Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France climate
Average temperatures, precipitation and all-time records for Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, with every day graded against ~46 years of local climate history (1980–2026). Its warmest month is August, averaging a high of 23°C, and its coldest is January, with an average low of -3°C.
Nice is a city located in the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends beyond the administrative city limits, with a population of nearly one million over an area of approximately 744 km2 (287 sq mi) or about the size of Singapore. via Wikipedia
How today compares
Latest recorded day: 2026-10-09. Each reading placed on Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France's own ±7-day seasonal distribution.
Percentiles marked * are pending verification.
Nice average temperatures by month
Typical daily high and low, and average precipitation, for each month in Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, based on 1980–2026 records. The wettest month is May (5 mm on an average day).
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Avg precip |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 5°C | -3°C | 3 mm |
| February | 6°C | -3°C | 3 mm |
| March | 9°C | 0°C | 3 mm |
| April | 12°C | 3°C | 3 mm |
| May | 16°C | 7°C | 5 mm |
| June | 20°C | 11°C | 3 mm |
| July | 22°C | 13°C | 3 mm |
| August | 23°C | 13°C | 3 mm |
| September | 19°C | 10°C | 3 mm |
| October | 15°C | 6°C | 3 mm |
| November | 9°C | 1°C | 3 mm |
| December | 6°C | -2°C | 3 mm |
Each bar spans the 10th-percentile daily low to the 90th-percentile daily high (the range most days fall within), coloured cold → hot on a shared -23°C to 46°C scale, so the whole year's rhythm reads at a glance.
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Record extremes
- Hottest day on record: 36°C on 2026-07-18
- Coldest day on record: -23°C on 1985-01-09
Percentiles compare each day to Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France's own history, so grades are relative to this location: a “Near Record” day here isn't the same temperature as elsewhere. How the grades work →