In the water right now

Satellite pass of 14 October 2026. These are open-water readings 2–5 km offshore; shallow bays sit a degree or two warmer on a hot afternoon.

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18.6°
January — Brisk

Swimmable but sharp on entry — the domain of year-round regulars.

WhereAverageRangeSwimming
PaphosPaphos18.8°16.6°–20.1°BriskPaphos beaches →
Coral BayPaphos18.7°16.6°–20.1°BriskCoral Bay beaches →
Latchi & AkamasPaphos18.6°17.1°–19.9°BriskLatchi & Akamas beaches →
LimassolLimassol18.7°16.6°–20.0°BriskLimassol beaches →
LarnacaLarnaca18.6°16.8°–20.0°BriskLarnaca beaches →
Ayia NapaFamagusta18.6°16.8°–19.8°BriskAyia Napa beaches →
ProtarasFamagusta18.5°16.9°–19.8°BriskProtaras beaches →
KyreniaKyrenia18.5°16.7°–20.1°BriskKyrenia guide →

Full guide to swimming in Cyprus in January →

17.6°
February — Brisk

Swimmable but sharp on entry — the domain of year-round regulars.

WhereAverageRangeSwimming
PaphosPaphos17.6°16.7°–18.7°BriskPaphos beaches →
Coral BayPaphos17.5°16.6°–18.6°BriskCoral Bay beaches →
Latchi & AkamasPaphos17.5°16.7°–18.6°BriskLatchi & Akamas beaches →
LimassolLimassol17.6°16.8°–18.6°BriskLimassol beaches →
LarnacaLarnaca17.6°16.6°–18.5°BriskLarnaca beaches →
Ayia NapaFamagusta17.6°16.6°–18.6°BriskAyia Napa beaches →
ProtarasFamagusta17.6°16.7°–18.7°BriskProtaras beaches →
KyreniaKyrenia17.5°16.5°–18.4°BriskKyrenia guide →

Full guide to swimming in Cyprus in February →

17.5°
March — Brisk

Swimmable but sharp on entry — the domain of year-round regulars.

WhereAverageRangeSwimming
PaphosPaphos17.5°16.0°–19.4°BriskPaphos beaches →
Coral BayPaphos17.5°15.9°–19.5°BriskCoral Bay beaches →
Latchi & AkamasPaphos17.4°15.9°–19.1°BriskLatchi & Akamas beaches →
LimassolLimassol17.5°16.0°–19.3°BriskLimassol beaches →
LarnacaLarnaca17.6°16.2°–19.2°BriskLarnaca beaches →
Ayia NapaFamagusta17.6°16.2°–19.1°BriskAyia Napa beaches →
ProtarasFamagusta17.6°16.3°–19.1°BriskProtaras beaches →
KyreniaKyrenia17.5°16.2°–18.9°BriskKyrenia guide →

Full guide to swimming in Cyprus in March →

18.5°
April — Brisk

Swimmable but sharp on entry — the domain of year-round regulars.

WhereAverageRangeSwimming
PaphosPaphos18.3°16.6°–20.3°BriskPaphos beaches →
Coral BayPaphos18.4°16.6°–20.5°BriskCoral Bay beaches →
Latchi & AkamasPaphos18.5°16.7°–21.1°BriskLatchi & Akamas beaches →
LimassolLimassol18.3°16.8°–21.0°BriskLimassol beaches →
LarnacaLarnaca18.6°17.2°–21.2°BriskLarnaca beaches →
Ayia NapaFamagusta18.7°17.1°–21.5°BriskAyia Napa beaches →
ProtarasFamagusta18.7°17.0°–21.6°BriskProtaras beaches →
KyreniaKyrenia18.6°16.7°–20.9°BriskKyrenia guide →

Full guide to swimming in Cyprus in April →

21.1°
May — Mild

Comfortable once you are in and moving. Fine for a proper swim.

WhereAverageRangeSwimming
PaphosPaphos20.7°18.5°–23.3°MildPaphos beaches →
Coral BayPaphos20.9°18.6°–23.7°MildCoral Bay beaches →
Latchi & AkamasPaphos21.3°18.7°–23.9°MildLatchi & Akamas beaches →
LimassolLimassol20.4°18.3°–22.6°MildLimassol beaches →
LarnacaLarnaca21.1°18.6°–23.2°MildLarnaca beaches →
Ayia NapaFamagusta21.2°18.8°–23.2°MildAyia Napa beaches →
ProtarasFamagusta21.3°18.9°–23.3°MildProtaras beaches →
KyreniaKyrenia21.5°18.9°–23.8°MildKyrenia guide →

Full guide to swimming in Cyprus in May →

24.6°
June — Warm

Genuinely pleasant. No hesitation on entry.

WhereAverageRangeSwimming
PaphosPaphos24.2°20.9°–27.9°WarmPaphos beaches →
Coral BayPaphos24.6°21.2°–28.1°WarmCoral Bay beaches →
Latchi & AkamasPaphos25.2°21.3°–28.7°WarmLatchi & Akamas beaches →
LimassolLimassol23.2°19.9°–26.3°WarmLimassol beaches →
LarnacaLarnaca24.3°21.4°–27.1°WarmLarnaca beaches →
Ayia NapaFamagusta24.7°21.7°–27.8°WarmAyia Napa beaches →
ProtarasFamagusta25.0°22.2°–28.4°WarmProtaras beaches →
KyreniaKyrenia25.5°22.1°–29.3°WarmKyrenia guide →

Full guide to swimming in Cyprus in June →

27.7°
July — Very warm

Bath-like. You can stay in as long as you want.

WhereAverageRangeSwimming
PaphosPaphos27.4°25.0°–29.6°Very warmPaphos beaches →
Coral BayPaphos27.7°25.9°–29.7°Very warmCoral Bay beaches →
Latchi & AkamasPaphos28.2°26.2°–29.8°Very warmLatchi & Akamas beaches →
LimassolLimassol26.3°23.4°–28.7°Very warmLimassol beaches →
LarnacaLarnaca27.5°25.5°–29.5°Very warmLarnaca beaches →
Ayia NapaFamagusta27.9°25.9°–30.1°Very warmAyia Napa beaches →
ProtarasFamagusta28.1°25.9°–30.2°Very warmProtaras beaches →
KyreniaKyrenia28.5°26.3°–30.3°Very warmKyrenia guide →

Full guide to swimming in Cyprus in July →

28.8°
August — Very warm

Bath-like. You can stay in as long as you want.

WhereAverageRangeSwimming
PaphosPaphos28.5°26.8°–29.7°Very warmPaphos beaches →
Coral BayPaphos28.6°27.1°–29.9°Very warmCoral Bay beaches →
Latchi & AkamasPaphos29.0°28.0°–29.9°Very warmLatchi & Akamas beaches →
LimassolLimassol27.5°25.3°–29.7°Very warmLimassol beaches →
LarnacaLarnaca28.6°26.8°–29.7°Very warmLarnaca beaches →
Ayia NapaFamagusta29.0°27.9°–29.9°Very warmAyia Napa beaches →
ProtarasFamagusta29.3°28.4°–30.1°Very warmProtaras beaches →
KyreniaKyrenia29.6°28.6°–30.5°Very warmKyrenia guide →

Full guide to swimming in Cyprus in August →

27.9°
September — Very warm

Bath-like. You can stay in as long as you want.

WhereAverageRangeSwimming
PaphosPaphos27.5°25.6°–28.6°Very warmPaphos beaches →
Coral BayPaphos27.5°25.7°–28.6°Very warmCoral Bay beaches →
Latchi & AkamasPaphos27.8°26.0°–28.9°Very warmLatchi & Akamas beaches →
LimassolLimassol27.2°25.2°–28.6°Very warmLimassol beaches →
LarnacaLarnaca27.9°25.9°–29.2°Very warmLarnaca beaches →
Ayia NapaFamagusta28.2°26.3°–29.5°Very warmAyia Napa beaches →
ProtarasFamagusta28.4°26.5°–29.6°Very warmProtaras beaches →
KyreniaKyrenia28.4°26.7°–29.7°Very warmKyrenia guide →

Full guide to swimming in Cyprus in September →

25.7°
October — Warm

Genuinely pleasant. No hesitation on entry.

WhereAverageRangeSwimming
PaphosPaphos25.4°23.6°–27.3°WarmPaphos beaches →
Coral BayPaphos25.4°23.4°–27.4°WarmCoral Bay beaches →
Latchi & AkamasPaphos25.4°23.9°–27.6°WarmLatchi & Akamas beaches →
LimassolLimassol25.5°24.3°–27.3°WarmLimassol beaches →
LarnacaLarnaca25.8°24.1°–27.6°WarmLarnaca beaches →
Ayia NapaFamagusta26.0°24.4°–27.7°Very warmAyia Napa beaches →
ProtarasFamagusta26.1°24.5°–27.9°Very warmProtaras beaches →
KyreniaKyrenia25.8°24.0°–27.8°WarmKyrenia guide →

Full guide to swimming in Cyprus in October →

23.5°
November — Warm

Genuinely pleasant. No hesitation on entry.

WhereAverageRangeSwimming
PaphosPaphos23.4°21.3°–25.1°WarmPaphos beaches →
Coral BayPaphos23.3°21.1°–25.1°WarmCoral Bay beaches →
Latchi & AkamasPaphos23.3°21.0°–25.4°WarmLatchi & Akamas beaches →
LimassolLimassol23.5°21.0°–24.9°WarmLimassol beaches →
LarnacaLarnaca23.5°21.4°–25.1°WarmLarnaca beaches →
Ayia NapaFamagusta23.6°21.4°–25.4°WarmAyia Napa beaches →
ProtarasFamagusta23.7°21.4°–25.5°WarmProtaras beaches →
KyreniaKyrenia23.3°20.4°–25.9°WarmKyrenia guide →

Full guide to swimming in Cyprus in November →

20.6°
December — Mild

Comfortable once you are in and moving. Fine for a proper swim.

WhereAverageRangeSwimming
PaphosPaphos20.8°18.5°–22.9°MildPaphos beaches →
Coral BayPaphos20.7°18.4°–22.8°MildCoral Bay beaches →
Latchi & AkamasPaphos20.5°18.2°–22.6°MildLatchi & Akamas beaches →
LimassolLimassol20.7°18.4°–22.7°MildLimassol beaches →
LarnacaLarnaca20.7°18.4°–22.9°MildLarnaca beaches →
Ayia NapaFamagusta20.6°18.5°–23.0°MildAyia Napa beaches →
ProtarasFamagusta20.6°18.5°–23.1°MildProtaras beaches →
KyreniaKyrenia20.2°18.4°–22.3°MildKyrenia guide →

Full guide to swimming in Cyprus in December →