Last updated: May 6, 2024
Under the Köppen–Geiger climate classification Nice features a warm-summer Mediterranean climate (Csb).Temperatures typically range between 7 °C (46 °F) and 25 °C (78 °F) through the year, but rarely can drop to -3 °C (26 °F) or can rise to as high as 40 °C (105 °F).The average annual precipitation amounts to about 694 mm (27.3 inches) and receives 57 rainy days on the 1 mm (0.04 inches) threshold annually.Nice enjoys an average of 3382 hours of sunshine throughout the year, and daylight varies from 9 hours 27 minutes to 14 hours 50 minutes per day.
The warmest months in Nice are June, July and August, with daily mean temperatures ranging from 22 to 25 °C (71 - 78 °F) throughout the day. The coldest temperatures usually occur in January, February and December, when daily mean temperatures range from 7 to 8 °C (46 - 48 °F) throughout the day. On average each year, Nice experiences 114 days above 25 °C (77.0 °F) and 7 days below 0 °C (32.0 °F).
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Maximum | 24°C (75°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 33°C (92°F) | 39°C (103°F) | 38°C (101°F) | 38°C (100°F) | 40°C (105°F) | 35°C (96°F) | 27°C (81°F) | 23°C (74°F) |
Mean maximum | 20°C (67°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 28°C (82°F) | 30°C (87°F) | 34°C (94°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 37°C (98°F) | 36°C (98°F) | 31°C (88°F) | 24°C (76°F) | 19°C (67°F) |
Average high | 12°C (54°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 15°C (59°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 23°C (73°F) | 28°C (83°F) | 32°C (90°F) | 32°C (89°F) | 28°C (84°F) | 23°C (74°F) | 17°C (63°F) | 12°C (54°F) |
Daily mean | 7°C (46°F) | 8°C (48°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 13°C (56°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 22°C (71°F) | 25°C (78°F) | 25°C (77°F) | 21°C (71°F) | 16°C (62°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 8°C (46°F) |
Average low | 4°C (40°F) | 4°C (40°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 8°C (46°F) | 11°C (52°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 19°C (66°F) | 16°C (60°F) | 11°C (51°F) | 7°C (44°F) | 4°C (39°F) |
Mean minimum | -2°C (30°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 2°C (35°F) | 5°C (41°F) | 9°C (48°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 15°C (60°F) | 9°C (49°F) | 6°C (43°F) | 2°C (35°F) | -0°C (32°F) |
Minimum | -3°C (26°F) | -3°C (26°F) | -2°C (29°F) | -0°C (32°F) | 1°C (33°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 14°C (58°F) | 14°C (57°F) | 6°C (42°F) | 4°C (40°F) | -1°C (31°F) | -3°C (28°F) |
Compare temperature, precipitation, sunshine, UV index in Nice, California, United States with other places around the world.
Nice usually has the most precipitation in January, February and March, with an average of 9 rainy days and 135 mm (5.3 inches) of precipitation per month.The driest months in Nice are June, July and August. On average, 2 mm (0.1 inches) of precipitation falls during these months.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Average precipitation mm (inches) | 144 (5.7) | 157 (6.2) | 104 (4.1) | 50 (2.0) | 38 (1.5) | 3 (0.1) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.0) | 4 (0.1) | 42 (1.6) | 57 (2.3) | 94 (3.7) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 9 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 |
The sunniest months in Nice are May, June and July, when the sun shines an average of 12 hours 27 minutes a day.Least sunny months in Nice: January, February and December receive an average of 5 hours 42 minutes of sunshine daily.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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Mean monthly sunshine hours | 138 | 204 | 254 | 296 | 361 | 386 | 398 | 355 | 314 | 280 | 215 | 177 |
Mean daily daylight hours | 9h 46m | 10h 44m | 11h 59m | 13h 15m | 14h 19m | 14h 50m | 14h 33m | 13h 36m | 12h 23m | 11h 7m | 10h 1m | 9h 27m |
Nice experiences the highest level of ultraviolet (UV) radiation in May, July and August, when the maximum UV index can reach values of 11 - 11, which corresponds to the Extreme category of sun exposure.January, November and December are in the Moderate exposure category. In these months, the maximum values of the UV index do not exceed 4. For more detailed information, check out our hourly Nice UV Index data.
Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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UV Index (month maximum) | 3 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 |