Nice weather in November

In November, Nice sees average daytime highs of 14°C and overnight lows near 8°C, with 133 mm of precipitation across 10.3 wet days and about 9.5 hours of daylight. It is the 8th-warmest and 1st-wettest month of the year here.

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 12°C by the end. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in November, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 10 hours at the start of November to 9 hours by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, November is Nice's 9th-clearest and 3rd-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Nice's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 14°; 8th warmest
Overnight low: 8°; 5th coldest
Precipitation: 133 mm; 10.3 wet days
Daylight: 9 h 24 min; 7:33 AM – 4:59 PM
Cloud cover: 55%; 9th clearest
Wind: 7 km/h; 3rd windiest
Solar energy: 1.98 kWh/m²
Travel score: 4.0; 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 November

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Highs ease over the month, from about 16°C in the first days to 12°C by the end.

A typical November day in Nice reaches about 14°C in the afternoon and slips back to 8°C overnight — a 6°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 10°C and 16°C. Set against its neighbours, November runs about 4°C cooler than October and about 3°C warmer than December.

	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
Avg high (°C)	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
Avg low (°C)	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	6	6	6

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

Nice weather by month

How November compares with the rest of the year at a glance. November is the 8th-warmest and 1st-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 November

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 36% of the time in November.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of November, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 49%.

	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
Clearer (%)	49	48	49	49	49	48	49	50	50	51	51	51	51	51	51	50	50	51	51	52	52	52	52	53	53	53	54	54	54	55
Cloudier (%)	51	52	51	51	51	52	51	50	50	49	49	49	49	49	49	50	50	49	49	48	48	48	48	47	47	47	46	46	46	45

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	48	52
3	49	51
4	49	51
5	49	51
6	48	52
7	49	51
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	52	48
21	52	48
22	52	48
23	52	48
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	55	45

Chance of precipitation in November

Any precipitationSnow

Nice gets around 133 mm of rain and snow over 10.3 wet days in November, the wettest month. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 34% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 1 day brings 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
Rain chance (%)	34	34	34	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	35	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	34	33	33	33	33	32	32	31	31	30
Snow chance (%)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	34	1
2	34	1
3	34	1
4	35	1
5	35	1
6	35	2
7	35	2
8	35	2
9	35	2
10	35	2
11	35	2
12	34	2
13	34	2
14	34	2
15	34	2
16	34	2
17	34	2
18	34	2
19	34	3
20	34	3
21	34	3
22	33	3
23	33	3
24	33	4
25	33	4
26	32	4
27	32	4
28	31	4
29	31	4
30	30	4

Humidity in November

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

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

By dew point, November lands in the dry band about 98% 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
Dry (%)	87	89	90	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	98	99	99	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100
Comfortable (%)	13	11	10	8	7	6	5	4	3	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	87	13
2	89	11
3	90	10
4	92	8
5	93	7
6	94	6
7	95	5
8	96	4
9	97	3
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

Wind in November

Winds average 7 km/h in November.

Across November, 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
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
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

	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

Sunrise & sunset in November

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 10 hours at the start of November to 9 hours by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days shrink by about 60 minutes over November. Sunrise moves from 7:14 AM to 7:50 AM, and sunset from 5:15 PM to 4:51 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
Daylight (h)	10.0	10.0	9.9	9.9	9.9	9.8	9.8	9.7	9.7	9.7	9.6	9.6	9.5	9.5	9.5	9.4	9.4	9.4	9.3	9.3	9.3	9.2	9.2	9.2	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.1	9.0	9.0
Sunrise (AM)	7:14	7:15	7:16	7:18	7:19	7:20	7:22	7:23	7:24	7:26	7:27	7:28	7:30	7:31	7:32	7:33	7:35	7:36	7:37	7:38	7:40	7:41	7:42	7:43	7:44	7:46	7:47	7:48	7:49	7:50
Sunset (PM)	5:15	5:14	5:13	5:11	5:10	5:09	5:08	5:07	5:06	5:05	5:04	5:03	5:02	5:01	5:00	4:59	4:58	4:57	4:57	4:56	4:55	4:54	4:54	4:53	4:53	4:52	4:52	4:51	4:51	4:51

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	10.0	7:14	5:15
2	10.0	7:15	5:14
3	9.9	7:16	5:13
4	9.9	7:18	5:11
5	9.9	7:19	5:10
6	9.8	7:20	5:09
7	9.8	7:22	5:08
8	9.7	7:23	5:07
9	9.7	7:24	5:06
10	9.7	7:26	5:05
11	9.6	7:27	5:04
12	9.6	7:28	5:03
13	9.5	7:30	5:02
14	9.5	7:31	5:01
15	9.5	7:32	5:00
16	9.4	7:33	4:59
17	9.4	7:35	4:58
18	9.4	7:36	4:57
19	9.3	7:37	4:57
20	9.3	7:38	4:56
21	9.3	7:40	4:55
22	9.2	7:41	4:54
23	9.2	7:42	4:54
24	9.2	7:43	4:53
25	9.1	7:44	4:53
26	9.1	7:46	4:52
27	9.1	7:47	4:52
28	9.1	7:48	4:51
29	9.0	7:49	4:51
30	9.0	7:50	4:51

Solar energy in November

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in November, about 1.98 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 — November's 1.98 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
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.3	2.2	2.2	2.2	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.1	2.0	2.0	2.0	2.0	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.9	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.8	1.7	1.7	1.7	1.7
Level	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim	Dim

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

Planning a trip in November

Is November a good time to visit Nice?

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

4.0

Sightseeing

8th-best month of the year

0.1

Beach & pool

8th-best month of the year

November is a reasonable time to visit Nice for sightseeing.

What to pack for Nice in November

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

In November, Nice sees daytime highs around 14°C and nights near 8°C. Worth packing: a warm layer and rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layerrain gear

Sea temperature near Nice in November

The nearest coast averages about 17°C in November — 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 November

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in November peaks around 2. 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

← October Nice year-round climate December →Best places to visit in November

November 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	16	10
2	16	10
3	16	10
4	16	10
5	15	10
6	15	9
7	15	9
8	15	9
9	15	9
10	15	9
11	14	9
12	14	8
13	14	8
14	14	8
15	14	8
16	14	8
17	13	8
18	13	7
19	13	7
20	13	7
21	13	7
22	13	7
23	13	7
24	12	7
25	12	7
26	12	6
27	12	6
28	12	6
29	12	6
30	12	6

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	48	52
3	49	51
4	49	51
5	49	51
6	48	52
7	49	51
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	52	48
21	52	48
22	52	48
23	52	48
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	55	45

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	34	1
2	34	1
3	34	1
4	35	1
5	35	1
6	35	2
7	35	2
8	35	2
9	35	2
10	35	2
11	35	2
12	34	2
13	34	2
14	34	2
15	34	2
16	34	2
17	34	2
18	34	2
19	34	3
20	34	3
21	34	3
22	33	3
23	33	3
24	33	4
25	33	4
26	32	4
27	32	4
28	31	4
29	31	4
30	30	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	87	13
2	89	11
3	90	10
4	92	8
5	93	7
6	94	6
7	95	5
8	96	4
9	97	3
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	48	52
3	49	51
4	49	51
5	49	51
6	48	52
7	49	51
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	52	48
21	52	48
22	52	48
23	52	48
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	55	45

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	34	1
2	34	1
3	34	1
4	35	1
5	35	1
6	35	2
7	35	2
8	35	2
9	35	2
10	35	2
11	35	2
12	34	2
13	34	2
14	34	2
15	34	2
16	34	2
17	34	2
18	34	2
19	34	3
20	34	3
21	34	3
22	33	3
23	33	3
24	33	4
25	33	4
26	32	4
27	32	4
28	31	4
29	31	4
30	30	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	87	13
2	89	11
3	90	10
4	92	8
5	93	7
6	94	6
7	95	5
8	96	4
9	97	3
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0

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

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	49	51
2	48	52
3	49	51
4	49	51
5	49	51
6	48	52
7	49	51
8	50	50
9	50	50
10	51	49
11	51	49
12	51	49
13	51	49
14	51	49
15	51	49
16	50	50
17	50	50
18	51	49
19	51	49
20	52	48
21	52	48
22	52	48
23	52	48
24	53	47
25	53	47
26	53	47
27	54	46
28	54	46
29	54	46
30	55	45

	Rain chance (%)	Snow chance (%)
1	34	1
2	34	1
3	34	1
4	35	1
5	35	1
6	35	2
7	35	2
8	35	2
9	35	2
10	35	2
11	35	2
12	34	2
13	34	2
14	34	2
15	34	2
16	34	2
17	34	2
18	34	2
19	34	3
20	34	3
21	34	3
22	33	3
23	33	3
24	33	4
25	33	4
26	32	4
27	32	4
28	31	4
29	31	4
30	30	4

	Dry (%)	Comfortable (%)
1	87	13
2	89	11
3	90	10
4	92	8
5	93	7
6	94	6
7	95	5
8	96	4
9	97	3
10	98	2
11	98	2
12	99	1
13	99	1
14	100	0
15	100	0
16	100	0
17	100	0
18	100	0
19	100	0
20	100	0
21	100	0
22	100	0
23	100	0
24	100	0
25	100	0
26	100	0
27	100	0
28	100	0
29	100	0
30	100	0