Kiti, Cyprus climate — normals and trends
Kiti, Cyprus (Cyprus) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.0 °C and it receives 219 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (27.2 °C on average) and the coldest is January (13.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Kiti, Cyprus averages 0 frost days, 5 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 40 rainy days per year.
Kiti, Cyprus has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.13 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.3 °C (on 15 August 2025) and the coldest 2.1 °C (on 5 February 1950).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
Kiti, CyprusLarnaka
- coords
- 34.85°, 33.58°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.0°C
Average daily high
21.4°C
Average daily low
18.6°C
Annual rainfall
219mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
70%
Average peak wind
22.6km/h
Seasonal range
13.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
5 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
40 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.1 cm
Average feels-like high
21.7 °C
Average feels-like low
18.1 °C
Average peak gust
34.1 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
158 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.5 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.32 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
33.3 °C
15 August 2025
Coldest day
2.1 °C
5 February 1950
Wettest day
56 mm
18 October 1940
Windiest day
67.0 km/h
13 January 1968
Strongest gust
104.4 km/h
13 January 1968
Hottest feels-like
39.5 °C
13 August 2025
Coldest feels-like
-6.3 °C
5 February 1950
Snowiest day
2.5 cm
5 February 1950
Sunniest day
14.0 h
17 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17.1 °C | +2.3 °C | 14 mm | -35 mm |
| Feb | 13.9 °C | -1.0 °C | 20 mm | -11 mm |
| Mar | 18.6 °C | +2.3 °C | 3 mm | -17 mm |
| Apr | 19.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 6 mm | -3 mm |
| May | 22.3 °C | +0.4 °C | 7 mm | +1 mm |
| Jun | 26.2 °C | +0.8 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 29.0 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 29.5 °C | +1.1 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 27.9 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 24.9 °C | +0.7 °C | 1 mm | -11 mm |
| Nov | 23.4 °C | +3.1 °C | 8 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 18.2 °C | +1.6 °C | 92 mm | +32 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kiti, Cyprus?
Kiti, Cyprus has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.0 °C and it receives 219 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kiti, Cyprus?
The hottest day measured in Kiti, Cyprus between 1940 and 2025 was 15 August 2025, reaching 33.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kiti, Cyprus?
The coldest day measured in Kiti, Cyprus between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1950, at 2.1 °C.
Does it snow in Kiti, Cyprus?
Almost never: Kiti, Cyprus sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kiti, Cyprus warmed?
Yes: Kiti, Cyprus warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kiti, Cyprus?
The wettest day measured in Kiti, Cyprus between 1940 and 2025 was 18 October 1940, with 56 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kiti, Cyprus?
The windiest day measured in Kiti, Cyprus between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1968, with winds reaching 67.0 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kiti, Cyprus?
The warmest month in Kiti, Cyprus is August (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (13.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Kiti, Cyprus?
Kiti, Cyprus receives on average 219 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 40 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kiti, Cyprus?
Kiti, Cyprus gets on average 11.3 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,125 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Kiti, Cyprus?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kiti, Cyprus between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1950, with 2.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kiti, Cyprus?
Yes: Kiti, Cyprus has on average 158 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kiti, Cyprus?
In Kiti, Cyprus, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 39.5 °C on 13 August 2025, and the lowest was -6.3 °C on 5 February 1950.
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