Climate averages 1991–2020
Larnaca weather
in December.
A mild, moderately wet month: the 10th warmest and the wettest of the year.
Long-term climate patterns, not a forecast for a particular trip.
December is a mild month in Larnaca: daytime highs average 17.1°C and nights cool to about 11.6°C. By daytime temperature it is the 10th warmest of the 12 months.
Expect about 44 mm of rain on roughly 7 days, which makes December a moderately wet month (the wettest month of the year). Daylight, from sunrise to sunset, lasts about 9 h 52 min on an average December day.
The nearest other city in this atlas is Nicosia (37 km away). In December its highs average 16.5°C, 0.6°C cooler than Larnaca, with 54 mm of rain.
Among the 3 cities listed in Cyprus, Larnaca ranks joint 1st of 3 for the warmest December highs and 1st of 3 for the driest December (rainfall, lowest first). The mean December high of those 3 cities is 16.9°C; Larnaca is 0.2°C warmer than that mean.
From December to January, average highs fall by 1.8°C to 15.3°C, and monthly rainfall falls from 44 mm to 40 mm.
The annual picture
December in context
Monthly rainfall
Average total · mmAverages from hourly ERA5 reanalysis data. Actual weather varies from year to year. How these numbers are calculated
Every month, side by side
Larnaca climate table
| Month | Average highHigh / low | Average low | Rainfall mm/month | Rain days ≥1 mm/day | Daylight hours/dayDaylight h/day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15.3°C9.8°C | 9.8°C | 40 | 6.7 | 10.110 h |
| February | 15.9°C9.7°C | 9.7°C | 30 | 5.3 | 10.911 h |
| March | 18.7°C11.3°C | 11.3°C | 20 | 3.9 | 11.912 h |
| April | 22.3°C14.0°C | 14.0°C | 15 | 3.2 | 13.013 h |
| May | 26.7°C18.0°C | 18.0°C | 12 | 2.6 | 14.014 h |
| June | 30.8°C21.9°C | 21.9°C | 2.9 | 0.9 | 14.514 h |
| July | 33.4°C24.6°C | 24.6°C | 1.2 | 0.3 | 14.314 h |
| August | 33.5°C25.1°C | 25.1°C | 0.7 | 0.3 | 13.513 h |
| September | 31.1°C22.9°C | 22.9°C | 3.8 | 0.9 | 12.412 h |
| October | 27.1°C19.5°C | 19.5°C | 16 | 3.7 | 11.311 h |
| November | 21.4°C15.3°C | 15.3°C | 28 | 4.7 | 10.410 h |
| December, selected | 17.1°C11.6°C | 11.6°C | 44 | 6.9 | 9.910 h |
Rainfall is the average of the 30 separate monthly totals. A rain day is a local calendar day with at least 1 mm of precipitation. Daylight is the calculated sunrise-to-sunset length, not measured sunshine.
Compare places
December in nearby cities
- Nicosia in DecemberCyprus · 37 kmHigh 16.5°C · Low 9.5°C · 54 mm rain
- Limassol in DecemberCyprus · 60 kmHigh 17.1°C · Low 11.5°C · 51 mm rain
- Silifke in DecemberTurkey · 164 kmHigh 15.5°C · Low 9.0°C · 119 mm rain
- Ţarţūs in DecemberSyria · 206 kmHigh 16.9°C · Low 10.1°C · 122 mm rain
- Beirut in DecemberLebanon · 206 kmHigh 17.7°C · Low 9.7°C · 133 mm rain
- Latakia in DecemberSyria · 208 kmHigh 15.9°C · Low 10.4°C · 231 mm rain
- Tripoli, Lebanon in DecemberLebanon · 210 kmHigh 17.6°C · Low 10.3°C · 145 mm rain
- Jounieh in DecemberLebanon · 210 kmHigh 17.1°C · Low 9.9°C · 133 mm rain
Read the numbers correctly
Climate, not a promise.
These patterns help compare months. They cannot tell you the weather on a specific day of your trip.
Sources, method and limitsHow these numbers are made (what the highs, lows and rain days mean, the sources and the model cell used for Larnaca) is explained once on the Larnaca year overview and on the Sources, method and limits page.