Cyprus / Larnaka
Larnaca Beach
Larnaca Beach is a 127 m-long beach facing east, 4.3 km east of Meneou (Larnaka, Cyprus). The sea averages 27.3 °C in August, its warmest month, and 16.6 °C in February; it is 21 °C or warmer in June–November.
Average sea surface temperature by month. Current month outlined.
Month by month
October at Larnaca Beach
Beach-day index 9.6/10 · Cyprus median 9.4
| Measure | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sea °C | 17.2 °C | 16.6 °C | 16.9 °C | 18.0 °C | 20.3 °C | 23.6 °C | 26.3 °C | 27.3 °C | 26.7 °C | 25.1 °C | 22.3 °C | 19.4 °C |
| High °C | 16° | 16° | 19° | 22° | 26° | 31° | 33° | 33° | 31° | 27° | 22° | 17° |
| Low °C | 12° | 12° | 13° | 15° | 19° | 24° | 27° | 27° | 25° | 22° | 18° | 14° |
| Rain mm | 72 | 42 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 30 | 71 |
| Cloud % | 55 | 53 | 44 | 37 | 28 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 26 | 40 | 54 |
| Wind m/s | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| Daylight h | 10.1 | 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 | 21°/4° | 23°/5° | 26°/7° | 32°/12° | 35°/16° | 38°/19° | 40°/22° | 39°/24° | 38°/21° | 34°/15° | 28°/10° | 25°/6° |
| Beach index | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 6.5 | 8.8 | 9.8 | 8.9 | 8.9 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 7.7 | 4.3 |
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 and September–October; June scores 9.8/10 with highs of 31 °C, sea at 23.6 °C and 2 mm of rain.
That matches the median for beaches in Cyprus in the same month.
Across the year the sea averages 21.6 °C, warmer than 68% of the coastal beaches in the atlas.
January is the wettest month (72 mm) and July the driest (1 mm); the yearly total is about 290 mm.
Daylight runs from 9.8 hours in December to 14.5 hours in June; in mid-June the sun rises at 05:31 and sets at 19:59 local time.
Orientation, sun and shore
The shore faces east (85°). Open water fills about 50% of the horizon close by, which makes it an open stretch of shore.
At no time of year does the sun set over the sea here: sunset bearings run from 242° to 299°, behind the land.
Sunrise is over the sea in every month.
Straight out to the east the next coast is roughly 200 km away, so waves are mostly wind-driven sea rather than ocean swell. The beach is on an island of about 9,323 km².
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 9 m deep and 61 m at 3 km, a shallow, gently shelving sea floor. Behind the beach the ground is about 3 m above sea level 500 m inland and 0 m at 1.5 km, a flat coastal plain.
Within 1 km, the land is 36% grassland, 28% cropland and 20% bare ground, sand or rock (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a mixed, lightly developed setting. Water makes up 52% of that circle.
- Grass 36%
- Crop 28%
- Bare 20%
- Wetland 9%
- Built 7%
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.
Bathing water quality
The official EU bathing-water site “Airport”, 420 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.
From above
Facilities within 1 km
- –Restaurants, cafés & bars
- –Public toilets
- –Showers
- 1Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
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.
Nearest services
The nearest place to eat or drink is 1.7 km north (The Beach Bar), the nearest grocery shop is 2.6 km north (Danny's Mini Market Periptero), the nearest fuel station is 3.6 km north (Shell) and the nearest pharmacy or clinic is 4.1 km west (Pharmacy Victoria).
| Service | Nearest mapped | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food and drink | The Beach Bar | 1.7 km | north |
| Groceries | Danny's Mini Market Periptero | 2.6 km | north |
| Accommodation | La Veranda De Larnaca Hotel | 2.3 km | north |
| Pharmacy or clinic | Pharmacy Victoria | 4.1 km | west |
| Fuel station | Shell | 3.6 km | north |
| Car park | — | 400 m | south |
| Public toilets | — | 1.9 km | north |
| Bus stop | Artemidos avenue 7 | 1.9 km | north-west |
Straight-line distance to the nearest feature within 20 km, from OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps places. A category is missing when nothing is mapped within 20 km.
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larnaca International Airport Larnaca | LCA | 1.2 km | west |
| Ercan International Airport Tymbou (Kirklar) | ECN | 33.4 km | north |
| Paphos International Airport Paphos | PFO | 107 km | west |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 1 mapped car park within 1 km.
8 towns and villages of 1,000+ people lie within 10 km (about 116.4K residents); within 30 km there are 28 (about 200.2K).
Map and nearby beaches
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| Beach | Distance | Warmest sea | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larnaca Beach | – | 27.3 °C | 127 m | – |
| Nissi Beach | 32.8 km NE | 27.5 °C | 593 m | Sand |
| Protaras | 41.1 km NE | 28.1 °C | 842 m | Sand |
- Nissi Beach32.8 km NECompare
- Protaras41.1 km NECompare
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 1.2 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w1443669813; 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.
- Photos: Wikimedia Commons, author and licence under each image.
- Satellite view: Copernicus Sentinel-2 (ESA), scene S2A_36SWD_20240417_0_L2A.
- Orientation: OpenStreetMap land polygons (ODbL). Depth and terrain: GEBCO 2020 grid.
- Bathing-water quality: European Environment Agency (site CY0004000000000050).
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Nearest services: OpenStreetMap and Overture Maps places within 20 km.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 2.4K Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.