Hot in Aug
30°C average high
avg high · 23° at night
25°C+ on almost every day
France
Nice & the Riviera weather in August
Is it warm? Yes. August in Nice & the Riviera is hot: afternoons average 29°C and nights 22°C. Most days (80%) peak between 26°C and 32°C.
Hot · average high
29°C
25°C or more on about nine in ten days; 20°C or more on almost every day.
- Average low22°overnight
- Sea27°average, 2022–2025
- Rainy days328 mm in the month
- SkySome cloud37% cloud · 42% clear days
How warm it really gets
Every August afternoon from 2011–2025: 465 days. Most (80%) peaked between 26° and 32°.
August, year by year
The average August high in each year. The warmest, 2024, averaged 31°C; the coolest, 2014, 27°C.
Compared with home
Average August highs. Expect rain on about 3 days (28 mm in a typical month).
- Nice & the Riviera29°
- London24°
- Manchester20°
- Dublin20°
- Cork20°
- Glasgow19°
- Belfast19°
Warmer in August, not much further
Flying times are estimates from Dublin; Nice & the Riviera is about 2h 15m.
Hot in Aug
32°C average high
avg high · 23° at night
25°C+ on almost every day
Hot in Aug
31°C average high
avg high · 23° at night
25°C+ on almost every day
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