Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur · France
Nice in September
In September, Nice averages a daytime high of 22 °C and a night-time low of 15 °C, with about 91 mm of rain over the month. It falls outside Nice's most comfortable months, May to August.
- Average high
- 22 °C
- Average low
- 15 °C
- Rain in the month
- 91 mm
- Daylight on 15 Sep
- 12 h 20 min
- Comfortable month
- No
- Places to stay
- 98
When to go
How September compares with the rest of the year in Nice
September is the 4th warmest month in Nice by average daytime high; across the year the highs run from 10 °C to 26 °C and the lows from 3 °C to 18 °C. By day, September is 4 °C cooler than August, and October is 4 °C cooler than September.
September brings 91 mm of rain, more than the monthly average of 67 mm (805 mm a year); it is the 3rd wettest month.
On 15 September the sun is up for about 12 h 20 min, against 9 h at the shortest and 15 h 30 min at the longest point of the year (calculated from the latitude, sunrise to sunset).
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Comfortable |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 10 °C | 3 °C | 68 mm | |
| February | 10 °C | 3 °C | 52 mm | |
| March | 12 °C | 6 °C | 55 mm | |
| April | 15 °C | 8 °C | 70 mm | |
| May | 19 °C | 12 °C | 63 mm | Yes |
| June | 23 °C | 16 °C | 51 mm | Yes |
| July | 25 °C | 18 °C | 26 mm | Yes |
| August | 26 °C | 18 °C | 40 mm | Yes |
| September | 22 °C | 15 °C | 91 mm | |
| October | 18 °C | 12 °C | 100 mm | |
| November | 13 °C | 7 °C | 120 mm | |
| December | 11 °C | 4 °C | 69 mm |
Comfortable means average daytime high between 18 °C and 29 °C and under 80 mm of rain in the month. Averages for 1991–2020 over the surrounding area, a grid square about 50 km across, so a coast or a nearby mountain can make the town itself warmer or cooler. Data: CRU TS v4.10, Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia (Open Database License).
When to go
Is September a good time to visit Nice?
Not by the measure used here: about 91 mm of rain is 80 mm or more. The comfortable months in Nice are May to August; the nearest are August, before, and May, after.
The measure is about weather for a city stay only; it says nothing about events, school holidays or prices.
When to go
Destinations near Nice that are comfortable in September
Within 300 km, nearest first, by the same measure.
Where to stay
Where to stay in Nice
This guide lists 98 places to stay in Nice, hotels recorded in Wikidata. By straight-line distance from the centre: under 1 km, 50; 1–3 km, 23; 3–10 km, 10; 10 km or more, 15.
Sources: climate from CRU TS v4.10 (Climatic Research Unit, University of East Anglia; Open Database License), 1991–2020 averages; day length calculated from the latitude; places to stay from each operator's own public pages and Wikidata. How this guide is made.