🇨🇾 Weather in Ayia Napa in March
This is what the weather in Ayia Napa (Cyprus) was like in March in 2017–2026.
Key facts at a glance
Avg. daytime high
18.4 °C
14.6 °C – 20.4 °C
Avg. night-time low
13.3 °C
10.2 °C – 14.7 °C
Avg. rain days in period
7.7
25 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm
Avg. precipitation in period
33.9 mm
12.0 mm – 72.1 mm
Avg. cloud cover
65 %
This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover shown instead.
Avg. sea temperature
17.4 °C
Sea point approx. 3 km from the location
Extremes: Highest temperature 26.5 °C (16 Mar 2025) · Lowest temperature 5.7 °C (20 Mar 2022) · Avg. daily peak wind 24 km/h
Weather mix of all days
- 16Sunny
- 144Partly cloudy
- 73Cloudy
- 56Light rain
- 21Rain
Summary
- On average 18.4 °C during the day and 13.3 °C at night.
- On average 7.7 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 33.9 mm of precipitation in total.
- The sea averaged 17.4 °C.
- Prevailing: Partly cloudy.
- Warmest year: 2025 (avg. 20.4 °C), coolest: 2022 (avg. 14.6 °C).
- Wettest year: 2026 (72.1 mm), driest: 2025 (12.0 mm).
- Extremes: 26.5 °C on 16 Mar 2025 and 5.7 °C on 20 Mar 2022.
Overall values from all 10 years. How is this calculated?
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Temperatures per year
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Precipitation & rain days
Year by year
2026
Avg. max17.5°Avg. min13.3°- Rain days
- 11 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 72.1 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 64 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 17.6 °C
Max 19.6 °C · Min 10.9 °C
2025
Avg. max20.4°Avg. min14.3°- Rain days
- 3 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 12.0 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 59 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 18.2 °C
Max 26.5 °C · Min 9.4 °C
2024
Avg. max19.6°Avg. min14.2°- Rain days
- 8 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 26.6 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 62 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 18.1 °C
Max 25.8 °C · Min 12.2 °C
2023
Avg. max19.2°Avg. min13.8°- Rain days
- 6 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 35.9 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 63 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 17.4 °C
Max 23.0 °C · Min 9.5 °C
2022
Avg. max14.6°Avg. min10.2°- Rain days
- 11 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 32.9 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 75 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 16.5 °C
Max 20.6 °C · Min 5.7 °C
2021
Avg. max18.0°Avg. min12.8°- Rain days
- 8 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 25.5 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 67 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 17.3 °C
Max 23.4 °C · Min 9.4 °C
2020
Avg. max18.4°Avg. min13.3°- Rain days
- 10 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 39.2 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 65 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 17.0 °C
Max 20.4 °C · Min 9.5 °C
2019
Avg. max17.8°Avg. min12.9°- Rain days
- 10 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 48.8 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 63 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 17.1 °C
Max 21.0 °C · Min 8.6 °C
2018
Avg. max20.3°Avg. min14.7°- Rain days
- 2 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 14.1 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 63 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 18.0 °C
Max 24.0 °C · Min 13.1 °C
2017
Avg. max18.6°Avg. min13.3°- Rain days
- 8 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 32.2 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 65 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 16.8 °C
Max 21.3 °C · Min 11.5 °C
Frequently asked questions
- How warm is it in Ayia Napa in March?
- Daytime highs averaged 18.4 °C, night-time lows 13.3 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 26.5 °C (16 Mar 2025), the lowest 5.7 °C (20 Mar 2022).
- How often does it rain in Ayia Napa in March?
- On average there were 7.7 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 33.9 mm of precipitation in total.
- How warm is the sea in Ayia Napa in March?
- The sea temperature averaged 17.4 °C (open-sea point approx. 3 km from the town).
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Data sources
- Weather data
- Data obtained from the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC) POWER Project funded through the NASA Earth Science/Applied Science Program
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations) on a coarse grid of about 50 km. Values represent a large area and can differ from local conditions, especially on islands, coasts and in mountains. No sunshine duration.
Reanalysis (weather model constrained by observations)
Reanalysis values represent a grid cell (approx. 25–50 km) and may differ from local measurements on coasts, islands and in mountains. - Sea temperature
- MUR SST data were provided by JPL under support by NASA MEaSUREs program; accessed via NOAA CoastWatch ERDDAP
Daily multi-scale ultra-high resolution (≈ 1 km) analysis of satellite measurements (infrared, microwave) and in-situ data. Represents the foundation temperature below the daily warm surface layer. (Satellite and in-situ analysis) - Sea point approx. 3 km from the location (34.960, 33.990)
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