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Nice & the Riviera weather in April

Is it warm? Not really. April in Nice & the Riviera is cool: afternoons average 18°C and nights 12°C. Most days (80%) peak between 14°C and 21°C.

Cool · average high

18°C

25°C or more on almost no days; 20°C or more on about two in ten days.

  • Average low12°overnight
  • Sea15°average, 2022–2025
  • Rainy days770 mm in the month
  • SkyOften cloudy52% cloud · 28% clear days

How warm it really gets

Every April afternoon from 2011–2025: 450 days. Most (80%) peaked between 14° and 21°.

Number of April days by daily high, 2011–2025.

April, year by year

The average April high in each year. The warmest, 2011, averaged 19°C; the coolest, 2021, 16°C.

Average April high by year: 2011: 19°C, 2012: 17.1°C, 2013: 17.5°C, 2014: 18.3°C, 2015: 17.5°C, 2016: 18.5°C, 2017: 18°C, 2018: 19°C, 2019: 16.9°C, 2020: 18.1°C, 2021: 15.9°C, 2022: 17.3°C, 2023: 18°C, 2024: 18.9°C, 2025: 18.1°C.

Compared with home

Average April highs. Expect rain on about 7 days (70 mm in a typical month).

  • Nice & the Riviera18°
  • London15°
  • Glasgow13°
  • Cork13°
  • Manchester13°
  • Dublin13°
  • Belfast13°

Other months

Nice & the Riviera all year · Where else is hot in April

Warmer in April, not much further

Flying times are estimates from Dublin; Nice & the Riviera is about 2h 15m.

  • Cool in Apr

    19°C average high

    avg high · 12° at night

    25°C+ on rarely

    Barcelona

    Spain

    Sea
    15°
    Rain
    6 days
    Sky
    Often cloudy
    From Dublin
    ≈ 2h 15m
  • Mild in Apr

    22°C average high

    avg high · 12° at night

    25°C+ on 1 in 10 days

    Alicante & Costa Blanca

    Spain

    Sea
    16°
    Rain
    5 days
    Sky
    Often cloudy
    From Dublin
    ≈ 2h 30m
  • Mild in Apr

    21°C average high

    avg high · 13° at night

    25°C+ on 2 in 10 days

    Valencia

    Spain

    Sea
    16°
    Rain
    5 days
    Sky
    Often cloudy
    From Dublin
    ≈ 2h 30m

Air: Copernicus ERA5-Land, 2011–2025, matched to the official averages for Nice airport. Sea: Copernicus ERA5, 2022–2025. Rainy days = days with 1 mm of rain or more, as weather stations count them. Clear day = average cloud cover of 30% or less. These are averages of past weather, not a forecast. Methodology