Paphos weather in February

In February, Paphos sees average daytime highs of 15°C and overnight lows near 11°C, with 55 mm of precipitation across 8.1 wet days and about 10.7 hours of daylight. It is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% 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 Paphos's 10th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Paphos's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 15°; 11th warmest
Overnight low: 11°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 55 mm; 8.1 wet days
Daylight: 10 h 42 min; 6:44 AM – 5:26 PM
Cloud cover: 42%; 10th clearest
Wind: 14 km/h; 1st windiest
Solar energy: 3.82 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.7; out of 10

Paphos is town in Cyprus.

Air quality: Elevated; PM2.5 15.4 µg/m³ · 2019
Density: 1,988/km²; people per km²
Founded: ~299 BCE

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in February

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 15°C through the month.

A typical February day in Paphos reaches about 15°C in the afternoon and slips back to 11°C overnight — a 3°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 12°C and 17°C. Set against its neighbours, February runs on par with January and about 2°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)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
Avg low (°C)	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12

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

Paphos weather by month

How February compares with the rest of the year at a glance. February is the 11th-warmest and 3rd-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	15° / 11°	76	10	9.9	4.6
Feb	15° / 11°	55	8.1	10.7	4.7
Mar	16° / 13°	35	6.4	11.7	5.8
Apr	19° / 15°	19	4.3	12.8	7.3
May	22° / 18°	10	2.5	13.8	8.7
Jun	26° / 22°	2	0.5	14.3	9.2
Jul	29° / 25°	0	0.1	14.1	8.1
Aug	29° / 25°	0	0.1	13.3	7.7
Sep	27° / 23°	4	1.1	12.2	8.8
Oct	24° / 21°	16	3.5	11.1	8.7
Nov	20° / 17°	41	5.7	10.2	7.4
Dec	16° / 13°	79	9.7	9.7	5.5

Cloud cover in February

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 51% of the time in February.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 20% of February, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 28%.

	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 (%)	71	71	70	70	70	70	69	69	69	69	69	70	70	70	70	72	72	72	72	74	74	74	75	75	74	74	74	74
Cloudier (%)	29	29	30	30	30	30	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	30	30	28	28	28	28	26	26	26	25	25	26	26	26	26

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	69	31
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	70	30
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	74	26
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	75	25
24	75	25
25	74	26
26	74	26
27	74	26
28	74	26

Chance of precipitation in February

Any precipitation

Paphos gets around 55 mm of rain and snow over 8.1 wet days in February. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 30% and peaks near 32% on the wettest days, and about 0 day brings snow. The odds ease toward the end of the month.

	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 (%)	31	31	31	31	31	30	30	31	31	31	31	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	30	30	29	28	27	26	26	25	24	23

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	31
3	31
4	31
5	31
6	30
7	30
8	31
9	31
10	31
11	31
12	32
13	32
14	32
15	32
16	31
17	31
18	31
19	30
20	30
21	29
22	28
23	27
24	26
25	26
26	25
27	24
28	23

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 100% 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 (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	99	99
Comfortable (%)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1

Wind in February

Winds average 14 km/h in February, the windiest month of the year.

Across February, daily wind ranges from about 14 km/h on the calmest days to 14 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)	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
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	14	light breeze
2	14	light breeze
3	14	light breeze
4	14	light breeze
5	14	light breeze
6	14	light breeze
7	14	light breeze
8	14	light breeze
9	14	light breeze
10	14	light breeze
11	14	light breeze
12	14	light breeze
13	14	light breeze
14	14	light breeze
15	14	light breeze
16	14	light breeze
17	14	light breeze
18	14	light breeze
19	14	light breeze
20	14	light breeze
21	14	light breeze
22	14	light breeze
23	14	light breeze
24	14	light breeze
25	14	light breeze
26	14	light breeze
27	14	light breeze
28	14	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 6:55 AM to 6:29 AM, and sunset from 5:12 PM to 5:38 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	10.4	10.4	10.4	10.5	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)	6:55	6:55	6:54	6:53	6:53	6:52	6:51	6:50	6:49	6:49	6:48	6:47	6:46	6:45	6:44	6:43	6:42	6:41	6:40	6:39	6:38	6:36	6:35	6:34	6:33	6:32	6:31	6:29
Sunset (PM)	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	5:33	5:33	5:34	5:35	5:36	5:37	5:38

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.3	6:55	5:12
2	10.3	6:55	5:13
3	10.3	6:54	5:14
4	10.4	6:53	5:15
5	10.4	6:53	5:16
6	10.4	6:52	5:17
7	10.5	6:51	5:18
8	10.5	6:50	5:19
9	10.5	6:49	5:20
10	10.5	6:49	5:21
11	10.6	6:48	5:22
12	10.6	6:47	5:23
13	10.6	6:46	5:24
14	10.7	6:45	5:25
15	10.7	6:44	5:26
16	10.7	6:43	5:27
17	10.8	6:42	5:28
18	10.8	6:41	5:29
19	10.8	6:40	5:30
20	10.9	6:39	5:31
21	10.9	6:38	5:32
22	10.9	6:36	5:33
23	11.0	6:35	5:33
24	11.0	6:34	5:34
25	11.0	6:33	5:35
26	11.1	6:32	5:36
27	11.1	6:31	5:37
28	11.1	6:29	5:38

Solar energy in February

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in February, about 3.82 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 2.56 kWh/m² to a high of 7.88 kWh/m² in June across the year — February's 3.82 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)	3.3	3.4	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	3.9	3.9	3.9	4.0	4.0	4.1	4.1	4.2	4.3	4.3	4.3	4.4	4.5
Level	Moderate	Moderate	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

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	3.3	Moderate
2	3.4	Moderate
3	3.4	Moderate
4	3.4	Moderate
5	3.5	Moderate
6	3.5	Moderate
7	3.5	Moderate
8	3.5	Moderate
9	3.6	Moderate
10	3.6	Moderate
11	3.6	Moderate
12	3.7	Moderate
13	3.7	Moderate
14	3.8	Moderate
15	3.8	Moderate
16	3.9	Moderate
17	3.9	Moderate
18	3.9	Moderate
19	4.0	Moderate
20	4.0	Bright
21	4.1	Bright
22	4.1	Bright
23	4.2	Bright
24	4.3	Bright
25	4.3	Bright
26	4.3	Bright
27	4.4	Bright
28	4.5	Bright

Planning a trip in February

Is February a good time to visit Paphos?

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

4.7

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

11th-best month of the year

February is a reasonable time to visit Paphos for sightseeing.

What to pack for Paphos in February

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

In February, Paphos sees daytime highs around 15°C and nights near 11°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 8 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Paphos 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 offshore is warmest in August at about 28°C and coldest in February near 17°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from May 11 to Dec 7 — about 6.9 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 Paphos 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 Paphos peaks around August 10 at about 10 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near January 1 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	8	8	10	10	10	8	6	4	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	8	Very high
May	8	Very high
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	10	Very high
Aug	10	Very high
Sep	8	Very high
Oct	6	High
Nov	4	Moderate
Dec	3	Moderate

Air quality in Paphos 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 Paphos is worst in March — around 20 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 1.6× the cleanest month (December, 12 µg/m³).

Seasonal pattern from CAMS reanalysis, scaled to Paphos's WHO annual average of 15.4 µg/m³.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	17	16	20	17	18	14	14	15	13	13	15	12
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	17	Moderate
Feb	16	Moderate
Mar	20	Moderate
Apr	17	Moderate
May	18	Moderate
Jun	14	Moderate
Jul	14	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	13	Moderate
Oct	13	Moderate
Nov	15	Moderate
Dec	12	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Paphos?

Paphos sits at 34.8°N, 32.4°E, 81 m above sea level, in Cyprus. The nearest listed city is Káto Polemídia, 53 km away.

Topography around Paphos

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

Within 3 km, the terrain around Paphos has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 190 m around an average of 68 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 682 m; within 80 km, very significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,946 m.

The land around Paphos is covered by artificial surfaces (51%) within 3 km, water (51%) and grassland (29%) within 16 km, and water (62%) within 80 km.

3 km

190 m

artificial surfaces 51%

16 km

682 m

water 51%

80 km

1,946 m

water 62%

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

February weather nearby: Káto Polemídia 53 km · Limassol 57 km · Germasógeia 61 km · Mórfou 70 km · Lefkara 79 km · Káto Lakatámeia 90 km · Stróvolos 93 km · Nicosia 95 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 Paphos (34.7768°, 32.4245°, elevation 81 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	14	11
2	14	11
3	14	11
4	14	11
5	14	11
6	14	11
7	14	11
8	14	11
9	14	11
10	14	11
11	15	11
12	15	11
13	15	11
14	15	11
15	15	11
16	15	11
17	15	11
18	15	11
19	15	12
20	15	12
21	15	12
22	15	12
23	15	12
24	15	12
25	15	12
26	15	12
27	15	12
28	15	12

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	69	31
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	70	30
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	74	26
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	75	25
24	75	25
25	74	26
26	74	26
27	74	26
28	74	26

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	31
3	31
4	31
5	31
6	30
7	30
8	31
9	31
10	31
11	31
12	32
13	32
14	32
15	32
16	31
17	31
18	31
19	30
20	30
21	29
22	28
23	27
24	26
25	26
26	25
27	24
28	23

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	69	31
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	70	30
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	74	26
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	75	25
24	75	25
25	74	26
26	74	26
27	74	26
28	74	26

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	31
3	31
4	31
5	31
6	30
7	30
8	31
9	31
10	31
11	31
12	32
13	32
14	32
15	32
16	31
17	31
18	31
19	30
20	30
21	29
22	28
23	27
24	26
25	26
26	25
27	24
28	23

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	71	29
2	71	29
3	70	30
4	70	30
5	70	30
6	70	30
7	69	31
8	69	31
9	69	31
10	69	31
11	69	31
12	70	30
13	70	30
14	70	30
15	70	30
16	72	28
17	72	28
18	72	28
19	72	28
20	74	26
21	74	26
22	74	26
23	75	25
24	75	25
25	74	26
26	74	26
27	74	26
28	74	26

	Rain chance (%)
1	31
2	31
3	31
4	31
5	31
6	30
7	30
8	31
9	31
10	31
11	31
12	32
13	32
14	32
15	32
16	31
17	31
18	31
19	30
20	30
21	29
22	28
23	27
24	26
25	26
26	25
27	24
28	23

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	100	0
2	100	0
3	100	0
4	100	0
5	100	0
6	100	0
7	100	0
8	100	0
9	100	0
10	100	0
11	100	0
12	100	0
13	100	0
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	99	1
27	99	1
28	99	1