Nice Weather in December
Nice in December
The short of it: Nice in December averages a high of 13 °C (56 °F) and a low of 6 °C (44 °F), with 99 mm (3.9 in) of rain and about 8 h 56 min of daylight. Rated 2 of 5 for a visit; the best months are June and May. Source: TerraClimate climate normals, 1991–2020.
Average high 13° · low 6° · rain 99 mm · daylight 8 h 56 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & May
December in Nice brings afternoons near 13° and nights around 6°, with about 99 mm of rain over the month. Much like November: highs about 13°, nights near 6°. A wool coat will serve you well. Wet spells are common — about 99 mm, the 3rd wettest month.
The sun is up for about 8 h 56 min in mid-December, 39 minutes less than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates December 2 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 December. Thiers, 1 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
December in Nice, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 10th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 3rd wettest of 12
- Versus November
- 3° colder, 69 mm less rain
- Versus January
- 1° warmer
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 8 h 56 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
December averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ThiersProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 1 km WSW | 13° | 6° | 99 mm |
| VernierProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 1 km NW | 13° | 6° | 99 mm |
| CarabacelProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 1 km ENE | 13° | 6° | 99 mm |
| Quartier du PortProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 2 km ESE | 13° | 6° | 99 mm |
| RiquierProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 2 km E | 13° | 6° | 99 mm |
| CimiezProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 2 km NNE | 13° | 6° | 90 mm |
| Saint-MauriceProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 2 km N | 13° | 6° | 90 mm |
| PasteurProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 2 km NE | 13° | 6° | 90 mm |