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Nicosia, Cyprus climate
BSh Hot semi-arid
Nicosia has a seasonal warm-temperate climate (Hot semi-arid, Köppen BSh). The hottest month is August with an average daily high near 37°C, while the coldest is January averaging around 6°C at night. Precipitation totals about 309 mm a year and is strongly seasonal — December alone averages 59 mm while August barely receives 1 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 countsNicosia climate normals (1991–2020)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 15 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 30 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 29 | 22 | 17 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 11 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 12 |
| Avg low (°C) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 8 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 51 | 41 | 34 | 15 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 42 | 59 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 15 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 30 | 35 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 11 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 23 | 27 |
| Avg low (°C) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 20 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 51 | 41 | 34 | 15 | 26 | 8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high (°C) | 37 | 37 | 34 | 29 | 22 | 17 |
| Avg temp (°C) | 30 | 30 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 12 |
| Avg low (°C) | 23 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 8 |
| Precipitation (mm) | 6 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 42 | 59 |
How often — frequency of weather events
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.7 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 4 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 0.1 | 0.4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | — | — | — | 0.7 | 6 | 12 |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | 0.1 | 0.4 | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Days with measurable rain (days) | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| Days with high ≥ 32°C (days) | 16 | 16 | 12 | 4 | — | — |
| Days with low ≤ 0°C (days) | — | — | — | — | — | 0.1 |
Sky & atmosphere
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 64 | 61 | 55 | 53 | 41 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 42 | 53 | 64 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 5 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 16 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 76 | 75 | 71 | 65 | 56 | 47 | 46 | 50 | 54 | 60 | 68 | 75 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 64 | 61 | 55 | 53 | 41 | 23 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 23 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 11 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 6 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 16 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 0.8 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 76 | 75 | 71 | 65 | 56 | 47 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloud cover (%) | 20 | 20 | 25 | 42 | 53 | 64 |
| Clear days (≤ 30% cloud) | 26 | 26 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 5 |
| Partly cloudy days (30–70%) | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| Cloudy days (≥ 70%) | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| Relative humidity (%) | 46 | 50 | 54 | 60 | 68 | 75 |
| Wind speed (m/s) | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
Methodology & sources
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 10 years of daily observations at Nicosia, a weather station, inside the city. 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.