Ercan (North Nicosia) weather by month & the best time to visit
🇨🇾 Cyprus · beach resort · semi-arid climate
The best time to visit Ercan (North Nicosia) is June — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 96/100), with September and May close behind. Ercan (North Nicosia) averages about 3,011 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 2 mm of rain in June.
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- Sun hours / year
- 3,011
- Sunniest month
- June
- Peak score
- 96/100
- Rain / year
- 285 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 29°C / 84°F
- Population
- 224k
- Elevation
- 112 m
When is the best time to visit Ercan (North Nicosia)?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Ercan (North Nicosia) is June, then September and May. The dullest month is January (49/100, 72 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Ercan (North Nicosia)?
Ercan (North Nicosia) is one of the sunniest places on Earth: about 3,011 hours of sunshine a year. 47 Sunshine Score points separate June (96) from January (49), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #4 of 4 destinations in Cyprus for annual sunshine, below 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 | 49 | 15° / 59°F | 11° / 52°F | 72 mm | 2 | 19° / 66°F |
| February | 59 | 16° / 61°F | 12° / 54°F | 42 mm | 3 | 19° / 66°F |
| March | 77 | 18° / 64°F | 13° / 55°F | 23 mm | 5 | 19° / 66°F |
| April | 94 | 21° / 70°F | 15° / 59°F | 13 mm | 6 | 20° / 68°F |
| May | 95 | 26° / 79°F | 19° / 66°F | 9 mm | 8 | 22° / 72°F |
| June | 96 | 30° / 86°F | 23° / 73°F | 2 mm | 9 | 27° / 81°F |
| July | 87 | 33° / 91°F | 26° / 79°F | 1 mm | 9 | 29° / 84°F |
| August | 87 | 33° / 91°F | 27° / 81°F | 1 mm | 8 | 29° / 84°F |
| September | 96 | 31° / 88°F | 25° / 77°F | 6 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
| October | 94 | 27° / 81°F | 21° / 70°F | 15 mm | 5 | 27° / 81°F |
| November | 91 | 21° / 70°F | 17° / 63°F | 30 mm | 3 | 23° / 73°F |
| December | 63 | 17° / 63°F | 14° / 57°F | 71 mm | 2 | 21° / 70°F |
Sea temperature in Ercan (North Nicosia) by month
The sea off Ercan (North Nicosia) is warmest in July at around 29°C / 84°F, and coolest in January at 19°C / 66°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
- Larnaca Cyprus · 33 km · best in Jun · 3,200 h sun/yr
- Paphos Cyprus · 105 km · best in Jul · 3,248 h sun/yr
- Alanya (Gazipaşa) Türkiye · 168 km · best in May · 2,876 h sun/yr
- Beirut Lebanon · 234 km · best in Jun · 3,247 h sun/yr
- Tarsus Türkiye · 239 km · best in Oct · 3,101 h sun/yr
- Adana Türkiye · 258 km · best in Oct · 3,101 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Lefkoniko (Geçitkale) Cyprus · 21 km · 3,012 h sun/yr · best in Jun
- Latakia Syria · 223 km · 3,135 h sun/yr · best in May
Head-to-head
How Ercan (North Nicosia) compares month by month: Ercan (North Nicosia) vs Alanya (Gazipaşa) · Ercan (North Nicosia) vs Larnaca · Ercan (North Nicosia) vs Paphos · all comparisons
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