When to go
If you want to visit the
cities of Cyprus, the Greco-Roman ruins as well as the Byzantine monasteries, the best periods are
spring and autumn, and in particular, from mid-April to mid-May and from mid-October to mid-November, when you can find daytime temperatures around 20/25 °C (68/77 °F), with cool nights, sometimes a bit cold in the plain of Nicosia; sometimes, however, it can rain.
Spring is more advisable because it has longer days, and also because nature in this period is in bloom. By choosing these two periods, you can avoid the summer heat, and this applies especially for the plain of Nicosia, where the summer heat is often intense.
For a
beach holiday, you can go from mid-May to mid-October, even though the sea is still cool in May.
As a compromise, it is possible to combine excursions with some moments of relaxation at the beach, for example in
June and September, remembering that it can get hot, especially away from the coast.
What to pack
In
winter: bring spring/autumn clothes, a sweater, a jacket, and a raincoat or umbrella. For the mountains, bring warm clothes, such as a down jacket and a hat.
In
summer: bring light clothing, sunscreen, a sun hat, a light sweatshirt for the evening, and a scarf for the breeze. For the mountains, bring a sweatshirt or sweater, a light jacket, and hiking shoes.
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Cyprus