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What can you expect from the weather during the coming three months?
December
Traditionally, December is the month when the winter rains kick in properly and for the month as a whole you can expect six wet days, along with about ten cloudy ones. But despite this there's still a fair amount of sunshine around. In fact, each year a fair number of locals opt for a BBQ as their Christmas dinner, because the temperatures are generally still warm enough, and there's only a one in five chance of rain.
Over the years, a great many websites have made a big deal about the fact that it's possible to go skiing in the morning and swim in the Mediterranean on the same afternoon. Well, December is probably your best chance to do that, as the weather is still quite good overall, and the sea is quite warm.
January
Orthodox Christmas falls on January the sixth, and this is the date when most locals consider winter to begin in earnest. Indeed, it is normally around this time when temperatures begin to plummet to their seasonal lows, and January is also the month with the highest average rainfally.
Atop the Troodos Mountains the skiing season gets into full swing, and for the first few days of the new year it can often seem like the whole island's population is going to the mountains to look at the snow. Average daytime temperatures along the coastal plains run at around twelve degrees, which feels bitterly cold to all those who've been here for a few years.
February
Although the average temperatures for the month are actually somewhat higher, and the monthly rainfall somewhat lower, these are somewhat misrepresentative. The simple fact is that the coldest time of the year, by far, are the first couple of weeks in February, and it's only due to the rapid increase in daytime temperatures towards the end of the month, that February appears so much warmer than January on the charts.
If you're looking to do the whole 'go skiing and then swim in the Med' thing, then the last couple of weeks in February are another good time to visit Cyprus. As previously mentioned, the island warms up quite rapidly towards the end of the month. This is because local climate conditions usually see an almost instantaneous shift in the prevailing winds from North to Southwest, thus replacing the arctic blasts from Russia with altogether warmer air currents from North Africa and Arabia.
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The Weather in Cyprus throughout the Year
Cyprus may only be the third largest island
in the Mediterranean, but it is certainly the hottest and
sunniest. With an average 326 sunshine days each year for
the island as a whole, this truly is a paradise for everyone
seeking that 'SUN LOVING LIFE-STYLE'.
The year starts about half-way through what can be called the rainy
season, which lasts from November until early March. Winters
in Cyprus are short and mild with snow being a virtually
unknown phenomenon in the coastal regions.
Spring starts early, with temperatures beginning to rise noticably
towards the end of February. At this stage, the weather in Cyprus leaves behind the winter's
rains and sunshine becomes an almost permanent feature on
this beautiful island. The beginning of May usually sees a couple of weeks of windy
weather with fresh spring breezes blowing in from the sea.
By the end of May, average temperatures begin to climb towards the
more summery levels until they reach their apex during July
and August. The summery temperatures tend to last until well into September and rain is
almost unheard of during the summer months.
Although most locals consider the 20th of September to be the date
when the hot summer temperatures first begin to break, the
weather in Cyprus stays pleasantly warm until much later
than this. Even as late as the end of October, it is still
possible to sit outside during the evenings without the
need for a jacket or even a jumper.
The dividing line between autumn and winter is somewhere around the
middle of November, when temperatures begin to drop noticably
and the rainy season sets in again, announcing the coming
of winter.
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