Cyprus in May

Warm sea arrives (21–22 °C), long days, low heat. Kataklysmos festival at the coast about 50 days after Easter.

• South and east coast · Larnaca, Limassol, Ayia Napa, Protarasbest weather

  Mild, wet-ish winters around 17 °C by day; July and August reach 32–35 °C with sticky humidity. Sea is warm enough to swim from May to November.

• West coast · Paphos, Coral Bay, Akamas, Polisbest weather

  A touch cooler and windier than the east in summer; the Akamas tracks are dusty and shadeless from June to September.

• Central plain · Nicosia, the Mesaoriabest weather

  The hottest part of the island: 38–40 °C in July and August, with heatwaves above 44 °C recorded. Winter nights near freezing.

• Troodos mountains · Platres, Kakopetria, Mount Olymposbest weather

  The summer escape, 8–10 °C cooler than the plain. Snow on Olympos (1,952 m) in January–February, with a small ski area — check snow before driving up.

• North coast · Kyrenia (Girne), Karpas peninsulabest weather

  Same Mediterranean rhythm; the Kyrenia range shelters the coast and traps humidity in August.

Dates as our data lists them. Moving holidays (lunar and Islamic calendars, Easter) shift every year: check the date for your year before you build a trip on it.

• Orthodox Easter (Pascha) big impact

  Orthodox Easter: 2 May 2027 (12 Apr in 2026)

  Good Friday to Easter Tuesday: shops, museums and offices close; midnight services and fireworks; rooms and cars sell out.

• Şeker Bayramı and Kurban Bayramı (north)

  Eid al-Fitr ~9–11 Mar 2027; Eid al-Adha ~16–19 May 2027 (check)

  Public holidays in the north: offices shut, crossings busy with families, northern hotels fuller.

Crowds · Cyprus

Medium

Prices · Cyprus

Medium

Nothing unusual for the weather this month.

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Rated best or good this month

• South and east coast

  Best weather of the year (Larnaca, Limassol, Ayia Napa, Protaras)

• West coast

  Best weather of the year (Paphos, Coral Bay, Akamas, Polis)

• Central plain

  Best weather of the year (Nicosia, the Mesaoria)

• Troodos mountains

  Best weather of the year (Platres, Kakopetria, Mount Olympos)

• North coast

  Best weather of the year (Kyrenia (Girne), Karpas peninsula)

• Nicosia

  Warm and dry.

• Limassol

  Best months: Apr–Jun and Sep–Nov: warm enough to swim without the peak-summer heat and hotel prices

• Larnaca

  Best months: Apr–Jun and Sep–Nov: pleasant temperatures for walking the seafront

• Paphos

  Best months: Apr–Jun and Sep–Nov: warm without the peak-summer heat, and quieter at the archaeological sites