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

Planning the wider trip? Best time to visit Cyprus →

Nicosia🇨🇾 Cyprus · Greece & Cyprus · City93
  1. 72Jan
  2. 80Feb
  3. 86Mar
  4. 93Apr
  5. 87May
  6. 76Jun
  7. 54Jul
  8. 56Aug
  9. 74Sep
  10. 89Oct
  11. 90Nov
  12. 77Dec

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, Cyprus
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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.

MonthScoreTierHighRainSunCrowdsOn
Jan72B16°C10 d8 hQuiet1
Feb80A17°C7 d9 hShoulder1
Mar86A20°C6 d11 hShoulder2
Apr93S26°C4 d12 hBusy3
May87A30°C5 d13 hShoulder3
Jun76B35°C2 d13 hShoulder2
Jul54D38°C0 d13 hQuiet2
Aug56D38°C1 d12 hQuiet2
Sep74B35°C2 d11 hShoulder2
Oct89A29°C4 d10 hBusy1
Nov90S23°C7 d9 hBusy1
Dec77B18°C10 d8 hShoulder1

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.

January
  • Crossing the Green Line1 Jan – 31 DecRule
March
  • Spring dust episodes1 Mar – 31 May (usually)Hazard
April
  • Orthodox Easter10–13 AprHoliday
June
  • Mesaoria plain heat15 Jun – 5 SepHazard

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)

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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.
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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.
Tripadvisor community · April · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗
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.
Tripadvisor community · October · 1 month ago · Read more on Tripadvisor ↗

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