Weather in Paphos in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Paphos in December
The expected average maximum temperature in December is +19°C with a maximum of +23°C and a minimum of +13°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 20% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +20°C to +18°C.
Is Paphos warm or cold in December?
Paphos is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +20°C to +17°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +17°C to +13°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how December is compared to other months in Paphos:
Water temperature in Paphos in December
Water in Paphos in December is Fresh. It varies from +17°C to +21°C, with an average of +19°C. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +17°C.
In December, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:
Can you swim in Paphos in December?
Climate in Paphos in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +20°C | +17°C | +15°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +9°C | +5°C | +4°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +29°C | +24°C | +23°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 45 mm | 86 mm | 81 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +22°C | +19°C | +18°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 66% | 68% | 69% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1016 HPa | 1017 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 14 | 9 | 7 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 6 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 5 | 7 | 9 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as good as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +20°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +17°C. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 45 mm to 86 mm. Humidity rises from 66% to 68%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 3 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 14 sunny days in November to 9 in December.
Next month (January) brings a further decline in the weather.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Paphos is gradually increasing during December, going from 2 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Paphos?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Paphos in December has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1992 (+20°C) and the highest in 2020 (+24°C). The driest year was 2008 with only 174 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2012 with 684 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Paphos, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.