UV Index Cyprus
According to the WHO, the average daily ambient ultraviolet radiation in Cyprus is 3,439 J/m² (joules per square metre).
UV radiation overview
Cyprus is an island in the Eastern Mediterranean spanning roughly 34.6°N to 35.7°N, lying south of Turkey and west of the Levantine coast. The terrain is shaped by two mountain belts: the long, narrow Kyrenia range along the north and the broad Troodos massif in the south-west, whose ophiolitic summit Mount Olympus reaches 1,952 metres. Between them stretches the central Mesaoria plain. This subtropical, low-latitude geography places Cyprus among the southernmost territories of the European Union and sets up a sun geometry far stronger than that of mainland Europe.
Cyprus enjoys an intense Mediterranean climate with around 300 or more sunshine days per year and notably low summertime cloud cover across the Eastern Mediterranean, a regional feature that lets surface UV climb to noon UV-index values of about 10 to 11 in June and July. The island also hosts a recognised atmospheric research site: the Cyprus Atmospheric Observatory at Agia Marina Xyliatou on the northern foothills of the Troodos, part of the ACTRIS network for climate and air-pollution monitoring, which underpins long-term observations of aerosols and solar radiation over the region.
Cyprus sits at #129 of 191 in the WHO's global ambient-UV ranking with about 3,439 J/m² of average daily UV, around the 33rd percentile worldwide.
UV Radiation in Cyprus
This ranks 129 out of 191 countries measured worldwide — where 1 receives the most UV radiation.
Source: WHO Global Health Observatory (1997–2003)
