Northern Cyprus Weather

The climate across the Mediterranean region is widely regarded as one of the most temperate and pleasant in the world and one conducive of good health and long life, and it's why so many people dream of starting a new life on the Med. As North Cyprus lies in the southern Mediterranean it has an even friendlier climate and Northern Cyprus weather is boosted by warm winds and high temperatures from its neighbours in Egypt, Syria and Israel.

The climate across the Mediterranean region is widely regarded as one of the most temperate and pleasant in the world and one conducive of good health and long life, and it’s why so many people dream of starting a new life on the Med.

As North Cyprus lies in the southern Mediterranean it has an even friendlier climate and Northern Cyprus weather is boosted by warm winds and high temperatures from its neighbours in Egypt, Syria and Israel.

If you’re thinking of living in North Cyprus you’ll be happy to know that winter is short and it fluctuates between beautiful warm and clear blue days and days when it rains hard for a few hours before brightening up again.  Average temperatures in the winter are between 16 and 19 degrees centigrade though they have ever been known to drop below the teens and you’ll not see Cypriot people leave their houses in such extreme weather!  Winter begins in mid November and continues until the end of February and it is the time of year when the reservoirs and lakes fill up ready for the rest of the year.

Winter gives way very sharply to Spring and Springtime in Cyprus is the most beautiful time of the year.  You have to see the abundance of wild flowers to believe it, though the picture above should give you an idea of just how lush North Cyprus becomes.  Temperatures quickly rise to the late teens and early twenties (degrees centigrade) and the rainfall tails off. 

In the Spring you can enjoy the wild flowers, blossoming trees and long, thick and lush grass and go for long walks in the mountains or along the coast without getting too hot.  The intensity of the sun is just enough to have you walking in t-shirts and jeans but not hot enough to have you desperate for the shade.

As the weather in Northern Cyprus begins to heat up and we approach the long summer period the shorts come out and the siestas get longer.  You can eat out almost year round but Cypriots save their first barbeques for May when they can while away the evening and night in the balmy summer temperatures.  Summer officially begins in May though tourists have been seen sunbathing in March!  Summer lasts until the end of September although high temperatures tend to last until mid October. 

During July and August the temperatures are searing and all manual work ceases at least between the hours of 11am and 3pm.  The tourists bake on the beaches and the nights are given up to long lazy dining, people watching on Kyrenia harbour and sipping cool cocktails or glasses of wine on the terrace of your villa in North Cyprus whilst listening to the chorus of cicadas in nearby olive or carob trees.

By the time October arrives the thought of some rain is welcome!  Between June and September you’ll be lucky to see a drop and all the trees take on a very dusty hue!  The build up to the first day of rain in October can last a week and when it does finally fall all the drains overflow because they are full of the summer dust!  If you’re moving to the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus remember that you will quickly acclimatise to Northern Cyprus weather - so if the thought of winter lows of 16 degrees centigrade has you laughingly packing off your coats and jumpers to the nearest charity shop stop and bring them with you!  16 degrees centigrade can seem far cooler when you get used to summer highs in excess of 40 degrees!

To convert centigrade to Fahrenheit simply multiply a temperature by 1.8 and add 32.