Nice, France
mediterranean climate · beach · high crowds · premium prices
Nice sits in the Mediterranean basin in France, and the 2015–2024 weather record gives its sunshine a clear shape: the July peak reaches a 99/100 sun score, with daytime highs around 28°C — a solid base for a sand-and-sea holiday.
August is the heat peak, averaging 29°C highs; January is the cool end, when nights dip to around 5°C. Rain is most likely in November, when about 31% of days see meaningful rainfall, and least likely in July (7%). Beach-warm afternoons (24°C and up) hold through June–September.
The seasonal arc is clear in the data: summer averages 28°C against winter's 13°C, while rain-day odds move from 21% in winter and 26% in spring to 12% in summer and 25% through autumn. Summer wins on the numbers and winter loses them; everything in between is a trade-off between warmth and crowds. If your dates are flexible, June buys you 26°C warmth at the quiet end of the season.
Best months to visit Nice
Our month-by-month scoring puts July first (99/100), with August (99) and June (98) close behind. The dependable window is wider than the podium, though: April–October all score 70 or better. Skip February if sunshine is the point — it bottoms out at 56/100.
Put against its 109 mediterranean peers in July, it lands in the sunnier half of the group, ahead of 61% of them.
Month-by-month breakdown for Nice → · More destinations for July →
Right now the 15-day outlook shows 6 mostly-clear days (under 40% cloud) and none with real rain risk, with temperatures between 5°C and 21°C — which is how Nice earns its current 71/100 sun score.
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Flights from Europe
| From | Distance | Estimated non-stop time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brussels (BRU) | 824 km | ~1 h 30 | Find flights → |
| Amsterdam (AMS) | 979 km | ~1 h 45 | Find flights → |
| London (LON) | 1,028 km | ~1 h 45 | Find flights → |
| Paris (PAR) | 685 km | ~1 h 15 | Find flights → |
| Frankfurt (FRA) | 720 km | ~1 h 30 | Find flights → |
Estimates from distance; actual schedules may require a connection.
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Next 16 days
Live forecast, refreshed twice daily. Forecasts updated 29 Oct, 06:35 CET.
| Date | High / low | Cloud | Rain odds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 29 Oct | 21° / 13° | 43% | 0% |
| Fri 30 Oct | 19° / 13° | 60% | 1% |
| Sat 31 Oct | 19° / 13° | 20% | 0% |
| Sun 1 Nov | 16° / 11° | 81% | 17% |
| Mon 2 Nov | 19° / 9° | 4% | 3% |
| Tue 3 Nov | 19° / 13° | 34% | 3% |
| Wed 4 Nov | 17° / 11° | 82% | 13% |
| Thu 5 Nov | 17° / 10° | 50% | 14% |
| Fri 6 Nov | 16° / 8° | 3% | 6% |
| Sat 7 Nov | 15° / 7° | 3% | 8% |
| Sun 8 Nov | 15° / 5° | 30% | 9% |
| Mon 9 Nov | 17° / 7° | 90% | 13% |
| Tue 10 Nov | 16° / 11° | 91% | 17% |
| Wed 11 Nov | 17° / 13° | 80% | 15% |
| Thu 12 Nov | 16° / 11° | 60% | 0% |
Nice climate, month by month
2015–2024 averages (July highlighted as the best month).
| Month | Day / night °C | Cloud | Rain-day odds | Sun score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.7° / 5.1° | 51% | 18.7% | 58 |
| February | 13.5° / 6° | 50.7% | 22.1% | 56 |
| March | 15.4° / 7.5° | 49.9% | 22.3% | 63 |
| April | 17.8° / 10.4° | 49.2% | 27% | 78 |
| May | 21.1° / 14° | 51.1% | 29.4% | 96 |
| June | 25.8° / 18.8° | 40.2% | 20% | 98 |
| July | 28.4° / 21.2° | 27.8% | 7.1% | 99 |
| August | 28.8° / 21.3° | 30.5% | 10.3% | 99 |
| September | 24.9° / 17.6° | 40.3% | 17.3% | 93 |
| October | 20.9° / 13.9° | 49% | 27.1% | 83 |
| November | 16.3° / 9.1° | 51.8% | 30.7% | 63 |
| December | 13.6° / 6° | 47.7% | 21% | 58 |
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