Paphos Weather in December
Paphos in December
The short of it: Paphos in December averages a high of 19 °C (65 °F) and a low of 10 °C (50 °F), with 97 mm (3.8 in) of rain and about 9 h 50 min of daylight. Rated 3 of 5 for a visit; the best months are April and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 19° · low 10° · rain 97 mm · daylight 9 h 50 min
✦✦✦ Fair for a visit · best months: April & May
December in Paphos brings afternoons near 19° and nights around 10°, with about 97 mm of rain over the month. The year turns hard here: highs drop 4° from November to about 19°, with nights near 10°. Wet spells are common — about 97 mm, the 2nd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 50 min in mid-December, 27 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 3 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are April and May.
Against its neighbours, Paphos runs warmer than most and drier than most in December. Geroskipou, 3 km to the SE, sees much the same highs.
December in Paphos, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 2nd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 4° colder, 45 mm more rain
- Versus January
- 2° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 9°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 50 min
- Average wind
- 10 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GeroskipouPafos | 3 km SE | 19° | 10° | 97 mm |
| ChlórakasPafos | 3 km NW | 18° | 10° | 98 mm |
| KoniaPafos | 3 km ENE | 18° | 9° | 101 mm |
| EmbaPafos | 3 km N | 18° | 9° | 104 mm |
| MesógiPafos | 5 km NE | 18° | 9° | 104 mm |
| KissonergaPafos | 6 km NNW | 18° | 10° | 98 mm |
| TálaPafos | 7 km N | 16° | 7° | 114 mm |
| TsádaPafos | 8 km NE | 15° | 6° | 120 mm |