Weather in Nice in August 2025
- August is usually the hottest month of the year in Nice;
Average weather
Average temperature in Nice in August
The expected average maximum temperature in August is +30°C with a maximum of +36°C and a minimum of +18°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 50% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +34°C to +25°C.
Is Nice warm or cold in August?
Nice is typically warm in August.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +26°C to +27°C. The minimum temperature also goes up from +21°C to +22°C.
It’s generally warm, but pack a long-sleeve shirt for evenings.
August is the hottest month in Nice, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Nice in August
Water in Nice in August is Comfortable. It varies from +21°C to +26°C, with an average of +24°C. This is almost similar to the air temperature, which averages +27°C.
The water temperature in August is one of the warmest of the entire year:
Can you swim in Nice in August?
Climate in Nice in August
| July | August | September | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +26°C | +27°C | +24°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +16°C | +16°C | +11°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +36°C | +36°C | +32°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 12 mm | 23 mm | 58 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 3 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +23°C | +24°C | +22°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 69% | 68% | 68% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1013 HPa | 1013 HPa | 1014 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 17 | 16 | 13 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 7 | 7 | 7 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 4 | 5 | 7 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
August weather is still as great as in July. It’s getting warmer as August arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +26°C to +27°C during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 12 mm to 23 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 69% to 68%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during August, staying around 2 m/s. The days becoming less sunny, going from 17 sunny days in July to 16 in August.
Next month (September) brings a further decline in the weather.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 7 m/s which is a medium breeze. You can feel it, especially getting out of the water.
The average wind speed in Nice is gradually decreasing during August, going from 4 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last August in Nice?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Nice in August has not changed much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1980 (+16°C) and the highest in 2022 (+21°C). The driest year was 2007 with only 321 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 2014 with 1437 mm.
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Source of the data
For this page, we’ve looked at the typical weather in Nice, based on historical hourly weather data from January 1, 1979, to December 31, 2023.
For past dates, we show actual recorded data at the location at that time. Forecasts are based on recorded weather during that day of the year, averaged over the total years for which we have records (unless stated otherwise). The daily temperature is the highest recorded temperature in the shadow during that day.