Living conditions | Useful resources | Communications

Living conditions

Health and safety

Health precautions

No particular health recommendations when visiting Cyprus.

For further information on sanitary conditions

Ministry of Health of Cyprus

For further information on safety conditions

US Department of State notifications about Cyprus

Contacter votre ambassade

Emergency numbers

European Emergency number

112

Time difference and climate

Time and time difference

It is %T:%M %A in Nicosia (GMT+2 in winter, GMT+3 in summer)

Summer time period

Summer time from March to October although the weather can be sunny and summer like before June.

Map of the time zone

Type of climate

Cyprus has a typical Mediterranean climate, with hot and dry summers and a cool, rainy season that extends from October to March. The annual temperature is 21°C (69°F). The annual rainfall averages less than 500 mm. The mountain areas are colder and there are more rainfalls than coastal regions. Mountainous areas can have snowfall for as long as ten weeks beginning in January.

For further information

Cyprus-weather
Cyprusmeteo

Average annual temperatures and rainfall

Useful resources

To find an accommodation

Visit Cyprus Tourism organization about Cyprus

To find an apartment

Portal about Cyprus with a section on rental agencies

Online announcement for apartment rental

To find a job

Cyprus recruitment website
Jobs in Cyprus

Communications

Telephone codes

To call in Cyprus from Tunisia, dial 00 (ou +) +357.
To call Tunisia from Cyprus, dial 00 (ou +) 216.

Mobile telephone standards

Cyprus uses GSM cellular phone technology on European frequencies and standards and the island's telecommunications system is well advanced and efficient.

Internet suffix

.cy

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Last updates: May 2012