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Larnaca, Cyprus climate
BSh Hot semi-arid
Larnaca has a seasonal warm-temperate climate (Hot semi-arid, Köppen BSh). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 33°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 8°C at night. Precipitation totals about 333 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — December alone averages 84 mm while August barely receives 2 mm.
Temperature & precipitation
Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figuresClear vs cloudy days
Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day countsLarnaca climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 17 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 31 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 23 | 19 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 14 |
| Avg low (°C) | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 10 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 84 | 45 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 84 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 17 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 31 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 25 |
| Avg low (°C) | 8 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 20 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 84 | 45 | 27 | 15 | 10 | 7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 33 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 23 | 19 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 28 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 14 |
| Avg low (°C) | 23 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 10 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 3 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 84 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0.9 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 9 | 2 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 0.0 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 11 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.1 | 2 | 8 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 0.0 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 2 | 1 | 0.9 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 19 | 23 | 9 | 2 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 54 | 52 | 46 | 42 | 31 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 28 | 42 | 54 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 26 | 20 | 12 | 8 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 13 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0.3 | — | 0.1 | 0.3 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 70 | 70 | 70 | 67 | 62 | 57 | 56 | 58 | 58 | 61 | 65 | 69 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 54 | 52 | 46 | 42 | 31 | 15 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 19 | 26 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 3 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0.3 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 70 | 70 | 70 | 67 | 62 | 57 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 12 | 12 | 15 | 28 | 42 | 54 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 29 | 29 | 26 | 20 | 12 | 8 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 13 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | — | 0.1 | 0.3 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 56 | 58 | 58 | 61 | 65 | 69 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Larnaca, a weather station, about 4 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.