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Monthly climate in Lefka, Nicosia, Cyprus

Last updated: May 6, 2024

Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Lefka features a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa).Temperatures typically range between 9 °C (49 °F) and 28 °C (82 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -3 °C (28 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (104 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 616 mm (24.2 inches) and receives 86 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Lefka enjoys an average of 4024 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 50 minutes to 14 hours 26 minutes per day.

Monthly average temperatures in Lefka, Nicosia, Cyprus §

The warmest months in Lefka are July, August and September, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 25 to 28 °C (77 - 82 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 9 to 12 °C (49 - 53 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Lefka experiences 138 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 1 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).

Monthly average temperatures with daily means, minimums and maximums for period, average high and low temperatures in Lefka, Nicosia, Cyprus.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to June 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Maximum 20°C
(69°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 29°C
(84°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(97°F)		 40°C
(104°F)		 38°C
(101°F)		 39°C
(102°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 21°C
(71°F)
Mean maximum 17°C
(63°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 22°C
(73°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 34°C
(93°F)		 33°C
(92°F)		 37°C
(98°F)		 36°C
(98°F)		 35°C
(95°F)		 31°C
(88°F)		 26°C
(78°F)		 20°C
(68°F)
Average high 13°C
(56°F)		 15°C
(58°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 33°C
(91°F)		 30°C
(87°F)		 26°C
(79°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 16°C
(61°F)
Daily mean 9°C
(49°F)		 10°C
(51°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 21°C
(70°F)		 23°C
(74°F)		 28°C
(82°F)		 27°C
(81°F)		 25°C
(77°F)		 21°C
(69°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 12°C
(53°F)
Average low 6°C
(43°F)		 6°C
(44°F)		 8°C
(46°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 23°C
(73°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 16°C
(62°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 8°C
(47°F)
Mean minimum 0°C
(33°F)		 2°C
(36°F)		 4°C
(39°F)		 7°C
(45°F)		 12°C
(54°F)		 15°C
(59°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 20°C
(69°F)		 17°C
(63°F)		 13°C
(55°F)		 8°C
(48°F)		 4°C
(39°F)
Minimum -3°C
(28°F)		 -0°C
(31°F)		 -1°C
(31°F)		 4°C
(40°F)		 11°C
(52°F)		 12°C
(53°F)		 19°C
(66°F)		 20°C
(68°F)		 16°C
(61°F)		 10°C
(50°F)		 7°C
(44°F)		 2°C
(35°F)

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Monthly average precipitation in Lefka, Nicosia, Cyprus §

Lefka usually has the most precipitation in January, February and December, with an average of 12 rainy days and 103 mm (4.1 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Lefka are July, August and September. On average, 7 mm (0.3 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.

Monthly average precipitation and precipitation days in Lefka, Nicosia, Cyprus.Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average precipitation mm (inches) 119 (4.7) 82 (3.2) 80 (3.1) 56 (2.2) 19 (0.8) 23 (0.9) 1 (0.0) 4 (0.2) 16 (0.6) 46 (1.8) 61 (2.4) 109 (4.3)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) 13 12 10 8 5 4 0 1 2 8 10 13

Monthly sunshine hours in Lefka, Nicosia, Cyprus §

The sunniest months in Lefka are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 13 hours 15 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Lefka: January, February and December receive an average of 8 hours 22 minutes of sunshine daily.

Mean monthly sunshine duration, average sunshine hours per day and mean daily daylight hours in Lefka, Nicosia, Cyprus.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2017 to January 2022.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Mean monthly sunshine hours 220 272 337 356 400 404 414 393 350 322 281 268
Mean daily daylight hours 10h 5m 10h 55m 11h 58m 13h 4m 13h 59m 14h 26m 14h 12m 13h 24m 12h 21m 11h 16m 10h 19m 9h 50m

Solar UV radiation in Lefka, Nicosia, Cyprus §

Lefka experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in June, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 10 - 11, which corresponds to the Very High / Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Lefka UV Index data.

Average daily maximum UV levels by month for Lefka, Nicosia, Cyprus.Generated using Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information.Data for period from January 2022 to January 2023.
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
UV Index (month maximum) 3 5 7 9 10 11 11 10 9 7 4 3