Local Time
Cyprus Time is GMT +2.
Working Hours
Public service operating hours are flexible all year round. Operating days are from Monday to Friday starting between:
- 07:30 - 08:30 and closing between 15:00 - 16:00.
Private sector working hours vary depending on their type and location, though shops normally open between 07:00 and 09:00.:
- 08:00 - 13:00, 15:00 - 19:00 Monday to Friday for the period September 15th - May 31st and
- 08:00 - 13:00, 16:00 - 21:00 Monday to Friday, for the period June 1st - September 14th.
Eating Hours
- Breakfast is usually served between 07:00 and 10:00 in the morning.
- Lunch is served in restaurants between 12:00 and 15:00.
- Dinner is served from 19:00 and 23.00.
Public Holidays
The days listed below are public holidays in Cyprus. All public services, private enterprises, banks and shops are closed on public holidays though many shops and certain services remain open in resorts and coastal areas.
*Banks are closed on Easter Tuesday but not on Christmas Eve.
- January 1st - New Year's Day
- January 6th - Epiphany Day
- March 25th - Greek National Day
- April 1st - National Anniversary Day
- May 1st - Labour Day
- August 15th - Assumption of the Virgin Mary
- October 1st - Cyprus Independence Day
- October 28th - Greek National Anniversary Day
- December 24th - Christmas Eve
- December 25th - Christmas Day
- December 26th - Boxing Day
- Variable - Green Monday (50 Days before Greek Orthodox Easter)
- Variable - Good Friday (Greek Orthodox Church)
- Variable - Easter Monday (Greek Orthodox Church)
- Variable - Pentecost - Kataklysmos (Festival of the Flood)
