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Cyprus travel guide

Best time to visit from the UK, weather, festivals, flights from London and FCDO travel advice.

Aphrodite's Rock
Aphrodite's Rock. Photo: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
4h 30mflight from London
Eurocurrency
No visafor UK passports
Type Gplugs

Year-round sun, ancient ruins and Aphrodite's birthplace

Don't miss

  1. Aphrodite's Rock
  2. Paphos mosaics
  3. Troodos villages
Good forBeachesHistory & ruins

Best time to visit Cyprus from the UK

Best value: Mar–Apr, Sep–Oct. Apr–Jun and Sep–Oct. Busiest and priciest: May–Aug.

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Best valueBusy and pricierQuietAverage temperature in Nicosia, °C, 2001–2025 (NASA POWER).

Each bar is the average temperature in Nicosia for that month, and its colour shows the season for visitors: best value (good weather, fewer crowds and lower prices), busiest and priciest, or quiet (off-peak, sometimes because the weather is poorer).

  • Our pick: September and OctoberThe warmest of the best-value months (22–27°C), with fewer crowds than peak season.
  • Peak season: May–AugUsually 22–30°C. The busiest time, so book flights and rooms early and expect higher prices.
  • Quiet season: Nov–FebAround 11–17°C. The cheapest and least crowded time, though often because of rain or heat.
  • Warmest: July (30°C) · coolest: January (11°C)A 19°C swing between the warmest and coolest months.
Temperatures as a table
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
10.611.213.617.222273029.926.822.316.812.6

Festivals and events

  • Limassol Carnival Feb–Mar · Limassol
  • Kataklysmos Jun · Coastal towns
  • Limassol Wine Festival Sep · Limassol

Festival dates move from year to year: check before you book.

Getting there from the UK

Flight time
About 4h 30m
Distance
3,237 km
Main airport
LCA

Flight times are straight-line estimates for a direct flight from Heathrow; journeys with a change take longer.

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Practical info and travel guidance

EuroCapital: Nicosia
Type G · 230VUK plugs fit
Drive on the leftSame as the UK
112
EmergencyPolice, fire, ambulance
Tap water safeAcross the country
  • VisaNo visa neededUp to 90 days
  • HealthcareGHIC acceptedYour UK GHIC covers necessary state healthcare. Still take travel insurance.
  • LGBT+ travellersLegal and broadly accepted
  • Women travellersNo specific FCDO warningTake the usual precautions.

For British passport holders, summarised from the FCDO's advice for Cyprus, checked October 2026. FCDO page last updated 14 August 2026. Rules change: read the official FCDO travel advice for Cyprus before you book and again before you go.

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