Limassol

Kolossi Castleattraction

Why visit

Limassol is Cyprus with a working port city, promenade life, sweets, old castle streets, wineries inland, and Kolossi close by. It is useful when the trip wants more than a resort strip.

When to avoid

Do not visit Limassol expecting every worthwhile stop to be close together or easy to improvise. In Limassol, opening hours, transport, weather, crowds, and distance can shape the day more than the list of sights. Keep Limassol practical: fewer cross-town moves, confirmed hours, and paid transport when it saves time or saves time. If the main interest is one nearby site, it may be better to treat Limassol as a base rather than the whole destination.

Plan Limassol

Current conditions and the practical reference material that helps turn the saved places into a trip.

The next week in Limassol

7-day forecast from Open-Meteo. UV badges flag days when sun protection matters (3 and above is moderate; 8 and above is risk territory for unprotected fair skin within 30 minutes).

Today

Partly cloudy

31° / 23°

UV Very high

Wed

Partly cloudy

31° / 25°

UV Very high

Thu

Partly cloudy

31° / 25°

UV Very high

Fri

Partly cloudy

31° / 26°

UV Very high

Sat

Partly cloudy

31° / 26°

UV Very high

Sun

Partly cloudy

32° / 25°

UV Very high

Mon

Partly cloudy

33° / 24°

UV Very high

Climate

Cool and wet season (Nov-Mar)

About 85% of the year's rain falls in these months. Typical highs around 17°C, lows around 14°C.

Warmer dry season (Apr-Oct)

Typical highs around 26°C, lows around 22°C. About 8mm of rain a month.

In August 4

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Weather

30° / 26°

Typical high / low

0 mm rainfall this month

Daylight

13.5h

06:07 – 19:37local

Holidays coming up

Public holidays from Nager.Date.

Airports

closest PFO · 51 km

Getting around Limassol

Public-transit operators within 8 km of the city center. Click through to each operator’s site for routes, fares, and tickets.

Local transit operators

EMEL Intercity buses

Operators and modes are aggregated from individual transit-agency GTFS feeds. Route classifications come from each feed’s route type codes.

About Limassol

Limassol, also known as Lemesos, is a city on the southern coast of Cyprus. Limassol is the most populated municipality in Cyprus, with a population of 108,105 and is the second-largest urban area in Cyprus, after Nicosia, with an urban population of 198,558. It is the capital of the Limassol District with a population of 262,238.

Area: 45 km²
Mayor: Yiannis Armeftis

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