Cyprus in November, quiet autumn

November is when Cyprus slows down. The coast is still mild, the rain gradually returns and visitor numbers more than halve. At the end of the month, the Christmas villages begin too. I explain it with WMO, CYSTAT and Deputy Ministry of Tourism data. Autumn as a whole is covered in Cyprus in autumn.

November weather

Larnaca averages a 23.4 °C high and a 12.9 °C low, and Paphos 23.1 and 13.8 °C, so sunny middays can still feel like late summer. Nicosia drops to 22.6 °C. The rain is back, with 32.5 mm in Larnaca and 42.6 mm in Paphos, over five or six days. In the Troodos, Prodromos has a 13.5 °C high and a 6.6 °C low, with 68.3 mm.

The Christmas villages

Nine villages make up the ministry’s 2026 Christmas list, among them Kakopetria, Kalopanagiotis, Lofou and Deryneia, running from 21 November to 6 January. Expect decorations, stalls of local produce and crafts, workshops, nature walks, cycling and guided village tours, according to the announcement. I cover it in Christmas in Cyprus.

Once your dates are set, check which hotels are still free in Kakopetria before prices climb.

Few visitors

According to CYSTAT, 234,580 visitors arrived in November 2025, 30.4 % more than in November 2024 but less than half October’s figure. From the UK, 53,267 came. It’s a good time to find a room, and the villages and wineries are much quieter than in high season, which makes November a fine month for unhurried day trips inland.

A month without holidays

November has no public holidays in either 2026 or 2027, according to the Central Bank of Cyprus. After 28 October, the next is Christmas.

If you would rather have a local show you round, book a guided tour in Kakopetria and choose by the reviews.

Flights

Hermes’s summer 2026 schedule ends in October. The winter timetable wasn’t available to me, so check the routes from your UK airport before booking, as I explain in flights to Cyprus.

Packing

Mid-season clothes, a jacket and something waterproof for the coast, and warmer layers for the mountains, where nights drop to around 6 °C.

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Compared with 2024

In percentage terms, November grew more than any other month in 2025, up 30.4 % according to CYSTAT. Even so, its 234,580 visitors are a long way below summer, so it remains a quiet month for touring the island.

Rainy days

The WMO gives 5.4 rainy days in Larnaca, 5.8 in Paphos and 6.6 at Prodromos. Not many, but worth having an indoor plan, such as Nicosia’s museums or a winery in the Limassol villages.

Once your dates are set, check which hotels are still free in Kakopetria before prices climb.

My November plan

A base in Limassol or Nicosia, a morning on the beach if the sun’s out, wineries and mountain villages and, from the 21st, the Christmas village stalls. To compare, Cyprus in October is warmer and Cyprus in December more festive.