The best beaches in Cyprus
9 beaches on the Beachmap atlas, from Nissi Beach to Makronissos Beach — sea up to ~28°C in season. Tap any for water temperature, sand, best season, swimming and surf, or open the interactive map.
The warmest sea in Cyprus is ~28°C, at Nissi Beach, in season around May–Oct. Across Beachmap's 9 Cyprus beaches the sea averages ~27.8°C in the warm season.
Nissi BeachAyia Napa, Cyprus, Cyprus
Petra tou RomiouKouklia, Paphos, Cyprus
Fig Tree BayProtaras, Cyprus, Cyprus
Konnos BayCape Greco, Protaras, Cyprus
Kourion BeachEpiskopi, Limassol, Cyprus
Coral BayPeyia, Paphos, Cyprus- Governor's BeachLimassol, Cyprus
Lara BeachAkamas Peninsula, Cyprus
Makronissos BeachAyia Napa, Cyprus
When to visit beaches in Cyprus
Most of the 9 beaches listed in Cyprus are at their best May to October, with the season peaking in July. In the warm season the sea sits at about 27–28°C across the listed beaches.
Choosing a beach in Cyprus
For calm, family-friendly swimming, start with Nissi Beach or Fig Tree Bay; surfers should look at Kourion Beach; for white sand head to Nissi Beach or Petra tou Romiou; and 6 of the 9 hold Blue Flag status.
Beaches in Cyprus: frequently asked questions
When is the best time to visit beaches in Cyprus?
How warm is the sea in Cyprus?
In the warm season the sea at the beaches listed in Cyprus sits at about 27–28°C.
Does Cyprus have Blue Flag beaches?
Are there white-sand beaches in Cyprus?
Yes — 3 of the listed beaches have white sand, led by Nissi Beach and Petra tou Romiou.
Which beach in Cyprus is best for families?
Nissi Beach — calm and shallow, with no surf to worry about; Fig Tree Bay is a strong runner-up.
Add this to your Cyprus guide
Writing a “best beaches in Cyprus” page? Drop in the live sea-temperature table below — it stays current as the atlas grows, and all it asks is a credit link. Free to reuse under CC BY 4.0.
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<p>Source: <a href="https://europebeachmap.com/best-beaches/cyprus/">Best beaches in Cyprus — Beachmap</a> (CC BY 4.0)</p>
More live tables — every country, every month and Blue Flag — are in the widget gallery; the raw dataset is on About & data.