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Paphos weather in January

Is it warm? No. January in Paphos is cool: afternoons average 16°C and nights 10°C. Most days (80%) peak between 13°C and 19°C.

Cool · average high

16°C

25°C or more on almost no days; 20°C or more on fewer than one day in ten.

  • Average low10°overnight
  • Sea19°average, 2023–2025
  • Rainy days10112 mm in the month
  • SkyOften cloudy47% cloud · 30% clear days

How warm it really gets

Every January afternoon from 2011–2025: 465 days. Most (80%) peaked between 13° and 19°.

Number of January days by daily high, 2011–2025.

January, year by year

The average January high in each year. The warmest, 2021, averaged 18°C; the coolest, 2012, 14°C.

Average January high by year: 2011: 16°C, 2012: 14°C, 2013: 15.1°C, 2014: 16.6°C, 2015: 14.9°C, 2016: 14.2°C, 2017: 14.6°C, 2018: 16.1°C, 2019: 15°C, 2020: 15°C, 2021: 17.7°C, 2022: 14.6°C, 2023: 17.7°C, 2024: 16.9°C, 2025: 17.5°C.

Compared with home

Average January highs. Expect rain on about 10 days (112 mm in a typical month).

  • Paphos16°
  • Cork9°
  • Dublin8°
  • London8°
  • Belfast7°
  • Manchester7°
  • Glasgow6°

Other months

Paphos all year · Where else is hot in January

Warmer in January, not much further

Flying times are estimates from Dublin; Paphos is about 5h.

  • Cool in Jan

    19°C average high

    avg high · 5° at night

    25°C+ on 1 in 10 days

    Marrakech

    Morocco

    Sea
    Inland
    Rain
    3 days
    Sky
    Some cloud
    From Dublin
    ≈ 3h 30m

  • Cool in Jan

    19°C average high

    avg high · 14° at night

    25°C+ on rarely

    Madeira

    Portugal

    Sea
    20°
    Rain
    5 days
    Sky
    Often cloudy
    From Dublin
    ≈ 3h 30m

  • Mild in Jan

    21°C average high

    avg high · 11° at night

    25°C+ on 1 in 10 days

    Agadir

    Morocco

    Sea
    18°
    Rain
    1 day
    Sky
    Some cloud
    From Dublin
    ≈ 3h 45m

Air: ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo, 2011–2025. Sea: Copernicus Marine analysis via Open-Meteo, 2023–2025. Rainy day = 2 mm or more. Clear day = average cloud cover of 30% or less. These are averages of past weather, not a forecast. Methodology