Climate of Northern Cyprus

Northern Cyprus has a semi-arid climate. It is warm to hot all year round and trees don't grow here because of the drought. It consists mainly of sand with grasses and sometimes shrubs. The average annual temperature for Northern Cyprus is 24° degrees and there is about 187 mm of rain in a year. It is dry for 238 days a year with an average humidity of 62% and an UV-index of 6.

Climate averages for the whole year

Day: the average daily temperature during the day is between 15°C and 33°C
Night:the average nighttime temperature is between 10°C and 26°C
Sea temperature: the sea temperature is between 18°C and 31°C
Rain: it rains 88 days and there is a total of approximately 188 mm rainfall
Sun hours: throughout the year there are 3501 sun hours

Maximum temperature:	between 15°C and 33°C
Warmest month:	33°C in July
Coldest month:	15°C in January
Night temperature:	between 10°C and 26°C
Sea temperature:	between 18°C and 31°C
Dry days:	277 days
Days with rain:	88 days
Days with snow:	0 days
Total rain sum:	188 mm
Hours of sunshine:	3501 hours

Climate of Northern Cyprus
Temperature graph
Precipitation graph
Climate chart of Northern Cyprus
The best travel time for Northern Cyprus
Climate of Northern Cyprus by month
Experiences with the weather of Northern Cyprus

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Temperature graph

This graph shows the average maximum temperature (red) and minimum temperature (blue) for Northern Cyprus.

Precipitation graph

This graph shows the average amount of rainfall per month for Northern Cyprus.

Climate table of Northern Cyprus

In this climate table you can see at a glance what the average weather per month is for Northern Cyprus. The data has been collected over a 30-year period, from which an average per month has been derived. From year to year the differences may be larger or smaller, but with this climate table you have a good idea of what the weather for Northern Cyprus might be like in a given month.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Day temp. (°C)	15	16	18	21	26	30	33	33	31	26	21	17
Night temp. (°C)	10	10	11	14	19	23	25	26	24	21	16	12
Water temp. (°C)	19	18	19	21	25	29	31	30	29	28	25	21
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Precipitation (mm)	28	28	18	15	12	7	1	1	8	23	16	31
Days with rain	13	10	9	9	8	4	1	1	4	8	8	13
Dry days	18	18	22	21	23	26	30	30	26	23	22	18
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sun hours per day	6	7	9	11	12	12	12	12	11	9	7	6
Wind force (Bft)	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
UV-index	4	4	5	6	6	7	7	7	6	6	5	4

Best time to visit Northern Cyprus

To go to Northern Cyprus, the best time to visit is March through June and September through November. In this period you have a warm temperature and almost no precipitation. In Northern Cyprus, July is the warmest month with 33°C and the most cold month is 15°C in January. The average water temperature is between 18°C and 31°C.

Climate of Northern Cyprus by month

What is the average climate in a given month for Northern Cyprus? Click on a month to see all monthly averages for sunshine, maximum and minimum temperatures, percent chance of rain per day, snowfall and number of rainy days.

January