Today's weather for Ayia Napa, Cyprus17th May 2008 02:30

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Weather Overview for Ayia Napa

Ayia Napa lies near Cape Greco on the eastern side of Cyprus. In recent years the town has become one of Europe’s biggest clubbing districts with an expanding music scene. Many of the world’s top DJ’s play regularly in the beach side venues, and plays host to some of Europe’s premier night clubs.

Lying just south of Famagusta on the east coast, Ayia Napa hosts a enjoyable Mediterranean climate of long summers and short mild winters. Ayia Napa was a small fishing village back in the day, but boy has it changed!! It now plays hosts to over a quarter of a million clubbers who flock to the coastal resort to party like its 2008.

Ayia Napa is home to superb golden sandy beaches- the most famous being Fig Tree Bay Though it’s not all parties and explosive nightlife, the town also has an array of heritage and cultural activities- though best to visit in off peak if this is the sole reason you’re going to Ayia! Cape Greco lies to the east, where you can jump from the rocks into the crystal ocean (as your own risk!).. a particularly enjoyable experience if you dare as the ocean is only a few degrees cooler than the air temperature.

The peak summer months (also the peak tourist months) see average daily highs of 32 degrees, while the shoulder summer months of June and September see a slightly cooler, but still very hot, high of 30 degrees. The average daily temperature throughout the season is about 25 to 26 degrees, and the lows tend to fall to a pleasant 20 to 21 degrees.

Rain is non existent during the summer months, with June very very occasionally seeing a small sprinkle but rainfall is typically concentrated to the rest of the year- December in particular.

December sees the most rain of the year, averaging 80 mm for the month- still very mild! The average daily temperature for the month is 14 degrees, before cooling down to 12 degrees come January and February. Evenings can get chilly, though a light sweater will generally be enough to stay warm- the average minimum for the winter months sits at 7 to 8 degrees.

The shoulder seasons of Spring and Autumn are enjoyable times to visit Ayia Napa as you are not hit with the throngs of tourists and clubbers that frequent the city in the summer. Spring sees slightly more rain than Autumn and Autumn is generally a touch warmer. Rain begins to pick up after the summer droughts by about mid October, rises again in November before the wettest month of December.

October witnesses an average daily temperature of 22 degrees, before cooling down to 17 degrees by November. In the Spring months, temperatures start off at 14 degrees in March before rising to an average of 21 degrees by May. March is the wettest month in Spring before dying down to very minimal rain by May. If visiting in Spring or Autumn, May or September would be the best times to visit (Albeit, September is really considered to be the fourth month of summer)

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