--- entity_id: city:cy:geonames:146392 entity_type: city name: "Léfka" country_code: CY country: Cyprus slug: lefka canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/cy/lefka/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/cy/lefka.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/cy/lefka.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/cy/lefka snapshot_id: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 generated_at: 2026-09-12 last_verified: 2026-09-06 fact_count: 8 language_location_count: 0 employment_location_count: 0 city_intent_block_count: 1 usefulness_tier: answer_linked indexable: true metric_dictionary_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ citation_schema: immigrationdb-citation-v1 citation_canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/cy/lefka/ citation_title: "Léfka, Cyprus: air quality, climate" citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 citation_version: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 citation_retrieval_date: 2026-09-12 citation_build_date: 2026-09-12 citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- # Léfka Léfka is one of the cities recorded in Cyprus. Léfka numbered 11,091 residents at the end of 2011. Annual PM2.5 was 9 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. ## Mobility Léfka's nearest airport was PFO, 55 km away and offered 25 direct destinations. ## Climate Monthly mean temperature moved from 10.6°C in January to 30°C in July. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Population | `population_total` | 11,091 people | city | 2011-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [1] | | PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 9 µg/m³ | nearest_station | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [2] | | Climate Monthly Extreme High C | `climate_monthly_extreme_high_c` | Jan 21.85 · Feb 24.05 · Mar 29.2 · Apr 35.16 · May 38.36 · Jun 40.33 · Jul 42.17 · Aug 43 · Sep 42.84 · Oct 36.22 · Nov 28.35 · Dec 25.82 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [3] | | Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | `climate_monthly_extreme_low_c` | Jan -1.1 · Feb -0.18 · Mar 1.69 · Apr 7.69 · May 12.01 · Jun 15.13 · Jul 19.38 · Aug 20.61 · Sep 17.62 · Oct 10.73 · Nov 4.78 · Dec 0.48 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [3] | | Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan 10.58 · Feb 11.18 · Mar 13.64 · Apr 17.15 · May 21.99 · Jun 26.95 · Jul 30.04 · Aug 29.91 · Sep 26.78 · Oct 22.29 · Nov 16.81 · Dec 12.55 °C | coordinate_grid | 2001-12-31 | 2026-08-05 | stale | verified | [3] | | Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 25 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [4] | | Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 55 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [5] | | Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | PFO | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [5] | Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed. ## Language courses and integration - [Greek for foreigners and asylum seekers — Adult Education Centres](https://www.moec.gov.cy/epimorfotika/en/foreign_languages.html) — State Language Course · Cyprus Ministry of Education, Sport and Youth — Adult Education Centres · Greek · checked 2026-08-10 - [Greek to Foreigners — State Institutes of Further Education](https://www.moec.gov.cy/en/state_institutes.html) — State Language Course · Cyprus Ministry of Education, Sport and Youth — Department of Secondary General Education · Greek · checked 2026-08-10 These are country-level programmes, not proof of a course location in this city. ## Public employment service - [Public Employment Service Cyprus](https://www.mlsi.gov.cy/mlsi/dl/dl.nsf/page1c_en/page1c_en) — Job Search, Career Counselling This is a country-level service, not proof of a physical office in this city. ## Healthcare access Migrants can receive medical care in Léfka when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility. - Public healthcare access for foreign residents: Conditional — [official source](https://www.gesy.org.cy/en-us/annualreport/20190402-enrolment-guide-noncy-final.pdf) ## Country-wide rules Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [Cyprus country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/cyprus/). ## Relationship to a nearby hub ### Is Léfka part of Lemesos? Léfka 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 47.9 km away by straight-line distance. - Source: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/documents/345175/629341/NUTS2021.xlsx ## Sources 1. Statistical Institute, Northern Cyprus (KKTC İstatistik Kurumu) — Official source — https://istatistik.gov.ct.tr/Portals/39/IST-YILLIK-2017.pdf 2. European Environment Agency (EEA) — Official source — https://air.discomap.eea.europa.eu/arcgis/rest/services/AirQuality/AQ_Statistics_WM/MapServer/0/query?where=Country_ISO%3D%27CY%27+AND+AirPollutant%3D%27PM2.5%27+AND+YearOfStatistics%3D2024&outFields=AirPollutant%2CAirPollutionLevel%2CCountry_ISO%2CStationName%2CYearOfStatistics%2CUnitOfAirpollutionLevel%2CReportingMetric%2CLatitudeOfMeasurementStation%2CLongitudeOfMeasurementStation%2CDataCoverage%2CPreliminary&returnGeometry=false&f=json 3. NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center — Official source — https://power.larc.nasa.gov/api/temporal/climatology/point?parameters=T2M%2CT2M_MAX%2CT2M_MIN&community=SB&longitude=32.849970&latitude=35.111990&format=JSON 4. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat 5. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv ## Cite This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. ### APA ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Léfka, Cyprus: air quality, climate [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/cy/lefka/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_lefka-cyprus-air-quality-climate_166ba9168242, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Léfka, Cyprus: air quality, climate}, publisher = {ImmigrationDB}, year = {2026}, date = {2026-09-12}, version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0}, snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0}, url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/cy/lefka/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}, } ``` ### Markdown [Léfka, Cyprus: air quality, climate](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/cy/lefka/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; retrieved 2026-09-12; built 2026-09-12. - Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1` - Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/cy/lefka/ - Title: Léfka, Cyprus: air quality, climate - Author: ImmigrationDB - Publisher: ImmigrationDB - Snapshot: `approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0` - Version: `approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0` - Retrieved: 2026-09-12 - Built: 2026-09-12 - Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ## Data - HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/cy/lefka/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/cy/lefka.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/cy/lefka.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/cy/lefka - Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json - City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json - Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json