Larnaca weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇾 Cyprus · beach resort · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Larnaca is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 98/100), with September and April close behind. Larnaca averages about 3,200 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 2 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,200
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 98/100
- Rain / year
- 285 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 10 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 30°C / 86°F
- Population
- 72k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Larnaca?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Larnaca is June, then September and April. The dullest month is January (57/100, 72 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Larnaca?
Larnaca is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,200 hours of sunshine a year. June (98/100) is noticeably better than January (57). It ranks #2 of 4 destinations in Cyprus for annual sunshine, above the national median of 3,106 hours. Rain is strongly seasonal here: roughly 65% of the year's 285 mm falls in the three months around January.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57 | 16° / 61°F | 12° / 54°F | 72 mm | 2 | 19° / 66°F |
| February | 60 | 16° / 61°F | 12° / 54°F | 42 mm | 3 | 19° / 66°F |
| March | 86 | 19° / 66°F | 14° / 57°F | 23 mm | 5 | 18° / 64°F |
| April | 96 | 22° / 72°F | 16° / 61°F | 13 mm | 7 | 21° / 70°F |
| May | 96 | 27° / 81°F | 20° / 68°F | 9 mm | 8 | 22° / 72°F |
| June | 98 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 2 mm | 10 | 27° / 81°F |
| July | 78 | 34° / 93°F | 27° / 81°F | 1 mm | 10 | 29° / 84°F |
| August | 78 | 34° / 93°F | 28° / 82°F | 1 mm | 9 | 30° / 86°F |
| September | 97 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 6 mm | 8 | 28° / 82°F |
| October | 95 | 27° / 81°F | 22° / 72°F | 15 mm | 5 | 26° / 79°F |
| November | 93 | 22° / 72°F | 18° / 64°F | 30 mm | 3 | 23° / 73°F |
| December | 71 | 18° / 64°F | 14° / 57°F | 71 mm | 2 | 20° / 68°F |
Sea temperature in Larnaca by month
The sea off Larnaca is warmest in August at around 30°C / 86°F, and coolest in March at 18°C / 64°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 8 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Ercan (North Nicosia) Cyprus · 33 km · best in Jun · 3,011 h sun/yr
- Paphos Cyprus · 105 km · best in Jul · 3,248 h sun/yr
- Alanya (Gazipaşa) Türkiye · 199 km · best in May · 2,876 h sun/yr
- Beirut Lebanon · 207 km · best in Jun · 3,247 h sun/yr
- Tarsus Türkiye · 259 km · best in Oct · 3,101 h sun/yr
- Adana Türkiye · 278 km · best in Oct · 3,101 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Lefkoniko (Geçitkale) Cyprus · 41 km · 3,012 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Latakia Syria · 219 km · 3,135 h sun/yr · best in May
Head-to-head
How Larnaca compares month by month: Larnaca vs Beirut · Larnaca vs Alanya (Gazipaşa) · Larnaca vs Ercan (North Nicosia) · Larnaca vs Paphos · all comparisons
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