Nice weather in January

In January, Nice sees average daytime highs of 10°C and overnight lows near 4°C, with 67 mm of precipitation across 7.2 wet days and about 9.1 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 10°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 8 h 48 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Nice's 7th-clearest and 6th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nice's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 10°; 12th warmest
Overnight low: 4°; 2nd coldest
Precipitation: 67 mm; 7.2 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 06 min; 8:08 AM – 5:13 PM
Cloud cover: 51%; 7th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 6th windiest
Solar energy: 1.84 kWh/m²
Travel score: 2.5; out of 10

Nice is city and commune in Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France.

Air quality: Moderate; PM2.5 12.1 µg/m³ · 2019
Density: 4,765/km²; people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

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Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 10°C through the month.

A typical January day in Nice reaches about 10°C in the afternoon and slips back to 4°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 7°C and 13°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and on par with February.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Avg high (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Avg low (°C)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	4
2	10	4
3	10	4
4	10	4
5	10	4
6	10	4
7	10	4
8	10	4
9	10	4
10	10	4
11	10	4
12	10	4
13	10	4
14	10	4
15	10	4
16	10	4
17	10	4
18	10	4
19	10	4
20	10	4
21	10	4
22	10	4
23	10	4
24	10	3
25	10	3
26	10	3
27	10	3
28	10	3
29	10	3
30	10	3
31	10	3

Nice weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 6th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Snow days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	10° / 4°	67	7.2	2.3	9.1	2.5
Feb	11° / 4°	59	7.4	2.3	10.2	2.7
Mar	13° / 6°	63	7.8	1.5	11.6	3.9
Apr	15° / 8°	81	10.4	0.5	13.2	4.7
May	19° / 12°	64	10.5	0	14.5	6.0
Jun	23° / 16°	50	9	0	15.2	7.1
Jul	25° / 18°	28	6.9	0	14.9	7.7
Aug	25° / 19°	31	6.9	0	13.8	7.7
Sep	22° / 16°	76	8.5	0	12.3	7.1
Oct	18° / 12°	113	9	0.1	10.8	6.0
Nov	14° / 8°	133	10.3	0.7	9.5	4.0
Dec	11° / 5°	82	8.4	1.9	8.8	2.8

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 42% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 13% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 45%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Clearer (%)	55	55	55	56	55	55	55	55	55	54	54	55	54	54	54	54	54	56	56	56	55	55	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56	56
Cloudier (%)	45	45	45	44	45	45	45	45	45	46	46	45	46	46	46	46	46	44	44	44	45	45	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44	44

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	56	44
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	55	45
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	55	45
22	55	45
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	56	44

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Nice gets around 67 mm of rain and snow over 7.2 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 24% and peaks near 25% on the wettest days, and about 2 days bring snow.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Rain chance (%)	25	25	25	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24	24
Snow chance (%)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	25	7
2	25	7
3	25	7
4	24	7
5	24	7
6	24	7
7	23	7
8	23	7
9	23	7
10	23	7
11	23	7
12	23	7
13	23	7
14	23	7
15	23	6
16	23	6
17	23	6
18	23	7
19	23	7
20	24	7
21	24	7
22	24	7
23	24	8
24	24	8
25	24	8
26	24	8
27	24	8
28	24	9
29	24	9
30	24	9
31	24	9

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Dry (%)	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

Wind in January

Winds average 7 km/h in January.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 7 km/h on the calmest days to 7 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Wind speed (km/h)	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	7	calm
2	7	calm
3	7	calm
4	7	calm
5	7	calm
6	7	calm
7	7	calm
8	7	calm
9	7	calm
10	7	calm
11	7	calm
12	7	calm
13	7	calm
14	7	calm
15	7	calm
16	7	calm
17	7	calm
18	7	calm
19	7	calm
20	7	calm
21	7	calm
22	7	calm
23	7	calm
24	7	calm
25	7	calm
26	7	calm
27	7	calm
28	7	calm
29	7	calm
30	7	calm
31	7	calm

Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 8 h 48 min at the start of January to 9 h 36 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 48 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 8:10 AM to 7:57 AM, and sunset from 4:58 PM to 5:31 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Daylight (h)	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.8	8.9	8.9	8.9	8.9	8.9	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.0	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.6
Sunrise (AM)	8:10	8:10	8:10	8:10	8:10	8:10	8:10	8:10	8:10	8:10	8:10	8:09	8:09	8:09	8:08	8:08	8:07	8:07	8:06	8:06	8:05	8:04	8:04	8:03	8:02	8:01	8:01	8:00	7:59	7:58	7:57
Sunset (PM)	4:58	4:59	5:00	5:00	5:01	5:02	5:03	5:04	5:05	5:06	5:07	5:08	5:09	5:10	5:12	5:13	5:14	5:15	5:16	5:17	5:19	5:20	5:21	5:22	5:24	5:25	5:26	5:28	5:29	5:30	5:31

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	8.8	8:10	4:58
2	8.8	8:10	4:59
3	8.8	8:10	5:00
4	8.8	8:10	5:00
5	8.8	8:10	5:01
6	8.9	8:10	5:02
7	8.9	8:10	5:03
8	8.9	8:10	5:04
9	8.9	8:10	5:05
10	8.9	8:10	5:06
11	9.0	8:10	5:07
12	9.0	8:09	5:08
13	9.0	8:09	5:09
14	9.0	8:09	5:10
15	9.1	8:08	5:12
16	9.1	8:08	5:13
17	9.1	8:07	5:14
18	9.1	8:07	5:15
19	9.2	8:06	5:16
20	9.2	8:06	5:17
21	9.2	8:05	5:19
22	9.3	8:04	5:20
23	9.3	8:04	5:21
24	9.3	8:03	5:22
25	9.4	8:02	5:24
26	9.4	8:01	5:25
27	9.4	8:01	5:26
28	9.5	8:00	5:28
29	9.5	7:59	5:29
30	9.5	7:58	5:30
31	9.6	7:57	5:31

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 1.84 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 1.55 kWh/m² to a high of 6.69 kWh/m² in July across the year — January's 1.84 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.6	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.3
Level	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	1.6	Dim
2	1.6	Dim
3	1.6	Dim
4	1.6	Dim
5	1.6	Dim
6	1.6	Dim
7	1.6	Dim
8	1.7	Dim
9	1.7	Dim
10	1.7	Dim
11	1.7	Dim
12	1.7	Dim
13	1.8	Dim
14	1.8	Dim
15	1.8	Dim
16	1.8	Dim
17	1.9	Dim
18	1.9	Dim
19	1.9	Dim
20	1.9	Dim
21	2.0	Dim
22	2.0	Dim
23	2.0	Moderate
24	2.0	Moderate
25	2.1	Moderate
26	2.1	Moderate
27	2.1	Moderate
28	2.2	Moderate
29	2.2	Moderate
30	2.2	Moderate
31	2.3	Moderate

Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Nice?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

2.5

Sightseeing

12th-best month of the year

0.0

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Nice.

What to pack for Nice in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Nice sees daytime highs around 10°C and nights near 4°C. Pack a warm layer. About 7 days see rain.

a warm layer

Sea temperature near Nice in January

The nearest coast averages about 14°C in January — the other half of the beach question. The full-year curve and swim-comfort zones are below.

The sea offshore is warmest in August at about 25°C and coldest in February near 13°C.

It's comfortable for a long swim from Jun 7 to Oct 13 — about 4.2 months when the water holds above 20°C.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Sea temperature (°C)	14	13	14	15	18	21	24	25	22	20	17	15
Comfort	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Bracing	Cool	Refreshing	Refreshing	Warm	Refreshing	Cool	Cool	Cool

	Sea temperature (°C)	Comfort
Jan	14	Bracing
Feb	13	Bracing
Mar	14	Bracing
Apr	15	Bracing
May	18	Cool
Jun	21	Refreshing
Jul	24	Refreshing
Aug	25	Warm
Sep	22	Refreshing
Oct	20	Cool
Nov	17	Cool
Dec	15	Cool

UV index in Nice in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Nice peaks around July 14 at about 9 (very high) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 22 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 8 months of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	1	3	4	7	6	8	9	7	5	3	2	1
Level	Low	Moderate	Moderate	Very high	High	Very high	Very high	High	Moderate	Moderate	Low	Low

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	1	Low
Feb	3	Moderate
Mar	4	Moderate
Apr	7	Very high
May	6	High
Jun	8	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	7	High
Sep	5	Moderate
Oct	3	Moderate
Nov	2	Low
Dec	1	Low

Location & terrain

Where is Nice?

Nice sits at 43.7°N, 7.3°E, 25 m above sea level, in France. The nearest listed city is Saint-Roch, 2.0 km away.

Topography around Nice

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Nice.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Nice has significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 322 m around an average of 58 m above sea level; within 16 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 1,141 m; within 80 km, extreme variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 3,195 m.

The land around Nice is covered by artificial surfaces (49%), water (25%) and trees (24%) within 3 km, water (42%) and trees (38%) within 16 km, and trees (50%) and water (30%) within 80 km.

3 km

322 m

artificial surfaces 49%

16 km

1,141 m

water 42%

80 km

3,195 m

trees 50%

treesshrubsgrasslandcroplandartificial surfacesbare terrainwater

← December Nice year-round climate February →Best places to visit in January

January weather nearby: Saint-Roch 2.0 km · Plaine du Var 6.0 km · Les Moulins 6.0 km · Saint-Laurent-du-Var 7.0 km · Cagnes-sur-Mer 10 km · Vence 13 km · Monaco 13 km · Monte Carlo 14 km

France travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 2; Exercise Increased Caution
Power plugs: Type C / E; 230 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 77% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $48,986; 2025
Happiness: 6.6 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 100%; of population, 2024
Homicide rate: 1.3; per 100k, 2023
Road deaths: 5.1; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: High; World Bank
English: Moderate; EF EPI 539
Religion

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Nice (43.7031°, 7.2661°, elevation 25 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. Sea temperatures are the NOAA OISST v2.1 1991–2020 monthly climatology (public domain), sampled at the nearest ocean point. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	4
2	10	4
3	10	4
4	10	4
5	10	4
6	10	4
7	10	4
8	10	4
9	10	4
10	10	4
11	10	4
12	10	4
13	10	4
14	10	4
15	10	4
16	10	4
17	10	4
18	10	4
19	10	4
20	10	4
21	10	4
22	10	4
23	10	4
24	10	3
25	10	3
26	10	3
27	10	3
28	10	3
29	10	3
30	10	3
31	10	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	56	44
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	55	45
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	55	45
22	55	45
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	56	44

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	25	7
2	25	7
3	25	7
4	24	7
5	24	7
6	24	7
7	23	7
8	23	7
9	23	7
10	23	7
11	23	7
12	23	7
13	23	7
14	23	7
15	23	6
16	23	6
17	23	6
18	23	7
19	23	7
20	24	7
21	24	7
22	24	7
23	24	8
24	24	8
25	24	8
26	24	8
27	24	8
28	24	9
29	24	9
30	24	9
31	24	9

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	4
2	10	4
3	10	4
4	10	4
5	10	4
6	10	4
7	10	4
8	10	4
9	10	4
10	10	4
11	10	4
12	10	4
13	10	4
14	10	4
15	10	4
16	10	4
17	10	4
18	10	4
19	10	4
20	10	4
21	10	4
22	10	4
23	10	4
24	10	3
25	10	3
26	10	3
27	10	3
28	10	3
29	10	3
30	10	3
31	10	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	56	44
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	55	45
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	55	45
22	55	45
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	56	44

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	25	7
2	25	7
3	25	7
4	24	7
5	24	7
6	24	7
7	23	7
8	23	7
9	23	7
10	23	7
11	23	7
12	23	7
13	23	7
14	23	7
15	23	6
16	23	6
17	23	6
18	23	7
19	23	7
20	24	7
21	24	7
22	24	7
23	24	8
24	24	8
25	24	8
26	24	8
27	24	8
28	24	9
29	24	9
30	24	9
31	24	9

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	10	4
2	10	4
3	10	4
4	10	4
5	10	4
6	10	4
7	10	4
8	10	4
9	10	4
10	10	4
11	10	4
12	10	4
13	10	4
14	10	4
15	10	4
16	10	4
17	10	4
18	10	4
19	10	4
20	10	4
21	10	4
22	10	4
23	10	4
24	10	3
25	10	3
26	10	3
27	10	3
28	10	3
29	10	3
30	10	3
31	10	3

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	55	45
2	55	45
3	55	45
4	56	44
5	55	45
6	55	45
7	55	45
8	55	45
9	55	45
10	54	46
11	54	46
12	55	45
13	54	46
14	54	46
15	54	46
16	54	46
17	54	46
18	56	44
19	56	44
20	56	44
21	55	45
22	55	45
23	56	44
24	56	44
25	56	44
26	56	44
27	56	44
28	56	44
29	56	44
30	56	44
31	56	44

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	25	7
2	25	7
3	25	7
4	24	7
5	24	7
6	24	7
7	23	7
8	23	7
9	23	7
10	23	7
11	23	7
12	23	7
13	23	7
14	23	7
15	23	6
16	23	6
17	23	6
18	23	7
19	23	7
20	24	7
21	24	7
22	24	7
23	24	8
24	24	8
25	24	8
26	24	8
27	24	8
28	24	9
29	24	9
30	24	9
31	24	9

	Dry (%)
1	100
2	100
3	100
4	100
5	100
6	100
7	100
8	100
9	100
10	100
11	100
12	100
13	100
14	100
15	100
16	100
17	100
18	100
19	100
20	100
21	100
22	100
23	100
24	100
25	100
26	100
27	100
28	100
29	100
30	100
31	100