I spoke to Kita that if ths was in January with this set up Nicosia will see 4-7c maxes for 2 weeks and ample of snow in Troodos up to 2 to 3m deep.  

https://hongkongfp.com/2026/09/28/hong-kongs-changing-climate-in-7-charts-from-quadrupled-very-hot-days-to-record-rainfall/ 

Just back from a week in Paphos. First time for us to visit Cyprus and we had a lovely time. First few days were unsettled with a few overnight showers and thunderstorms, followed by heavy showers in the mountains. We hired a car for 3 days and got wet on a couple of them.

Coastal areas were mainly dry from Tuesday but it took until Friday for the mountains to clear up. I heard locals saying it had been unusually wet recently. Max temperatures by day were generally between 26 and 29C on the coast so it felt lovely by day. Evenings were a bit cool to start with but it got warmer later in the week. 

It is looking like more rain is on the way this week, even for Paphos.   

Did you go swimming in the sea or pool? I am sure the pool already very cold water early this year compare to the sea temps.  You got away with this modest temperatures as the 00z ensembles show very below average not suitable for beaching or use a pool this coming week for tourists.  Usually temperatures in Nicosia in first half October 30-35C, then 27-30C until 25th which often a switch date to temps drop to 20C to low 20s.  Yesterday Nicosia reached 32.2c and 30.8C on Saturday that the only 2 30s this month and the coolest October I had seen so far.  So likely not see 30C until next year now.  

Sea was a very pleasant 24-25C last week so we swam in it a few times including twice at Coral Bay. I also swam in the hotel pool which was a bit cooler but still pleasant enough. 

When I lived there I never gone swimming both outside high summer season, I was in boarding school so going back to Cyprus at term holidays I only go swimmimng in summer holidays.   I been to the beaches in Spring but we just sit and walk around.  

If you notice that Cyprus when it rain it get very good amount of rain, lower temperatures and thunderstorms under LOWER 850's uppers, they don't have fake high 850's with rain there but here does that why it only give us drizzle instead.  I have a strong belief that only drought to end is sufficent heavy rain, thunderstorms and lower surface and 850's temperatures.  Every fake I had here since September was all drizzle fest, which does not help but just wet the ground surface.  no flow to the rivers or dams.