Cyprus / Ammochostos
Nissi Beach
Nissi Beach is a 593 m-long sandy beach facing south on the Levantine Sea, 3.1 km west of Ayia Napa (Ammochostos, Cyprus). 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.
Reference
Nissi Beach is a popular beach in the resort of Ayia Napa, Cyprus. The beach stretches for 500 metres and the water is clean enough for the beach to have been awarded the blue flag designation.
Wikidata item Q7041122.
Month by month
October at Nissi Beach
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 (170°). Open water fills about 36% 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 300°, behind the land.
Sunrise is over the sea in November–January.
Straight out to the south about 300 km of open sea lies before the next coast, enough for large swells to build. The beach is on an island of about 9,297 km².
About 1 km offshore the sea is roughly 19 m deep and 64 m at 3 km. Behind the beach the ground is about 14 m above sea level 500 m inland and 43 m at 1.5 km.
Within 1 km, the land is 39% built-up land, 27% tree cover and 22% grassland (satellite land-cover map, 2021): a partly built-up setting. Water makes up 43% of that circle.
- Built 39%
- Tree 27%
- Grass 22%
- Bare 6%
- Crop 5%
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 “Nissi”, 90 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.
OpenStreetMap shows no lifeguard station within 1 km. Seasonal lifeguard posts are often unmapped, so check on site.
Photos
From above
Facilities within 1 km
- 44Restaurants, cafés & bars
- 5Public toilets
- –Showers
- 3Drinking water
- 30Car parks
- –Lifeguard stations
- 25Hotels & guesthouses
- 1Grocery shops
- 1Water-sports spots
- 16Bus stops (1.5 km)
- 6Cash machines
- 2Bike rental
- 1Viewpoints
Food and drink mapped within 1 km: 34 restaurants, 1 café and 9 bars. Accommodation: 25 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.
Around the beach
Viewpoints
- Nissi Isle 180 m S
Diving & boat hire
- Nissi Water Sports 130 m S
Getting there
| Airport | Code | Distance | Direction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Larnaca International Airport Larnaca | LCA | 33.8 km | west |
| Ercan International Airport Tymbou (Kirklar) | ECN | 45.9 km | north-west |
| Paphos International Airport Paphos | PFO | 139 km | west |
Straight-line distances from the beach; road distance is usually 20–40% longer.
Local transport: 16 bus stops within 1.5 km and 30 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 18 (about 165.8K).
When people look it up
The EN Wikipedia article was read 25,795 times in the 12 months to August 2026. Interest peaks in September (3,368 views), 4.2× the quietest month.
Map and nearby beaches
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| Beach | Distance | Warmest sea | Length | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nissi Beach | – | 27.5 °C | 593 m | Sand |
| Ayia Napa | 2.5 km E | 27.5 °C | 871 m | Sand |
| Protaras | 8.2 km E | 28.1 °C | 842 m | Sand |
| Larnaca Beach | 32.8 km SW | 27.3 °C | 127 m | – |
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 15.2 km away.
- Beach outline, surface, rules and public facilities: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), feature w202676938; restaurants, cafés, bars and lodging: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0).
- Water body, status and length: Wikidata (CC0).
- 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 CY0003100000000016).
- Settlements: GeoNames places with 1,000+ inhabitants.
- Land cover: ESA WorldCover 2021, 10 m (CC BY 4.0).
- Search popularity: about 210 Google searches a month for the name (KeywordTool, October 2026).
Data compiled 2026-10-13. Something wrong? Report a data error.