyprus as still hot by day and warm in the evenings, cooling progressively as the month goes on, with the beginning of the month rated as a particularly nice time to arrive - comfortable daytime temperatures paired with cooler evenings. Posters note families with school-age children often specifically target the end of October for half-term breaks and still find the water warm enough to swim. Posters are consistent that conditions shift noticeably by mid-to-late October, turning cooler with gustier coastal winds as the month progresses. Posters generally rate October overall as a pleasant transitional month, warm enough for swimming through the whole month but distinctly cooler and windier by the back half than the front.
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