Weather in Paphos in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Paphos in December
The expected average maximum temperature in December is +66°F with a maximum of +70°F and a minimum of +57°F.
The average maximum temperature goes down 29% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +68°F to +64°F.
Is Paphos warm or cold in December?
Paphos is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +68°F to +63°F. The minimum temperature also goes down from +63°F to +55°F.
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:
Climate in Paphos in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +68°F | +63°F | +59°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +48°F | +41°F | +39°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +84°F | +75°F | +73°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 45 mm | 86 mm | 81 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 3 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 65% | 68% | 68% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1015 HPa | 1016 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 16 | 10 | 9 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 10 | 14 | 15 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 4 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as good as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +68°F in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +63°F. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 45 mm to 86 mm. Humidity rises from 65% to 68%. Winds are stronger in comparison to November, going up from 2 m/s to 3 m/s on average. The days becoming less sunny, going from 16 sunny days in November to 10 in December.
January brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 3 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
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 the Years
The climate in Paphos in December has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1992 (+59°F) and the highest in 2010 (+70°F). The driest year was 2006 with only 6 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1991 with 299 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, 2022.
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.