Protaras climate — normals and trends
Protaras (Cyprus) has a hot semi-arid climate (BSh) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.3 °C and it receives 245 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 (27.3 °C on average) and the coldest is January (14.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Protaras averages 0 frost days, 2 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 39 rainy days per year.
Protaras has warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.3 °C (on 25 August 1958) and the coldest 2.4 °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
ProtarasAmmochostos
- coords
- 35.01°, 34.06°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.3°C
Average daily high
21.3°C
Average daily low
19.5°C
Annual rainfall
245mm
Sunshine / day
11.3h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
23.8km/h
Seasonal range
13.1°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
2 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
39 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.1 cm
Average feels-like high
22.3 °C
Average feels-like low
18.9 °C
Average peak gust
32.8 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
172 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.4 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.0 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.26 · 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
25 August 1958
Coldest day
2.4 °C
5 February 1950
Wettest day
73 mm
12 December 1964
Windiest day
72.6 km/h
22 January 2004
Strongest gust
105.8 km/h
13 January 1968
Hottest feels-like
41.3 °C
20 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-6.4 °C
5 February 1950
Snowiest day
8.5 cm
5 February 1950
Sunniest day
14.0 h
27 June 1941
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17.4 °C | +2.2 °C | 17 mm | -35 mm |
| Feb | 14.4 °C | -0.8 °C | 35 mm | +3 mm |
| Mar | 17.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 2 mm | -18 mm |
| Apr | 18.9 °C | +0.5 °C | 5 mm | -4 mm |
| May | 22.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 2 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 25.8 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Jul | 28.3 °C | +0.9 °C | 0 mm | 0 mm |
| Aug | 29.3 °C | +1.2 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Sep | 27.8 °C | +1.0 °C | 0 mm | -1 mm |
| Oct | 25.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 3 mm | -14 mm |
| Nov | 23.4 °C | +2.9 °C | 17 mm | -20 mm |
| Dec | 18.8 °C | +1.7 °C | 155 mm | +83 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Protaras?
Protaras has a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen BSh). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.3 °C and it receives 245 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Protaras?
The hottest day measured in Protaras between 1940 and 2025 was 25 August 1958, reaching 33.3 °C.
What is the coldest day in Protaras?
The coldest day measured in Protaras between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1950, at 2.4 °C.
Does it snow in Protaras?
Almost never: Protaras sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Protaras warmed?
Yes: Protaras warmed by +1.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Protaras?
The wettest day measured in Protaras between 1940 and 2025 was 12 December 1964, with 73 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Protaras?
The windiest day measured in Protaras between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 2004, with winds reaching 72.6 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Protaras?
The warmest month in Protaras is August (27.3 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Protaras?
Protaras receives on average 245 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 39 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Protaras?
Protaras 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 Protaras?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Protaras between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1950, with 8.5 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Protaras?
Yes: Protaras has on average 172 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Protaras?
In Protaras, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 41.3 °C on 20 July 2024, and the lowest was -6.4 °C on 5 February 1950.
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