Nice Weather in August
Nice in August
The short of it: Nice in August averages a high of 28 °C (82 °F) and a low of 21 °C (69 °F), with 18 mm (0.71 in) of rain and about 13 h 58 min of daylight. Rated 5 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 28° · low 21° · rain 18 mm · daylight 13 h 58 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & May
August in Nice brings afternoons near 28° and nights around 21°, with about 18 mm of rain over the month. The height of summer in Nice, with afternoons near 28°. Rain is modest, about 18 mm, the 11th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 13 h 58 min in mid-August, 70 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates August 5 of 5 for a visit; the finest months here are June and May.
Against its neighbours, Nice runs warmer than most and wetter than most in August. Thiers, 1 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
August in Nice, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 1st warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 11th wettest of 12
- Versus July
- 1° warmer, 2.0 mm more rain
- Versus September
- 3° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 13 h 58 min
- Average wind
- 12 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
August averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ThiersProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 1 km WSW | 28° | 21° | 18 mm |
| VernierProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 1 km NW | 28° | 21° | 18 mm |
| CarabacelProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 1 km ENE | 28° | 21° | 18 mm |
| Quartier du PortProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 2 km ESE | 28° | 21° | 18 mm |
| RiquierProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 2 km E | 28° | 21° | 18 mm |
| CimiezProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 2 km NNE | 27° | 20° | 20 mm |
| Saint-MauriceProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 2 km N | 27° | 20° | 20 mm |
| PasteurProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 2 km NE | 27° | 20° | 20 mm |