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| Ayia Napa - Protaras |  
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Description:
With more than 300 days of sunshine a year, warm water temperatures (18 to 28 C or 64 to 82 F), great visibility (50-130 ft), and interesting marine life. Cyprus attracts diving enthusiasts from all over the world. We have a wide variety of dive sites to choose. Cyprus offers some of the best diving in the Mediterranean, with calm, turquoise waters. Although during the summer temperatures can easily reach 30 - 40 C (86 C - 104 F) some thermal protection is needed for diving. Most people wear shorties or 3mm suits, but one can snorkel comfortably without any thermal protection. The water temperature varies from 16 C in the winter to 28 C in the summer (60 to 82 F). The water is generally warmer on the eastern part of the island, near Protaras.
There are no dangerous underwater currents or strong surf in the popular diving areas,but divers should always check with the local dive shops for conditions.
The water around Cyprus is characterized by low (which translates to visibilities of more than 100 ft - 30m) and high salinity about (39%). The relatively around Cyprus also attract large pelagic species that migrate through the Suez Canal. However, if you are looking for Great Whites you will be disappointed. There are no recorded incidents of shark attacks in Cyprus. | |
| Details: |
 Nearest commercial airport: Larnaca Airport (LCA) |
| Average watertemp: Min 15 - Max 25 oCelcius. |
| Average visibility: 5 Horizontal metres |
| Bottom composition: Sand, Corals, Rocks, Vegetation |
| Dive conditions: Ocean/Sea, Salt water |
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Marinelife in the area:
| Species | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | | | Coastal fish & Reef Life |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Many species hide themselves in the sand and the reefs or dwell below the thermo-clines, which in the summer are usually around 18 to 30, meters (60 to 98 feet).
Since the opening of the Suez Canal the eastern Mediterranean has been colonized by several species from the Red Sea and the Indian Ocean... (More)
| | | Moray eels | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | |
| | | Stingrays |  | | | | | |  | | | | | | | |
| | Probability of encounter:  0%,  0 > 60%,  60 > 90%,  90 > 100%
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