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Weather in Paphos
The weather in the Paphos district, is slightly cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter than the more easterly parts of the island. The reason for this is that Paphos is situated on the South-West side of the island and is sheltered by the Troodos mountains
The Coptic or Phoenician Storms
| Date | Arabic Name | Direction | English Name | Duration |
| 27 Sept | El Saleeb | W | Crosswind | 3 days |
| 21 Oct | El Saleebesh | W | Crusade | 3 days |
| 26 Nov | El Mickness | W | Broom Strong Gale | 3 days |
| 6 Dec | Kassim | SW | Gale | 7 days |
| 20 Dec | El Fadra or El Saghira | SW | Small gale | |
| 11 Jan | El Fadra | S | Strong Gale | 3 days |
| 19 Jan | El Fedra or El Kibira | W | Feeder Gale | 5 days |
| 28 Jan | El Fedra | W | Gale | 2 days |
| 18 Feb | El Shams or El Saghira | NW | Strong Sun Gale | 5 days |
| 10 Mar | El Hossum | SW | Equinox Gale | 8 days |
| 20 Mar | El Shams or El Kabira | E | Strong Sun gale | 2 days |
| 25 Mar | Hana | E | Wind Gale | |
| 29 Apr | Khamseen | E | Sand Wind | 2 days |
| 16 Jul | El Nogia | E | Black wind | 2 days |
Average Temperatures in Cyprus
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Cyprus average Temperatures |
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| Month |
Average Temperature |
Hours of Sunshine Per Day | |
| C | F | ||
| January | 17 | 63 | 5.8 |
| February | 17 | 63 | 6.5 |
| March | 23 | 73 | 7.4 |
| April | 25 | 77 | 9.2 |
| May | 27 | 81 | 10.8 |
| June | 30 | 86 | 12.6 |
| July | 32 | 90 | 12.4 |
| August | 33 | 91 | 11.8 |
| September | 31 | 88 | 10.6 |
| October | 27 | 81 | 8.8 |
| November | 22 | 72 | 7.1 |
| December | 19 | 66 | 5.6 |