Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque
Lala Mustafa Pasha Mosque is a mosque in Famagusta featuring Gothic architecture. It is one of the 15 sights of Cyprus featured on this site and is the 8th most looked-up sight in the country on English Wikipedia.
Planning a visit
The warmest months are July and August, with average temperatures around 27 °C to 28 °C and almost no rain. For cooler weather, January and December have average temperatures of about 14 °C to 16 °C and more frequent rain. The mosque is 53 km from Nicosia and 40 km from Ercan International Airport.
Visitors can combine a trip to this site with visits to Othello Castle, which is 0.3 km away, or Salamis, located 7.6 km away. Other nearby locations include the Church of Saint Lazarus in Larnaca and Hala Sultan Tekke.
Weather by month
The warmest month is August, averaging 28 °C. The wettest is December, with about 85 mm of rain.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average temperature, °C | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 16 |
| Rainfall, mm | 82 | 61 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 47 | 85 |
| Rainy days | 13 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
Temperatures and rainfall: 1981–2010 averages for this spot (4 km grid), from CHELSA. Rainy days: 2015–2024, NASA POWER.
