May 22, 2026
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    May 22, 2026
    Total Capacity
    290.8 mln. m³
    Current Storage
    42.0%
    (122.1 mln. m³)
    vs Last Year
    +20.0%
    change
    Forecasted Restrictions
    Not Expected
    Season Inflow
    108.7 mln. m³+485%
    Season Outflow (est.)
    21.1 mln. m³-45%
    100 Million Cubic Metres of Inflow: Cyprus Reservoirs Cross a Line for the First Time in Four Years
    In the News
    Dams record best May inflows since 1987Cyprus has recorded the highest May inflow of water into its dams in four decadesSignificant May inflows continue — dam fullness exceeds 41%May precipitation exceeds 160% of average — dam inflows continueElevated May inflows continue — nearly 1 MCM in 24 hoursRecord 24-hour inflow for May — dam fullness crosses 40%Dams at 39.6 per cent capacityOver 1.3 MCM inflow in 3 days — dam fullness to exceed 40%Water reserves in Cyprus improve after April inflowsApril precipitation exceeded 183% of average — dam fullness at 39.1%Water scarcity in Cyprus: how can we effectively manage the crisis?Dam capacity reaches 38%, up from last yearDam levels improve but water caution urgedTamassos Dam overflows as reservoir levels reach 32.2% across CyprusApril: second best month of the decade for Cyprus damsDams record best May inflows since 1987Cyprus has recorded the highest May inflow of water into its dams in four decadesSignificant May inflows continue — dam fullness exceeds 41%May precipitation exceeds 160% of average — dam inflows continueElevated May inflows continue — nearly 1 MCM in 24 hoursRecord 24-hour inflow for May — dam fullness crosses 40%Dams at 39.6 per cent capacityOver 1.3 MCM inflow in 3 days — dam fullness to exceed 40%Water reserves in Cyprus improve after April inflowsApril precipitation exceeded 183% of average — dam fullness at 39.1%Water scarcity in Cyprus: how can we effectively manage the crisis?Dam capacity reaches 38%, up from last yearDam levels improve but water caution urgedTamassos Dam overflows as reservoir levels reach 32.2% across CyprusApril: second best month of the decade for Cyprus dams

    Overall Reservoir Status

    Total
    290.8 mln. m³ capacity

    42.0%Current
    vs+20.0%
    22.0%Last Year
    Current Storage
    122.077 mln. m³
    Last Year
    63.991 mln. m³
    Last 24h Inflow
    0.372 mln. m³
    Forecasted Restrictions
    Not Expected

    Recent Changes (May 12 — May 22, 2026)

    Total storage at 42.0% (122.1 MCM), up from 41.2% (119.8 MCM) on May 12 — +0.8pp, +2.3 MCM in 10 days. New season high. +20.0pp above last year (22.0%). Season total: 108.7 MCM — the record May inflow since 1987 keeps extending. ArminouKouris transfer: 19.72 MCM.

    Notable movements:

    • Germasoyeia 59.7% — new season high, highest level since 2020
    • Polemidia 64.0% — new season high, 28pp above last year's 36.0%
    • Evretou 49.8% — tantalizingly close to 50%, new season high
    • Arminou 36.9% — slight natural rebound; transfer to Kouris reaches 19.72 MCM
    • 9 dams at 100%; Achna 2.2% — zero inflow all season

    In the media:

    Kouris
    115.000 mln. m³

    41.1%Current
    vs+22.8%
    18.3%Last Year
    Inflow
    Last 24h
    0.066
    mln. m³
    Last 7 days
    mln. m³
    Since Oct 1
    23.448
    mln. m³
    Last 12 mo
    41.1%22 May
    7.6%23 Dec
    Forecasted Restrictions
    Not Expected

    Asprokremmos
    52.375 mln. m³

    41.7%Current
    vs+19.5%
    22.2%Last Year
    Inflow
    Last 24h
    0.061
    mln. m³
    Last 7 days
    mln. m³
    Since Oct 1
    19.810
    mln. m³
    Last 12 mo
    41.7%22 May
    7.3%29 Dec
    Forecasted Restrictions
    Not Expected

    Evretou
    24.000 mln. m³

    49.8%Current
    vs+27.0%
    22.8%Last Year
    Inflow
    Last 24h
    0.021
    mln. m³
    Last 7 days
    mln. m³
    Since Oct 1
    9.977
    mln. m³
    Last 12 mo
    49.8%22 May
    10.2%5 Dec
    Forecasted Restrictions
    Not Expected

    Kannaviou
    17.168 mln. m³

    52.2%Current
    vs+28.7%
    23.5%Last Year
    Inflow
    Last 24h
    0.018
    mln. m³
    Last 7 days
    mln. m³
    Since Oct 1
    9.253
    mln. m³
    Last 12 mo
    52.2%22 May
    9.0%29 Dec
    Forecasted Restrictions
    Not Expected

    Storage Forecast
    Declining (3 years)

    Drought continues
    Expected
    Recovery
    Restriction Threshold (7%)
    Drought continues
    Forecasted Restrictions
    11/2027
    Expected
    Forecasted Restrictions
    Not Expected
    Recovery
    Forecasted Restrictions
    Not Expected
    Based on 38-year historical storage patterns. Cards show when storage drops below 7% capacity — the point where water restrictions typically begin.

    Monthly Inflow

    Year 25/26 + Predicted (dry yrs)
    Year 24/25
    Total: 108.726 mln. m³