Overview
Nice (French Riviera) is in France. The figures below are long-term monthly averages (2014-2023), not a forecast.
- Warmest month: August, with daytime highs around 28°C.
- Coolest month: January, with daytime highs around 13°C.
- Driest month: July, about 19 mm of rain.
- Wettest month: November, about 155 mm of rain.
- Sunniest month: July, about 14.2 hr of sunshine per day.
- Warmest sea: August, around 26°C.
Best months by holiday type
- Beach (warm air and sea)
- June, July, August, and September
Judged by simple climate rules applied to the monthly averages, not by local knowledge.
Climate by month
| Month | Day high | Night low | Sea | Rain (mm) | Rainy days | Sun (h/day) | Humidity | Wind (km/h) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13°C | 5°C | 15°C | 62 mm | 7 | 7.3 | 70% | 8 km/h |
| February | 13°C | 6°C | 14°C | 69 mm | 8 | 8.1 | 72% | 8 km/h |
| March | 15°C | 8°C | 14°C | 58 mm | 6 | 9.8 | 68% | 9 km/h |
| April | 18°C | 11°C | 15°C | 61 mm | 8 | 11.0 | 71% | 8 km/h |
| May | 21°C | 14°C | 18°C | 61 mm | 9 | 12.0 | 74% | 8 km/h |
| June | 26°C | 19°C | 22°C | 44 mm | 7 | 13.7 | 74% | 7 km/h |
| July | 28°C | 21°C | 25°C | 19 mm | 4 | 14.2 | 71% | 7 km/h |
| August | 28°C | 21°C | 26°C | 24 mm | 5 | 12.7 | 67% | 7 km/h |
| September | 25°C | 18°C | 24°C | 38 mm | 6 | 11.0 | 68% | 8 km/h |
| October | 21°C | 14°C | 21°C | 112 mm | 8 | 8.8 | 74% | 8 km/h |
| November | 17°C | 10°C | 19°C | 155 mm | 10 | 7.3 | 72% | 9 km/h |
| December | 14°C | 7°C | 16°C | 81 mm | 7 | 7.2 | 74% | 8 km/h |
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Data and sources
- Air climate: Open-Meteo Historical Weather API (ERA5 / ERA5-Land reanalysis), 2014-2023. CC BY 4.0 (Open-Meteo); underlying ERA5 data: Copernicus licence
- Sea temperature: NOAA Coral Reef Watch CoralTemp v3.1 monthly SST (5 km), 2014-2023.
- Last updated October 8, 2026.