Kolossi climate — normals and trends
Kolossi (Cyprus) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 18.9 °C and it receives 269 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 (11.0 °C). Rainfall peaks in January.
Kolossi averages 0 frost days, 57 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 55 rainy days per year.
Kolossi has warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 38.6 °C (on 1 August 2010) and the coldest -1.6 °C (on 17 January 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
KolossiLarnaka
- coords
- 34.67°, 32.93°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
18.9°C
Average daily high
22.1°C
Average daily low
16.0°C
Annual rainfall
269mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
69%
Average peak wind
15.1km/h
Seasonal range
16.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
57 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
55 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.6 cm
Average feels-like high
22.1 °C
Average feels-like low
15.8 °C
Average peak gust
34.3 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
118 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.9 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.53 · 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
38.6 °C
1 August 2010
Coldest day
-1.6 °C
17 January 1950
Wettest day
53 mm
22 December 1949
Windiest day
46.8 km/h
13 January 1968
Strongest gust
106.2 km/h
13 January 1968
Hottest feels-like
43.1 °C
1 August 2010
Coldest feels-like
-6.5 °C
5 February 1950
Snowiest day
5.6 cm
9 February 1992
Sunniest day
14.0 h
12 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 16.8 °C | +3.2 °C | 23 mm | -33 mm |
| Feb | 13.3 °C | -0.6 °C | 37 mm | -3 mm |
| Mar | 19.5 °C | +3.6 °C | 16 mm | -18 mm |
| Apr | 20.3 °C | +0.8 °C | 8 mm | -9 mm |
| May | 25.3 °C | +1.4 °C | 12 mm | -0 mm |
| Jun | 29.8 °C | +1.8 °C | 1 mm | -3 mm |
| Jul | 32.1 °C | +1.5 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Aug | 32.0 °C | +1.3 °C | 1 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 29.7 °C | +1.3 °C | 1 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 25.3 °C | +0.5 °C | 3 mm | -13 mm |
| Nov | 23.9 °C | +3.9 °C | 16 mm | -11 mm |
| Dec | 17.0 °C | +1.5 °C | 80 mm | +24 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Kolossi?
Kolossi has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 18.9 °C and it receives 269 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Kolossi?
The hottest day measured in Kolossi between 1940 and 2025 was 1 August 2010, reaching 38.6 °C.
What is the coldest day in Kolossi?
The coldest day measured in Kolossi between 1940 and 2025 was 17 January 1950, at -1.6 °C.
Does it snow in Kolossi?
Almost never: Kolossi sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Kolossi warmed?
Yes: Kolossi warmed by +1.9 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Kolossi?
The wettest day measured in Kolossi between 1940 and 2025 was 22 December 1949, with 53 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Kolossi?
The windiest day measured in Kolossi between 1940 and 2025 was 13 January 1968, with winds reaching 46.8 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Kolossi?
The warmest month in Kolossi is August (27.2 °C on average); the coldest is January (11.0 °C).
How much does it rain in Kolossi?
Kolossi receives on average 269 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 55 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Kolossi?
Kolossi 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 Kolossi?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Kolossi between 1940 and 2025 was 9 February 1992, with 5.6 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Kolossi?
Yes: Kolossi has on average 118 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Kolossi?
In Kolossi, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 43.1 °C on 1 August 2010, and the lowest was -6.5 °C on 5 February 1950.
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