🇨🇾 Weather in Paphos in May
This is what the weather in Paphos (Cyprus) was like in May in 2017–2026.
Key facts at a glance
Avg. daytime high
24.6 °C
22.2 °C – 26.7 °C
Avg. night-time low
17.3 °C
16.1 °C – 19.1 °C
Avg. rain days in period
3.6
12 % of days · ≥ 1.0 mm
Avg. precipitation in period
15.7 mm
0.8 mm – 44.0 mm
Avg. cloud cover
32 %
This data source has no sunshine hours – average cloud cover shown instead.
Avg. sea temperature
21.0 °C
Sea point approx. 6 km from the location
Extremes: Highest temperature 36.4 °C (19 May 2020) · Lowest temperature 12.1 °C (6 May 2026) · Avg. daily peak wind 22 km/h
Weather mix of all days
- 160Sunny
- 103Partly cloudy
- 11Cloudy
- 29Light rain
- 7Rain
Summary
- On average 24.6 °C during the day and 17.3 °C at night.
- On average 3.6 rain days (Rain day = at least 1.0 mm of precipitation) with 15.7 mm of precipitation in total.
- In 1 of 10 years there was not a single rain day.
- The sea averaged 21.0 °C.
- Prevailing: Sunny.
- Warmest year: 2021 (avg. 26.7 °C), coolest: 2026 (avg. 22.2 °C).
- Wettest year: 2026 (44.0 mm), driest: 2021 (0.8 mm).
- Extremes: 36.4 °C on 19 May 2020 and 12.1 °C on 6 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. max22.2°Avg. min16.1°- Rain days
- 7 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 44.0 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 35 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 20.3 °C
Max 26.8 °C · Min 12.1 °C
2025
Avg. max24.2°Avg. min17.3°- Rain days
- 5 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 18.2 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 37 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 21.0 °C
Max 30.7 °C · Min 13.8 °C
2024
Avg. max24.2°Avg. min17.7°- Rain days
- 3 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 10.7 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 29 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 21.3 °C
Max 29.1 °C · Min 14.6 °C
2023
Avg. max23.5°Avg. min16.3°- Rain days
- 7 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 24.8 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 39 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 20.3 °C
Max 29.3 °C · Min 12.4 °C
2022
Avg. max25.0°Avg. min17.1°- Rain days
- 1 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 4.8 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 26 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 20.9 °C
Max 31.8 °C · Min 14.0 °C
2021
Avg. max26.7°Avg. min18.0°- Rain days
- 0 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 0.8 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 25 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 21.4 °C
Max 30.6 °C · Min 15.7 °C
2020
Avg. max24.9°Avg. min17.4°- Rain days
- 4 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 13.5 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 31 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 20.8 °C
Max 36.4 °C · Min 14.4 °C
2019
Avg. max25.2°Avg. min17.1°- Rain days
- 2 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 4.3 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 36 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 20.2 °C
Max 31.7 °C · Min 13.2 °C
2018
Avg. max26.3°Avg. min19.1°- Rain days
- 2 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 16.8 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 37 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 22.5 °C
Max 33.2 °C · Min 15.7 °C
2017
Avg. max23.7°Avg. min16.8°- Rain days
- 5 Rain days
- Precipitation
- 19.3 mm
- Avg. cloud cover
- 29 % cloudy
- Sea temperature
- 21.1 °C
Max 28.2 °C · Min 15.6 °C
Frequently asked questions
- How warm is it in Paphos in May?
- Daytime highs averaged 24.6 °C, night-time lows 17.3 °C. The highest value of the past 10 years was 36.4 °C (19 May 2020), the lowest 12.1 °C (6 May 2026).
- How often does it rain in Paphos in May?
- On average there were 3.6 rain days (at least 1 mm) with 15.7 mm of precipitation in total. In 1 of 10 years there was no rain day at all.
- How warm is the sea in Paphos in May?
- The sea temperature averaged 21.0 °C (open-sea point approx. 6 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. 6 km from the location (34.750, 32.370)
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