Living in Stróvolos
Residents of Stróvolos numbered 70,823 at the end of 2021. The annual PM2.5 concentration measured 13 µg/m³ at the end of 2024.
Which Cyprus-wide rules apply when you move to Stróvolos?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
No city-level rent figure is published for Stróvolos. The available city-level cost figures remain below.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 30 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Cablenet Purple Internet 2001Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 15 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Cablenet 5G Unlimited1Official · national market |
| Monthly transport pass | 66.9 EUR/month | 31 Aug 2026 | Cyprus Public Transport Nicosia urban monthly pass2Official |
Is Stróvolos a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Stróvolos. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Public Employment Service Cyprus — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Stróvolos. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.
Mobility and administration
Stróvolos's nearest airport was ECN, 16 km away and offered 8 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Stróvolos. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Greek for foreigners and asylum seekers — Adult Education Centres — State Language Course
Cyprus Ministry of Education, Sport and Youth — Adult Education Centres
For foreigners, asylum seekers, repatriates, people with literacy difficulties.
Greek to Foreigners — State Institutes of Further Education — State Language Course
Cyprus Ministry of Education, Sport and Youth — Department of Secondary General Education
For speakers of other languages who live and work in Cyprus.
The official page describes Greek to Foreigners and adult classes in some State Institutes; it does not publish an exact city schedule.
Climate and air quality
Stróvolos's monthly mean temperatures were 10.7°C in January and 30°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 53.2 mm in January and 4.9 mm in July. Average monthly sunshine totalled 180 hours in January and 385.9 hours in July.
Night-time low to daytime high
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Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 13 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | European Environment Agency (EEA)4Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 15.8 · Feb 16.6 · Mar 20 · Apr 24.7 · May 29.8 · Jun 34.4 · Jul 37.5 · Aug 37.4 · Sep 34 · Oct 29.2 · Nov 22.7 · Dec 17.7 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI9Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan 5.7 · Feb 5.8 · Mar 7.6 · Apr 10.8 · May 15.3 · Jun 19.8 · Jul 22.6 · Aug 22.5 · Sep 19.4 · Oct 15.9 · Nov 10.8 · Dec 7.3 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI10Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan 10.7 · Feb 11.2 · Mar 13.8 · Apr 17.7 · May 22.6 · Jun 27.1 · Jul 30 · Aug 30 · Sep 26.7 · Oct 22.5 · Nov 16.8 · Dec 12.5 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI11Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 53.2 · Feb 41.5 · Mar 29.1 · Apr 21.1 · May 26.2 · Jun 14.5 · Jul 4.9 · Aug 1.2 · Sep 10.8 · Oct 24.4 · Nov 39.3 · Dec 64.1 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI12Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average sunshine by month | Jan 180 · Feb 190.5 · Mar 240.5 · Apr 271.8 · May 327.7 · Jun 368.3 · Jul 385.9 · Aug 364.4 · Sep 306.8 · Oct 269.2 · Nov 216.2 · Dec 176.9 hours | 31 Dec 1991 | World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI13Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. Elsewhere: Round Rock (United States) ±1.6 °C, Carrollton (United States) ±2.1 °C, Lewisville (United States) ±2.1 °C, Houston (United States) ±2.6 °C, Pasadena (United States) ±2.6 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month
Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.
Population and city profile
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 70,823 people | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistical Service of Cyprus7Official |
International community in Stróvolos
Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.
Citizenship
Population enumerated in the Cyprus 2021 Census; total sex; CYSTAT municipality/community geography · 2021 Census (1 October 2021)
| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Total | 70,823 | 100.0% |
| Cypriots * | 57,934 | 81.8% |
| Other European Union citizens | 6,603 | 9.3% |
| Non European Union citizens | 6,007 | 8.5% |
| Not stated | 279 | 0.4% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source8
Alternatives for people set on Stróvolos
Nothing here reaches an argued comparison yet: no other published city shares enough metrics with Stróvolos from the same source, period and grain. What is collected is below.
Cities near Stróvolos
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
Alternative cities in Cyprus
Other cities in Cyprus to compare with Stróvolos, nearest in population first.
How does Stróvolos compare?
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Stróvolos in rankings
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Stróvolos when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideSchool for children who move here. School is compulsory from age 4 to 15, and public school is free. Newly arrived pupils get support in the school language: Parallel classes for intensive Greek (Greek as second/foreign language). How to enrol a child (moec.gov.cy).
A country-wide rule for Cyprus; Stróvolos's school authority applies it locally.
Sources: eurydice.eacea.ec.europa.eu · 2025–2026.
Is Stróvolos part of Lemesos?
Stróvolos belongs to the same official metropolitan area as Lemesos; that does not by itself make it an administrative part of the hub. It is about 57.5 km away by straight-line distance. Lemesos city profile
Relationship type: Metro Member Of. Source3
Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
Is the air quality good in Stróvolos?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 13 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. Source: European Environment Agency (EEA).
How many people live in Stróvolos?
The published population is 70,823 people. Source: Statistical Service of Cyprus.
How much is public transport in Stróvolos?
A monthly transport pass is 66.9 EUR/month. Source: Cyprus Public Transport Nicosia urban monthly pass.
Is Stróvolos a good place to live?
Stróvolos may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
Is Stróvolos part of Lemesos?
Stróvolos belongs to the same official metropolitan area as Lemesos; that does not by itself make it an administrative part of the hub. It is about 57.5 km away by straight-line distance.
Which cities are near Stróvolos?
Aglantziá, Nicosia, Káto Lakatámeia, Ágios Dométios, Géri are near Stróvolos. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people are in the Cypriots * citizenship group in Stróvolos?
The official citizenship distribution records 57,934 people (81.8%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census (1 October 2021). This is a citizenship measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Stróvolos, Cyprus: population, cost of living, air quality [ImmigrationDB compilation; version d873c2ebf2e0e01190a6da4b191aa65f]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/cy/strovolos/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- Cablenet Purple Internet 200 cablenet.com.cy · checked 2026-09-15
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- European Environment Agency (EEA) air.discomap.eea.europa.eu · checked 2026-08-05
- OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
- OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
- Statistical Service of Cyprus cystatdb.cystat.gov.cy · checked 2026-08-05
- Statistical Service of Cyprus (CYSTAT) cystatdb.cystat.gov.cy · checked 2026-08-30
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