If you want almost guaranteed sunshine and warm weather, but would like to avoid the UK school holidays (and inflated prices), then June is as good a time as any to visit Cyprus. High season is usually counted as July and August. But in Cyprus in June, hotels and other attractions are open for the summer. Yet flight prices that are more competitive. A bonus is that in June, the climate is not usually too humid. The sea is warm – but not yet bath-water temperature. The island is still often quite green from the winter and springtime rains.
Restaurants along the seafronts and elsewhere have usually thrown aside their canopies by June. They encourage customers to eat at small tables outside. Supermarkets and other shops have probably started using air conditioning to keep their produce (and clients) cool. Ice cream booths should have opened up along the beaches. Hotels may have a fresh coat of paint, freshly decorated for the influx of summer visitors.
If you come to Cyprus in June and find the heat too much, but do not want to swim in the sea, you can always take a day trip into the mountains. Troodos village and the nearby Kakopetria and other high altitude villages remain cool and fresh. This is the case even in the height of summer. At somewhat lower altitudes, there are traditional villages such as Lefkara. This is famous for its lace and silver production. Mountain villages usually stay a little cooler than the towns at sea level.
Festivals in Cyprus in June
Kataklysmos is the main festival which usually falls in June, although sometimes at the end of May. It is a week-long celebration following Pentecost according to the Greek Orthodox calendar. Pentecost is seven weeks after Greek Easter.There are great celebrations in the Greek churches on the Sunday, and the day afterwards is a major public holiday. In 2018 Kataklysmos Monday will fall on 28th May, but festivities last for at least a week afterwards. In 2019 on June 17th, and in 2020 on June 8th. Schools, banks, offices and most shops are closed, and there is a fair with booths and rides along the sea-fronts of the major towns.
Shakespeare at Kurium – most years, a company of actors and actresses perform one of Shakespeare’s plays in the amphitheatre at Kurium, near Limassol. This is usually over the weekend closest to Midsummer’s Day, and is generally of excellent quality. Details can be found from tourist information offices and newspapers in the weeks preceding the event.
See also:
Cyprus in January – Cyprus
in February – Cyprus in March – Cyprus in April – Cyprus in May – Cyprus in July – Cyprus in August – Cyprus in September – Cyprus in October – Cyprus in November – Cyprus in December