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Weather in Paphos, Cyprus

When to Travel

Cyprus is the hottest, driest island in the Mediterranean. It typically enjoys 340 days of sunshine a year. The peak season for visitors occurs in the summer months of June, July and August, when the mercury rises well above 30 degrees centigrade. Although it is still sunny at other times of year visitor numbers tend to tail off through September.

The rainy season occurs from November through March, with rainfall peaking in December and January. Early season visitors start arriving in late April and May although temperatures are mild at this time of year and the weather can be rather windy.

Paphos

The booming main town and year-round resort in the west consists of Upper Paphos, built on a rocky escarpment that commands a superb view of the coastline, and Lower Paphos, with a taverna-fringed harbour and a long seafront lined with hotels.

Paphos is rich in ancient sites, in particular a cluster of excavated Roman villas near the harbour, among them the House of Dionysos and the Villa of Theseus, that contain superb mosaic floors, and the Tombs of the Kings.

Other attractions include the Paphos District Museum, the Byzantine Museum, Paphos Fort commanding the harbour, the remains of the Byzantine castle of Saranda Kolones, and Panagia Chrysopolitissa Church, the largest early Christian basilica on the island. Paphos Aquarium is of more recent origin.