Nice Weather in January
Nice in January
The short of it: Nice in January averages a high of 13 °C (55 °F) and a low of 6 °C (42 °F), with 71 mm (2.8 in) of rain and about 9 h 16 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 71 mm · daylight 9 h 16 min
✦✦ Travel with care for a visit · best months: June & May
January in Nice brings afternoons near 13° and nights around 6°, with about 71 mm of rain over the month. The dead of winter in Nice: highs scarcely reach 13°, nights fall to 6°. Wet spells are common — about 71 mm, the 5th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 9 h 16 min in mid-January, 20 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack layers, a wool coat and stout boots, and an oilskin besides. The Almanac rates January 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 January. Thiers, 1 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
January in Nice, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 12th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 5th wettest of 12
- Versus December
- 1° colder, 28 mm less rain
- Versus February
- about the same
- Day–night spread
- 7°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 9 h 16 min
- Average wind
- 15 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
January averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ThiersProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 1 km WSW | 13° | 6° | 71 mm |
| VernierProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 1 km NW | 13° | 6° | 71 mm |
| CarabacelProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 1 km ENE | 13° | 6° | 71 mm |
| Quartier du PortProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 2 km ESE | 13° | 6° | 71 mm |
| RiquierProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 2 km E | 13° | 6° | 71 mm |
| CimiezProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 2 km NNE | 12° | 5° | 68 mm |
| Saint-MauriceProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 2 km N | 12° | 5° | 68 mm |
| PasteurProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 2 km NE | 12° | 5° | 68 mm |