From December 2025 to mid-March 2026, the total inflow amounts to 45.115 million cubic meters (MCM), more than double compared to the corresponding period last year. Water inflows into Cyprus’s dams show significant improvement during the current hydrological year, according to data from the Water Development Department, with the situation appearing noticeably better compared to last year.
From December 2025 to mid-March 2026, the total inflow amounts to 45.115 million cubic meters (MCM), more than double compared to the corresponding period last year, which recorded only 18.664 MCM. Currently, the total quantity of water in dams nationwide reaches 77.383 MCM.
The contribution of January and especially February was decisive. In January 2026, inflows reached 12.670 MCM, compared to 4.062 million last year. Even more impressive is the picture for February, with 24.201 MCM, nearly ten times the amount compared to the 2.451 million of February 2025. In fact, this was the second-best February of the last decade, confirming the intense hydrological activity of this winter.
Conversely, December 2025 moved at lower levels, with inflows of 1.903 MCM, compared to 5.710 MCM in the corresponding period last year, but the situation was completely reversed in the following months.
Regarding specific dams, the largest reserves are recorded in Kouris with 23.229 MCM and 20.2% fullness, followed by Asprokremmos with 11.879 MCM and 22.7% fullness. Significant reserves are also shown by Evretou with 6.789 million and Kannaviou with 4.855 MCM. In total, 35.108 MCM is recorded in the major dams of the Southern Conveyor (Limassol area) with 18.5% fullness, compared to 46.923 million and 24.8% last year, which demonstrates that despite the increased inflows, the overall picture of reserves remains fragile.
Conversely, in Paphos, reserves amount to 18.151 MCM with 25.3% fullness, while in Polis Chrysochous, 33.9% fullness is recorded with a total of 8.867 MCM.
The comparison with last year highlights the importance of the heavy rainfall of recent months, which substantially boosted water reserves and created more optimistic prospects ahead of summer. However, there is no room for complacency, with the competent authorities emphasizing that if there is no drastic solution, even water cuts cannot be ruled out.
