Været i Nicosia (Lefkosia) i september

September is the month Cyprus regulars name as the island's best, and the structure of their argument is that one thing leaves and another stays. What leaves is the punishing part of July and August; what stays is the heat itself - still 38 or 39C on the hottest days, with a monthly mean nearer 33 - and the sea, which has absorbed a whole summer and is at its warmest. Our row gives Limassol 30.7C reading as 34C with a 27.7C sea, and the evenings warm but bearable at 21.8C. Rain remains very rare: 5.1mm across 1.4 days. Limassol's own advantage is that its 14km of coastline means there is always something open. The record: humidity 66 percent and 11.4 hours of sun.

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.

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.