What October is like
Warm and mostly dry, with an average high of 27.0 °C and 21.7 mm of rain, and still about 9 hours of sunshine a day. Visit Cyprus dates the end of the long dry season to mid-October.
October is the fifth-warmest month of the year in Paphos and the sixth-wettest, with 6% of the year’s rain. By day it’s 2.4 °C cooler than September and 3.9 °C warmer than November.
Relative humidity at the airport averages 66% in October, 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 October
- Lifeguards are on duty on Coral Bay’s Blue Flag beach until the end of October.
- The Kato Paphos archaeological park is on its winter hours, 08:30 to 17:00.
Flying to Paphos in October
October 2026 falls in the airlines’ summer 2026 timetable, when all 14 UK airports we cover fly to Paphos. The airlines switch to their winter timetables on the last Sunday of October. Our flights to Paphos from the UK page shows which days each airport flies.
Is October a good time to visit?
For the beach and swimming, October is one of the best months: the sea is above 22 °C and the days are mostly dry. For walking and sightseeing, October is a good month: warm rather than hot, with an average high of 27.0 °C.
For ideas whatever the weather, see things to do in Coral Bay.
What to pack for October
Light layers for the day, plus something warmer for the evenings, when the average low is 17.2 °C.