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Nice & the Riviera weather in March

Is it warm? No. March in Nice & the Riviera is cool: afternoons average 16°C and nights 9°C. Most days (80%) peak between 12°C and 19°C.

Cool · average high

16°C

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

  • Average low9°overnight
  • Sea14°average, 2022–2025
  • Rainy days684 mm in the month
  • SkyOften cloudy50% cloud · 32% clear days

How warm it really gets

Every March afternoon from 2011–2025: 465 days. Most (80%) peaked between 12° and 19°.

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

March, year by year

The average March high in each year. The warmest, 2019, averaged 18°C; the coolest, 2013, 13°C.

Average March high by year: 2011: 14.3°C, 2012: 17.3°C, 2013: 13.3°C, 2014: 16.3°C, 2015: 16°C, 2016: 15.5°C, 2017: 17.1°C, 2018: 14°C, 2019: 17.6°C, 2020: 15°C, 2021: 15.6°C, 2022: 14.7°C, 2023: 17.3°C, 2024: 16.5°C, 2025: 15.7°C.

Compared with home

Average March highs. Expect rain on about 6 days (84 mm in a typical month).

  • Nice & the Riviera16°
  • London12°
  • Cork11°
  • Dublin11°
  • Glasgow10°
  • Belfast10°
  • Manchester10°

Other months

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

Warmer in March, not much further

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

  • Cool in Mar

    17°C average high

    avg high · 9° at night

    25°C+ on rarely

    Barcelona

    Spain

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

  • Mild in Mar

    20°C average high

    avg high · 10° at night

    25°C+ on 1 in 10 days

    Alicante & Costa Blanca

    Spain

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

  • Cool in Mar

    19°C average high

    avg high · 11° at night

    25°C+ on 1 in 10 days

    Valencia

    Spain

    Sea
    14°
    Rain
    6 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