Cyprus / Ammochostos
Ayia Napa
Ayia Napa is a coastal resort area in Ammochostos, Cyprus. Its longest mapped beach (Glyki Nero Beach) stretches about 871 m and has a sand surface. The sea averages 27.5 °C in August, its warmest month, and 16.7 °C in February; it is 21 °C or warmer in June–November.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
OpenStreetMap shows no lifeguard station within 1 km. Seasonal lifeguard posts are often unmapped, so check on site.
Services in the resort
- 187Restaurants, cafés & bars
- 3Public toilets
- –Showers
- 7Drinking water
- 58Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 90Hotels & guesthouses
- 13Grocery shops
- 7Water-sports spots
- 1Marinas & slipways
- 36Bus stops (1.5 km)
- 4Pharmacies & clinics
- 20Cash machines
- 12Bike rental
- 1Viewpoints
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 102 restaurants, 22 cafés, 53 bars and 10 fast-food outlets. Accommodation: 90 hotels and guesthouses.
Counted within 1 km of the beach (bus stops 1.5 km) from OpenStreetMap features and Overture Maps places, release of 2026-10. Unmapped does not mean absent.
Bathing water quality
The official EU bathing-water site “Katsarka”, 770 m from the beach centre, was rated Excellent for the 2025 season. It was Excellent in 11 of its 11 classified seasons since 2015.
- 2015Excellent
- 2016Excellent
- 2017Excellent
- 2018Excellent
- 2019Excellent
- 2020Excellent
- 2021Excellent
- 2022Excellent
- 2023Excellent
- 2024Excellent
- 2025Excellent
Source: European Environment Agency, EU Bathing Water Directive assessments · national site profile. Classes are based on four seasons of bacteriological sampling.
Month by month
October at Ayia Napa
Beach-day index 9.4/10 · Cyprus median 9.4
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 17.2 °C | 16.7 °C | 17.0 °C | 18.1 °C | 20.5 °C | 23.8 °C | 26.4 °C | 27.5 °C | 26.9 °C | 25.2 °C | 22.3 °C | 19.4 °C |
| High °C | 16° | 16° | 17° | 19° | 22° | 26° | 28° | 29° | 28° | 26° | 22° | 18° |
| Low °C | 15° | 15° | 16° | 18° | 21° | 24° | 27° | 28° | 26° | 24° | 20° | 17° |
| Rain mm | 82 | 50 | 32 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 22 | 40 | 86 |
| Cloud % | 64 | 61 | 59 | 53 | 38 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 43 | 57 | 63 |
| Wind m/s | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
| Daylight h | 10.0 | 10.9 | 11.9 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.3 | 13.5 | 12.5 | 11.4 | 10.4 | 9.8 |
| Record high/low | 20°/8° | 20°/7° | 22°/10° | 27°/13° | 30°/17° | 31°/21° | 33°/24° | 32°/25° | 31°/23° | 29°/16° | 26°/13° | 23°/9° |
| Beach index | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 7.6 | 9.7 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 9.4 | 7.3 | 4.4 |
Long-term monthly averages: air from NASA POWER (2001–2020), sea from NOAA OISST (1991–2020); records are the extremes of 2001–2020. How the index works.
When to go
The beach-day index peaks in June–October; August scores 9.8/10 with highs of 29 °C, sea at 27.5 °C and 2 mm of rain.
That matches the median for beaches in Cyprus in the same month.
Across the year the sea averages 21.8 °C, warmer than 68% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
December is the wettest month (86 mm) and July the driest (2 mm); the yearly total is about 360 mm.
Daylight runs from 9.8 hours in December to 14.5 hours in June; in mid-August the sun rises at 06:03 and sets at 19:34 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces south-south-west (200°). Open water fills about 19% of the horizon close by, which makes it a sheltered cove or bay.
At no time of year does the sun set over the sea here: sunset bearings run from 242° to 300°, behind the land.
The opposite shore is only about 500 m away to the south-south-west, which keeps the water sheltered from big waves. The beach is on an island of about 9,297 km².
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 7 m deep and 55 m at 3 km, a shallow, gently shelving sea floor. Behind the beach the ground is about 49 m above sea level 500 m inland and 107 m at 1.5 km.
Within 1 km, the land is 55% built-up land, 22% grassland and 14% tree cover (satellite land-cover map, 2021): an urban beach. Water makes up 10% of that circle.
- Built 55%
- Grass 22%
- Tree 14%
- Crop 6%
Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021 (10 m). Orientation from OpenStreetMap land polygons sampled in 36 directions; depths and heights from the GEBCO 2020 grid (about 450 m cells), indicative only.
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larnaca International Airport Larnaca | LCA | 36.2 km | west |
| Ercan International Airport Tymbou (Kirklar) | ECN | 48.1 km | west |
| Paphos International Airport Paphos | PFO | 141 km | west |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 36 bus stops within 1.5 km and 58 mapped car parks within 1 km.
6 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 50.5K residents); within 30 km there are 17 (about 162.4K).
Around the beach
Viewpoints
- Limanaki Beach 1.0 km SE
Attractions & museums
- Slingshot, Ayia Napa attraction 400 m S
- Parko Paliatso Luna Park attraction 440 m S
- Thalassa museum 610 m E
- Ayia Napa Aqueduct museum 760 m E
- Dolfin's Luna Park attraction 900 m SE
Nature
- Capo Greco nature reserve 670 m SE
Marinas
- Ayia Napa Port 860 m SE
Diving & boat hire
- Easy Riders Rentals 290 m N
- Moto Max Rentals 290 m S
- KB Motorbikes 490 m NE
- Milis Bikes 620 m E
- Cosky Motorbikes 800 m SE
- Ayia Napa Quad Adventure Safari 880 m W
Map and nearby beaches
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| Beach | Distance | Warmest sea | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayia Napa | – | 27.5 °C | 871 m | Sand |
| Nissi Beach | 2.5 km W | 27.5 °C | 593 m | Sand |
| Protaras | 5.9 km NE | 28.1 °C | 842 m | Sand |
| Larnaca Beach | 35.2 km W | 27.3 °C | 127 m | – |
- Nissi Beach2.5 km WCompare
- Protaras5.9 km NECompare
- Larnaca Beach35.2 km WCompare
Data on this page
- Air temperature, rain, cloud, wind, humidity: NASA POWER climatology 2001–2020, 0.5° grid.
- Sea temperature: NOAA OISST v2.1 monthly normals 1991–2020, nearest ocean cell 16.8 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature r5484678; restaurants, cafés, bars and lodging: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0).
- Towns and time zone: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Airports: OurAirports (public domain). Sunrise and sunset: NOAA solar equations.
- Satellite view: Copernicus Sentinel-2 (ESA), scene S2B_36SWD_20220910_0_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Bathing-water quality: European Environment Agency (site CY000310000000014A).
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 1.3K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.