Climate
Nice has a Mediterranean climate, enjoying mild temperatures most of the year; rainfall is very moderate and mainly confined to the winter. Summers are warm, dry, and sunny. Rainfall is rare in this season, and a typical July month only records one or two days with measurable rainfall. The temperature is typically above 20 °C (68 °F), and frequently reaches 30 °C (86 °F). The average maximum temperature in the warmest months of July and August is about 27 °C (81 °F). The highest recorded temperature was 37.7 °C (99.9 °F) on 1 August 2006. Autumn generally starts sunny in September and becomes more cloudy and rainy towards October, while temperatures usually remain above 20 °C (68 °F) until November where days start to cool down to around 17 °C (63 °F). Winters are characterized by mild days (11 to 17 °C (52 to 63 °F)), cool nights (4 to 9 °C (39 to 48 °F)) and variable weather. Days can be either sunny and dry, or damp and rainy. Frost is unusual and snowfalls are so extremely rare that they are remembered by inhabitants as special events. The average minimum temperature in January is around 5 °C (41 °F). Spring starts mild and rainy in late March, and is increasingly warm and sunny towards June.
| Climate data for Nice | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 13.1 (55.6) |
13.4 (56.1) |
15.2 (59.4) |
17 (63) |
20.7 (69.3) |
24.3 (75.7) |
27.3 (81.1) |
27.7 (81.9) |
24.6 (76.3) |
21.0 (69.8) |
16.6 (61.9) |
13.8 (56.8) |
19.56 (67.20) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 5.3 (41.5) |
5.9 (42.6) |
7.9 (46.2) |
10.2 (50.4) |
14.1 (57.4) |
17.5 (63.5) |
20.3 (68.5) |
20.5 (68.9) |
17.3 (63.1) |
13.7 (56.7) |
9.2 (48.6) |
6.3 (43.3) |
12.35 (54.23) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 69.0 (2.717) |
44.7 (1.76) |
38.7 (1.524) |
69.3 (2.728) |
44.6 (1.756) |
34.3 (1.35) |
12.1 (0.476) |
17.8 (0.701) |
73.1 (2.878) |
132.8 (5.228) |
103.9 (4.091) |
92.7 (3.65) |
733 (28.86) |
| Avg. precipitation days | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 61 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 158 | 171 | 217 | 224 | 267 | 306 | 348 | 316 | 242 | 187 | 149 | 139 | 2,724 |
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