What December is like
The wettest month, with 97.6 mm of rain on average, but mild: an average high of 19.3 °C and a low of 10.4 °C. The station’s wettest single day between 1991 and 2020 was in December too: 100.8 mm on 4 December 2018.
December is the ninth-warmest month of the year in Paphos and the wettest, with 25% of the year’s rain. By day it’s 3.8 °C cooler than November and 2.0 °C warmer than January.
Relative humidity at the airport averages 69% in December, against 70% over the year. These are the averages for Paphos Airport, on the coast 9 metres above the sea; Villa Prasino is in Peyia, on a hillside above the sea at Coral Bay, so take them as a guide to the season rather than a forecast.
What’s open in December
- There are no lifeguards on Coral Bay beach: their season runs from April to October.
- The Kato Paphos archaeological park is on its winter hours, 08:30 to 17:00.
- Visit Cyprus notes that snow usually arrives on the Troodos Mountains before Christmas.
- Heavy winter rain can make the Akamas gorges dangerous: in March 2026 firefighters from Peyia rescued 31 hikers from rising water in the Avakas Gorge, which the Department of Forests had closed in December 2025. Keep out of gorges and dry riverbeds after rain.
Flying to Paphos in December
December 2026 falls in the airlines’ winter 2026/27 timetable, when all 14 UK airports we cover fly to Paphos. Our flights to Paphos from the UK page shows which days each airport flies.
Is December a good time to visit?
For winter sun, December is mild, with an average high of 19.3 °C and about 6 hours of sunshine a day, though it’s one of the rainier months. Visit Cyprus gives no sea temperature for this month, so dip a toe before you plan a swim.
For ideas whatever the weather, see things to do in Coral Bay.
What to pack for December
A warm layer and a waterproof: the average low is 10.4 °C, and December is one of the wetter months.
