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Nice & the Riviera weather in February

Is it warm? No. February in Nice & the Riviera is cold: afternoons average 14°C and nights 7°C. Most days (80%) peak between 11°C and 17°C.

Cold · average high

14°C

25°C or more on almost no days; 20°C or more on almost no days.

  • Average low7°overnight
  • Sea14°average, 2022–2025
  • Rainy days663 mm in the month
  • SkyOften cloudy52% cloud · 31% clear days

How warm it really gets

Every February afternoon from 2011–2025: 424 days. Most (80%) peaked between 11° and 17°.

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

February, year by year

The average February high in each year. The warmest, 2020, averaged 16°C; the coolest, 2012, 11°C.

Average February high by year: 2011: 13.6°C, 2012: 11.1°C, 2013: 11.3°C, 2014: 13.9°C, 2015: 13.2°C, 2016: 14.5°C, 2017: 15.1°C, 2018: 11.2°C, 2019: 15.4°C, 2020: 16.3°C, 2021: 15.2°C, 2022: 15.3°C, 2023: 13.8°C, 2024: 15.8°C, 2025: 14.7°C.

Compared with home

Average February highs. Expect rain on about 6 days (63 mm in a typical month).

  • Nice & the Riviera14°
  • Cork10°
  • London9°
  • Dublin9°
  • Belfast9°
  • Glasgow8°
  • Manchester8°

Other months

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

Warmer in February, not much further

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

  • Cool in Feb

    15°C average high

    avg high · 7° at night

    25°C+ on rarely

    Barcelona

    Spain

    Sea
    14°
    Rain
    4 days
    Sky
    Often cloudy
    From Dublin
    ≈ 2h 15m

  • Cool in Feb

    19°C average high

    avg high · 8° at night

    25°C+ on rarely

    Alicante & Costa Blanca

    Spain

    Sea
    14°
    Rain
    2 days
    Sky
    Some cloud
    From Dublin
    ≈ 2h 30m

  • Cool in Feb

    18°C average high

    avg high · 9° at night

    25°C+ on rarely

    Valencia

    Spain

    Sea
    14°
    Rain
    2 days
    Sky
    Some cloud
    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