Ayia Napa weather in February

In February, Ayia Napa sees average daytime highs of 16°C and overnight lows near 14°C, with 29 mm of rain across 5.2 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in February, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 h 18 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, February is Ayia Napa's 10th-clearest and 2nd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Ayia Napa's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 16°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 14°; 1st coldest
Rainfall: 29 mm; 5.2 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 42 min; 6:38 AM – 5:19 PM
Cloud cover: 39%; 10th clearest
Wind: 19 km/h; 2nd windiest
Solar energy: 3.9 kWh/m²
Travel score: 5.6; out of 10

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 16°C through the month.

A typical February day in Ayia Napa reaches about 16°C in the afternoon and slips back to 14°C overnight — a 2°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 13°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 1°C cooler than March.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Avg high (°C)	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Avg low (°C)	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	13
2	15	13
3	15	13
4	15	13
5	15	13
6	15	13
7	15	13
8	15	13
9	15	13
10	15	13
11	15	13
12	15	13
13	15	13
14	16	13
15	16	14
16	16	14
17	16	14
18	16	14
19	16	14
20	16	14
21	16	14
22	16	14
23	16	14
24	16	14
25	16	14
26	16	14
27	16	14
28	16	14

How February really feels in Ayia Napa

Once humidity and wind are folded in, February averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

February sits comfortably in between — no days that feel dangerously hot or drop to a hard freeze once humidity and wind are folded in.

Ayia Napa weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	15° / 14°	53	7.8	9.9	5.3
Feb	16° / 14°	29	5.2	10.7	5.6
Mar	17° / 15°	16	3	11.7	6.5
Apr	19° / 17°	10	2.4	12.9	7.6
May	22° / 20°	6	0.8	13.8	8.9
Jun	25° / 23°	0	0	14.3	9.5
Jul	28° / 26°	0	0	14.1	8.8
Aug	28° / 27°	0	0	13.3	8.1
Sep	27° / 25°	2	0.6	12.2	8.9
Oct	25° / 23°	16	3.2	11.1	8.7
Nov	21° / 19°	35	5.1	10.2	7.6
Dec	17° / 16°	62	7.6	9.7	6.2

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 56% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 18% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 26%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Clearer (%)	74	74	74	75	75	74	74	74	73	73	74	74	73	73	74	74	75	75	75	75	75	75	75	76	76	75	75	75
Cloudier (%)	26	26	26	25	25	26	26	26	27	27	26	26	27	27	26	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	24	25	25	25

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	74	26
3	74	26
4	75	25
5	75	25
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	74	26
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	73	27
14	73	27
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	75	25
18	75	25
19	75	25
20	75	25
21	75	25
22	75	25
23	75	25
24	76	24
25	76	24
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	75	25

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Ayia Napa gets around 29 mm of rain over 5.2 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 19% and peaks near 21% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Rain chance (%)	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	18	18	19	19	20	20	21	21	21	21	21	21	20	20	19	18	17	16	15	14

	Rain chance (%)
1	19
2	18
3	18
4	18
5	17
6	17
7	17
8	17
9	18
10	18
11	19
12	19
13	20
14	20
15	21
16	21
17	21
18	21
19	21
20	21
21	20
22	20
23	19
24	18
25	17
26	16
27	15
28	14

Humidity in February

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of February feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, February lands in the dry band about 91% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Dry (%)	96	96	95	95	95	94	94	94	93	93	92	92	92	92	91	91	91	91	90	90	89	88	87	86	85	84	82	81
Comfortable (%)	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	10	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	18	19

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	91	9
16	91	9
17	91	9
18	91	9
19	90	10
20	90	10
21	89	11
22	88	12
23	87	13
24	86	14
25	85	15
26	84	16
27	82	18
28	81	19

Wind in February

Winds average 19 km/h in February.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 18 km/h on the calmest days to 19 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Wind speed (km/h)	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
Feels	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze	light breeze

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	19	light breeze
2	19	light breeze
3	19	light breeze
4	19	light breeze
5	19	light breeze
6	19	light breeze
7	19	light breeze
8	19	light breeze
9	19	light breeze
10	19	light breeze
11	19	light breeze
12	19	light breeze
13	19	light breeze
14	19	light breeze
15	19	light breeze
16	19	light breeze
17	19	light breeze
18	19	light breeze
19	18	light breeze
20	18	light breeze
21	18	light breeze
22	18	light breeze
23	18	light breeze
24	18	light breeze
25	18	light breeze
26	18	light breeze
27	18	light breeze
28	18	light breeze

Sunrise & sunset in February

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 h 18 min at the start of February to 11 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over February. Sunrise moves from 6:50 AM to 6:23 AM, and sunset from 5:05 PM to 5:32 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Daylight (h)	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.3	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	10.5	10.5	10.6	10.6	10.6	10.7	10.7	10.7	10.8	10.8	10.8	10.9	10.9	10.9	11.0	11.0	11.0	11.1	11.1	11.1
Sunrise (AM)	6:50	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:37	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:31	6:30	6:29	6:28	6:27	6:26	6:24	6:23
Sunset (PM)	5:05	5:06	5:07	5:08	5:09	5:10	5:11	5:12	5:13	5:14	5:15	5:16	5:17	5:18	5:19	5:20	5:21	5:22	5:23	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:27	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:31	5:32

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.3	6:50	5:05
2	10.3	6:49	5:06
3	10.3	6:48	5:07
4	10.3	6:47	5:08
5	10.4	6:47	5:09
6	10.4	6:46	5:10
7	10.4	6:45	5:11
8	10.5	6:44	5:12
9	10.5	6:43	5:13
10	10.5	6:43	5:14
11	10.6	6:42	5:15
12	10.6	6:41	5:16
13	10.6	6:40	5:17
14	10.7	6:39	5:18
15	10.7	6:38	5:19
16	10.7	6:37	5:20
17	10.8	6:36	5:21
18	10.8	6:35	5:22
19	10.8	6:34	5:23
20	10.9	6:33	5:24
21	10.9	6:31	5:25
22	10.9	6:30	5:26
23	11.0	6:29	5:27
24	11.0	6:28	5:28
25	11.0	6:27	5:29
26	11.1	6:26	5:30
27	11.1	6:24	5:31
28	11.1	6:23	5:32

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.9 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.57 kWh/m² to a high of 7.87 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.9 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	3.4	3.4	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.5	3.6	3.6	3.6	3.7	3.7	3.8	3.8	3.8	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.5	4.5	4.5
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.4	Moderate
2	3.4	Moderate
3	3.5	Moderate
4	3.5	Moderate
5	3.5	Moderate
6	3.5	Moderate
7	3.6	Moderate
8	3.6	Moderate
9	3.6	Moderate
10	3.7	Moderate
11	3.7	Moderate
12	3.8	Moderate
13	3.8	Moderate
14	3.8	Moderate
15	3.9	Moderate
16	3.9	Moderate
17	4.0	Moderate
18	4.0	Bright
19	4.1	Bright
20	4.1	Bright
21	4.2	Bright
22	4.2	Bright
23	4.3	Bright
24	4.3	Bright
25	4.4	Bright
26	4.5	Bright
27	4.5	Bright
28	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Ayia Napa?

Our two travel scores rate February for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

5.6

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.4

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Ayia Napa for sightseeing.

What to pack for Ayia Napa in February

From February's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In February, Ayia Napa sees daytime highs around 16°C and nights near 14°C. Worth packing: a warm layer. About 5 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Ayia Napa in February

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in February — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea at the nearest coast (about 16 km away) is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in February near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 8 to Dec 9 — about 7.1 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	17	17	17	18	21	24	27	28	27	25	22	19
Comfort	Cool	Cool	Cool	Cool	Refreshing	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Warm	Refreshing	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	17	Cool
Feb	17	Cool
Mar	17	Cool
Apr	18	Cool
May	21	Refreshing
Jun	24	Warm
Jul	27	Warm
Aug	28	Warm
Sep	27	Warm
Oct	25	Warm
Nov	22	Refreshing
Dec	19	Cool

UV index in Ayia Napa in February

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in February peaks around 4 — enough to warrant sun protection. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Ayia Napa peaks around June 20 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 10 at about 3 (moderate).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 10 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	3	4	4	7	8	10	9	9	8	6	3	3
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	3	Moderate
Feb	4	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	7	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	9	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	3	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Ayia Napa in February

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where February falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Ayia Napa is worst in March — around 17 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), and holds fairly steady the rest of the year.

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	15	14	17	14	14	12	12	12	12	12	15	12
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Good	Moderate	Moderate	Good

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	15	Moderate
Feb	14	Moderate
Mar	17	Moderate
Apr	14	Moderate
May	14	Moderate
Jun	12	Moderate
Jul	12	Good
Aug	12	Moderate
Sep	12	Good
Oct	12	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	12	Good

Location & terrain

Where is Ayia Napa?

Ayia Napa sits at 35.0°N, 34.0°E, 0 m above sea level, in Cyprus. The nearest listed city is Protaras, 6.0 km away.

Topography around Ayia Napa

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Ayia Napa.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Ayia Napa has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 163 m around an average of 34 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 173 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,387 m.

The land around Ayia Napa is covered by water (50%) and grassland (24%) within 3 km, water (69%) within 16 km, and water (64%) within 80 km.

3 km

163 m

water 50%

16 km

173 m

water 69%

80 km

1,387 m

water 64%

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← January Ayia Napa year-round climate March →Best places to visit in February

February weather nearby: Protaras 6.0 km · Famagusta 17 km · Égkomi 23 km · Larnaca 35 km · Aradíppou 38 km · Aglantziá 58 km · Nicosia 63 km · Káto Lakatámeia 63 km

Cyprus travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 1; Exercise Normal Precautions
Power plugs: Type G; 240 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 65% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $41,783; 2025
Happiness: 6.1 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 100%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 0.8; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 5.8; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 537
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Ayia Napa (34.9821°, 34.0018°, elevation 0 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	13
2	15	13
3	15	13
4	15	13
5	15	13
6	15	13
7	15	13
8	15	13
9	15	13
10	15	13
11	15	13
12	15	13
13	15	13
14	16	13
15	16	14
16	16	14
17	16	14
18	16	14
19	16	14
20	16	14
21	16	14
22	16	14
23	16	14
24	16	14
25	16	14
26	16	14
27	16	14
28	16	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	74	26
3	74	26
4	75	25
5	75	25
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	74	26
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	73	27
14	73	27
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	75	25
18	75	25
19	75	25
20	75	25
21	75	25
22	75	25
23	75	25
24	76	24
25	76	24
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	75	25

	Rain chance (%)
1	19
2	18
3	18
4	18
5	17
6	17
7	17
8	17
9	18
10	18
11	19
12	19
13	20
14	20
15	21
16	21
17	21
18	21
19	21
20	21
21	20
22	20
23	19
24	18
25	17
26	16
27	15
28	14

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	91	9
16	91	9
17	91	9
18	91	9
19	90	10
20	90	10
21	89	11
22	88	12
23	87	13
24	86	14
25	85	15
26	84	16
27	82	18
28	81	19

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	13
2	15	13
3	15	13
4	15	13
5	15	13
6	15	13
7	15	13
8	15	13
9	15	13
10	15	13
11	15	13
12	15	13
13	15	13
14	16	13
15	16	14
16	16	14
17	16	14
18	16	14
19	16	14
20	16	14
21	16	14
22	16	14
23	16	14
24	16	14
25	16	14
26	16	14
27	16	14
28	16	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	74	26
3	74	26
4	75	25
5	75	25
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	74	26
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	73	27
14	73	27
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	75	25
18	75	25
19	75	25
20	75	25
21	75	25
22	75	25
23	75	25
24	76	24
25	76	24
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	75	25

	Rain chance (%)
1	19
2	18
3	18
4	18
5	17
6	17
7	17
8	17
9	18
10	18
11	19
12	19
13	20
14	20
15	21
16	21
17	21
18	21
19	21
20	21
21	20
22	20
23	19
24	18
25	17
26	16
27	15
28	14

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	91	9
16	91	9
17	91	9
18	91	9
19	90	10
20	90	10
21	89	11
22	88	12
23	87	13
24	86	14
25	85	15
26	84	16
27	82	18
28	81	19

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	15	13
2	15	13
3	15	13
4	15	13
5	15	13
6	15	13
7	15	13
8	15	13
9	15	13
10	15	13
11	15	13
12	15	13
13	15	13
14	16	13
15	16	14
16	16	14
17	16	14
18	16	14
19	16	14
20	16	14
21	16	14
22	16	14
23	16	14
24	16	14
25	16	14
26	16	14
27	16	14
28	16	14

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	74	26
2	74	26
3	74	26
4	75	25
5	75	25
6	74	26
7	74	26
8	74	26
9	73	27
10	73	27
11	74	26
12	74	26
13	73	27
14	73	27
15	74	26
16	74	26
17	75	25
18	75	25
19	75	25
20	75	25
21	75	25
22	75	25
23	75	25
24	76	24
25	76	24
26	75	25
27	75	25
28	75	25

	Rain chance (%)
1	19
2	18
3	18
4	18
5	17
6	17
7	17
8	17
9	18
10	18
11	19
12	19
13	20
14	20
15	21
16	21
17	21
18	21
19	21
20	21
21	20
22	20
23	19
24	18
25	17
26	16
27	15
28	14

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	96	4
2	96	4
3	95	5
4	95	5
5	95	5
6	94	6
7	94	6
8	94	6
9	93	7
10	93	7
11	92	8
12	92	8
13	92	8
14	92	8
15	91	9
16	91	9
17	91	9
18	91	9
19	90	10
20	90	10
21	89	11
22	88	12
23	87	13
24	86	14
25	85	15
26	84	16
27	82	18
28	81	19