🇨🇾 Weather in Ayia Napa in May
This is what the weather in Ayia Napa (Cyprus) was like in May in 2017–2026.
Key facts at a glance
Avg. daytime high
26.2 °C
24.1 °C – 27.9 °C
Avg. night-time low
19.5 °C
18.0 °C – 21.6 °C
Avg. rain days in period
2.7
9 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm
Avg. precipitation in period
11.1 mm
0.4 mm – 33.9 mm
Avg. cloud cover
42 %
This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover shown instead.
Avg. sea temperature
21.2 °C
Sea point approx. 3 km from the location
Extremes: Highest temperature 34.7 °C (20 May 2018) · Lowest temperature 14.9 °C (4 May 2026) · Avg. daily peak wind 20 km/h
Weather mix of all days
- 105Sunny
- 148Partly cloudy
- 30Cloudy
- 23Light rain
- 4Rain
Summary
- On average 26.2 °C during the day and 19.5 °C at night.
- On average 2.7 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 11.1 mm of precipitation in total.
- In 2 of 10 years there was not a single rain day.
- The sea averaged 21.2 °C.
- Prevailing: Partly cloudy.
- Warmest year: 2021 (avg. 27.9 °C), coolest: 2026 (avg. 24.1 °C).
- Wettest year: 2026 (33.9 mm), driest: 2021 (0.4 mm).
- Extremes: 34.7 °C on 20 May 2018 and 14.9 °C on 4 May 2026.
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. max24.1°Avg. min18.0°- Rain days
- 6 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 33.9 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 42 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 20.1 °C
Max 27.4 °C · Min 14.9 °C
2025
Avg. max26.7°Avg. min19.6°- Rain days
- 3 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 11.4 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 43 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 21.2 °C
Max 31.4 °C · Min 16.4 °C
2024
Avg. max26.1°Avg. min19.9°- Rain days
- 1 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 8.3 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 44 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 21.7 °C
Max 29.7 °C · Min 16.9 °C
2023
Avg. max24.6°Avg. min18.4°- Rain days
- 6 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 16.2 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 48 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 20.5 °C
Max 30.6 °C · Min 15.1 °C
2022
Avg. max26.0°Avg. min19.1°- Rain days
- 2 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 5.0 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 40 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 20.7 °C
Max 33.1 °C · Min 16.5 °C
2021
Avg. max27.9°Avg. min20.6°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 0.4 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 37 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 22.1 °C
Max 31.3 °C · Min 18.9 °C
2020
Avg. max26.3°Avg. min19.3°- Rain days
- 3 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 8.1 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 39 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 21.3 °C
Max 34.6 °C · Min 16.3 °C
2019
Avg. max27.0°Avg. min19.1°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 0.9 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 42 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 20.9 °C
Max 34.2 °C · Min 15.6 °C
2018
Avg. max27.9°Avg. min21.6°- Rain days
- 2 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 13.1 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 45 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 22.6 °C
Max 34.7 °C · Min 18.9 °C
2017
Avg. max25.8°Avg. min19.1°- Rain days
- 4 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 13.3 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 35 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 20.8 °C
Max 29.7 °C · Min 17.3 °C
Frequently asked questions
- How warm is it in Ayia Napa in May?
- Daytime highs averaged 26.2 °C, night-time lows 19.5 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 34.7 °C (20 May 2018), the lowest 14.9 °C (4 May 2026).
- How often does it rain in Ayia Napa in May?
- On average there were 2.7 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 11.1 mm of precipitation in total. In 2 of 10 years there was no rain day at all.
- How warm is the sea in Ayia Napa in May?
- The sea temperature averaged 21.2 °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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