Nice Weather in May
Nice in May
The short of it: Nice in May averages a high of 21 °C (70 °F) and a low of 15 °C (58 °F), with 42 mm (1.7 in) of rain and about 14 h 42 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 21° · low 15° · rain 42 mm · daylight 14 h 42 min
✦✦✦✦✦ Recommended for a visit · best months: June & May
May in Nice brings afternoons near 21° and nights around 15°, with about 42 mm of rain over the month. Much like April: highs about 21°, nights near 15°. Easy travelling weather. Rain is modest, about 42 mm, the 9th wettest month.
The sun is up for about 14 h 42 min in mid-May, 80 minutes more than a month before.
For the traveller: pack light clothes and a jacket for the evening. The Almanac rates May 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 May. Thiers, 1 km to the WSW, sees much the same highs.
May in Nice, by the numbers
- Warmth rank
- 5th warmest of 12
- Rain rank
- 9th wettest of 12
- Versus April
- 4° warmer, 20 mm less rain
- Versus June
- 4° colder
- Day–night spread
- 6°
- Snow season
- seldom any
- Daylight, mid-month
- 14 h 42 min
- Average wind
- 13 km/h
Neighbouring Towns
May averages · distance by the crow’s flight| Town | Distance | High | Low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ThiersProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 1 km WSW | 21° | 15° | 42 mm |
| VernierProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 1 km NW | 21° | 15° | 42 mm |
| CarabacelProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 1 km ENE | 21° | 15° | 42 mm |
| Quartier du PortProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 2 km ESE | 21° | 15° | 42 mm |
| RiquierProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 2 km E | 21° | 15° | 42 mm |
| CimiezProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 2 km NNE | 21° | 14° | 45 mm |
| Saint-MauriceProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 2 km N | 21° | 14° | 45 mm |
| PasteurProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | 2 km NE | 21° | 14° | 45 mm |