Rizokárpaso climate — normals and trends
Rizokárpaso (Cyprus) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 20.4 °C and it receives 420 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 (27.4 °C on average) and the coldest is January (14.2 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Rizokárpaso averages 0 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 58 rainy days per year.
Rizokárpaso has warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.12 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The hottest day of the period reached 31.8 °C (on 13 August 2025) and the coldest 2.8 °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
RizokárpasoAmmochostos
- coords
- 35.60°, 34.38°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
20.4°C
Average daily high
21.1°C
Average daily low
19.8°C
Annual rainfall
420mm
Sunshine / day
11.2h
Mean relative humidity
73%
Average peak wind
24.7km/h
Seasonal range
13.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
0 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
58 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.0 cm
Average feels-like high
22.2 °C
Average feels-like low
18.8 °C
Average peak gust
33.7 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
175 d/yr
Solar radiation
19.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.1 °C
since 1940
+0.1 °C per decade · r² = 0.28 · 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
31.8 °C
13 August 2025
Coldest day
2.8 °C
5 February 1950
Wettest day
102 mm
2 October 1986
Windiest day
77.2 km/h
22 January 2004
Strongest gust
108.4 km/h
13 January 1968
Hottest feels-like
40.2 °C
9 August 1998
Coldest feels-like
-6.5 °C
5 February 1950
Snowiest day
3.1 cm
5 February 1950
Sunniest day
14.0 h
22 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Across the whole year
Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 9 mm | -82 mm |
| Feb | 14.3 °C | -0.9 °C | 79 mm | +23 mm |
| Mar | 18.0 °C | +1.8 °C | 12 mm | -21 mm |
| Apr | 18.8 °C | +0.6 °C | 17 mm | +2 mm |
| May | 22.1 °C | +0.9 °C | 6 mm | -3 mm |
| Jun | 25.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 1 mm | -1 mm |
| Jul | 28.0 °C | +0.8 °C | 0 mm | -0 mm |
| Aug | 29.2 °C | +1.3 °C | 1 mm | +0 mm |
| Sep | 27.8 °C | +1.2 °C | 2 mm | -2 mm |
| Oct | 24.7 °C | +0.6 °C | 7 mm | -28 mm |
| Nov | 23.3 °C | +2.9 °C | 40 mm | -23 mm |
| Dec | 18.7 °C | +1.8 °C | 227 mm | +116 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Rizokárpaso?
Rizokárpaso has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 20.4 °C and it receives 420 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Rizokárpaso?
The hottest day measured in Rizokárpaso between 1940 and 2025 was 13 August 2025, reaching 31.8 °C.
What is the coldest day in Rizokárpaso?
The coldest day measured in Rizokárpaso between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1950, at 2.8 °C.
Does it snow in Rizokárpaso?
Almost never: Rizokárpaso sees virtually no snow, with about 0 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Rizokárpaso warmed?
Yes: Rizokárpaso warmed by +1.1 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Rizokárpaso?
The wettest day measured in Rizokárpaso between 1940 and 2025 was 2 October 1986, with 102 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Rizokárpaso?
The windiest day measured in Rizokárpaso between 1940 and 2025 was 22 January 2004, with winds reaching 77.2 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Rizokárpaso?
The warmest month in Rizokárpaso is August (27.4 °C on average); the coldest is January (14.2 °C).
How much does it rain in Rizokárpaso?
Rizokárpaso receives on average 420 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 58 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Rizokárpaso?
Rizokárpaso gets on average 11.2 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 4,088 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Rizokárpaso?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Rizokárpaso between 1940 and 2025 was 5 February 1950, with 3.1 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Rizokárpaso?
Yes: Rizokárpaso has on average 175 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Rizokárpaso?
In Rizokárpaso, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 40.2 °C on 9 August 1998, and the lowest was -6.5 °C on 5 February 1950.
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