Nice: weather and best time to visit
Nice (France) reaches its warmest daytime temperatures in August at around 27°C; the coolest month is January at around 12°C. The sea is warmest in August at about 25°C.
Best time to visit
- 🏖 Beach
- 🏛 City trip
- 🥾 Hiking
Things to do in Nice
Tours, tickets and activities for your trip.
Nice climate, month by month
| Month | Day °C | Night °C | Sea °C | Rain d | Sun h | Beach | City | Hiking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12° | 5° | 14° | 7 | 7 | 43 | 47 | 79 |
| Feb | 12° | 5° | 13° | 8 | 9 | 48 | 52 | 84 |
| Mar | 15° | 7° | 14° | 8 | 10 | 50 | 62 | 84 |
| Apr | 17° | 9° | 15° | 10 | 11 | 46 | 67 | 79 |
| May | 21° | 13° | 18° | 10 | 12 | 54 | 80 | 80 |
| Jun | 24° | 18° | 21° | 8 | 14 | 73 | 84 | 74 |
| Jul | 27° | 20° | 24° | 6 | 14 | 88 | 83 | 67 |
| Aug | 27° | 21° | 25° | 6 | 13 | 91 | 82 | 66 |
| Sep | 24° | 17° | 22° | 8 | 11 | 75 | 84 | 78 |
| Oct | 19° | 14° | 20° | 9 | 9 | 57 | 79 | 82 |
| Nov | 15° | 10° | 17° | 10 | 7 | 39 | 56 | 75 |
| Dec | 12° | 6° | 15° | 8 | 7 | 41 | 47 | 78 |
Rain d = average rain days per month · Sun h = average sunshine hours per day · scores 0–100, higher is better.
Every month in detail
Nice in January
Daytime highs around 12°C, nights near 5°C. January is the coldest month of the year. Expect about 7 rain days and 7 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is cold at 14°C — not swimming weather.
Beach: mixedCity: mixedHiking: goodMore destinations for January →
Nice in February
Daytime highs around 12°C, nights near 5°C. Expect about 8 rain days and 9 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is cold at 13°C — not swimming weather.
Beach: mixedCity: mixedHiking: excellentMore destinations for February →
Nice in March
Daytime highs around 15°C, nights near 7°C. Expect about 8 rain days and 10 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is cold at 14°C — not swimming weather.
Beach: mixedCity: goodHiking: excellentMore destinations for March →
Nice in April
Daytime highs around 17°C, nights near 9°C. It is the rainiest month of the year. Expect about 10 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is cold at 15°C — not swimming weather.
Beach: mixedCity: goodHiking: goodMore destinations for April →
Nice in May
Daytime highs around 21°C, nights near 13°C. Expect about 10 rain days and 12 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is cold at 18°C — not swimming weather.
Beach: mixedCity: excellentHiking: excellentMore destinations for May →
Nice in June
Daytime highs around 24°C, nights near 18°C. Expect about 8 rain days and 14 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 21°C.
Beach: goodCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for June →
Nice in July
Daytime highs around 27°C, nights near 20°C. No month gets more sunshine. Expect about 6 rain days and 14 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 24°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for July →
Nice in August
Daytime highs around 27°C, nights near 21°C. August is the warmest month of the year. It is also the driest month of the year. The sea is at its warmest now. Expect about 6 rain days and 13 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is properly warm at 25°C.
Beach: excellentCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for August →
Nice in September
Daytime highs around 24°C, nights near 17°C. Expect about 8 rain days and 11 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is pleasant for swimming at 22°C.
Beach: goodCity: excellentHiking: goodMore destinations for September →
Nice in October
Daytime highs around 19°C, nights near 14°C. Expect about 9 rain days and 9 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is on the fresh side at 20°C.
Beach: mixedCity: goodHiking: excellentMore destinations for October →
Nice in November
Daytime highs around 15°C, nights near 10°C. Expect about 10 rain days and 7 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is cold at 17°C — not swimming weather.
Beach: poorCity: mixedHiking: goodMore destinations for November →
Nice in December
Daytime highs around 12°C, nights near 6°C. Expect about 8 rain days and 7 hours of sunshine per day. The sea is cold at 15°C — not swimming weather.
Beach: mixedCity: mixedHiking: goodMore destinations for December →
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