Endless summer: Cyprus has one of Europe's longest beach seasons for late-season swims

August 12, 2022

Around this time last year the rain was falling so hard in Manchester that I wasn't sure the plane would be able to take off. But about four hours later we landed in Larnaca and it was like the summer sun had never left.

Instead of the steaming heat that can make Cyprus feel more like a jungle than a Mediterranean island idyll in the peak tourist season from July to September, there were pleasantly warm breezes and sea temperatures perfect for late-season swims. 

Cyprus boasts up to 340 sunny days a year and thanks to its southeasterly position in the Mediterranean the island's beaches beckon even into November—with absolutely none of the summer crowds.