Nice weather by month & the best time to visit
🇫🇷 France · coastal city break · Mediterranean climate
The best time to visit Nice is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 92/100), with August and June close behind. Nice averages about 2,722 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 26°C / 79°F and roughly 17 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,722
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 92/100
- Rain / year
- 682 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 27°C / 81°F
- Population
- 927k
- Elevation
- Sea level
When is the best time to visit Nice?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Nice is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (28/100, 55 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Nice?
Nice gets a lot of sun: around 2,722 hours a year. 64 Sunshine Score points separate July (92) from January (28), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #8 of 53 destinations in France for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,146 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around November, carries about 43% of the annual 682 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28 | 12° / 54°F | 10° / 50°F | 55 mm | 1 | 15° / 59°F |
| February | 28 | 12° / 54°F | 10° / 50°F | 53 mm | 2 | 14° / 57°F |
| March | 42 | 14° / 57°F | 11° / 52°F | 62 mm | 3 | 14° / 57°F |
| April | 56 | 16° / 61°F | 14° / 57°F | 56 mm | 5 | 16° / 61°F |
| May | 79 | 19° / 66°F | 17° / 63°F | 48 mm | 6 | 19° / 66°F |
| June | 90 | 23° / 73°F | 21° / 70°F | 29 mm | 7 | 22° / 72°F |
| July | 92 | 26° / 79°F | 23° / 73°F | 17 mm | 8 | 26° / 79°F |
| August | 91 | 26° / 79°F | 24° / 75°F | 23 mm | 7 | 27° / 81°F |
| September | 86 | 23° / 73°F | 21° / 70°F | 47 mm | 5 | 24° / 75°F |
| October | 79 | 20° / 68°F | 18° / 64°F | 88 mm | 3 | 21° / 70°F |
| November | 48 | 16° / 61°F | 14° / 57°F | 123 mm | 1 | 18° / 64°F |
| December | 40 | 14° / 57°F | 11° / 52°F | 81 mm | 1 | 16° / 61°F |
Sea temperature in Nice by month
The sea off Nice is warmest in August at around 27°C / 81°F, and coolest in February at 14°C / 57°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 5 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Toulon France · 107 km · best in Jul · 2,729 h sun/yr
- Genoa Italy · 155 km · best in Jul · 2,353 h sun/yr
- Marseille France · 163 km · best in Jul · 2,885 h sun/yr
- Turin Italy · 175 km · best in Jul · 2,205 h sun/yr
- Calvi France · 179 km · best in Jul · 2,792 h sun/yr
- Bastia France · 221 km · best in Jul · 2,659 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Saint-Tropez France · 78 km · 2,729 h sun/yr · best in Jul
- Cuneo Italy · 104 km · 2,309 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Nice compares month by month: Nice vs Marseille · Nice vs Genoa · Nice vs Toulon · all comparisons
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