Weather in Nice in December 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Nice in December
The expected average maximum temperature in December is +15°C with a maximum of +17°C and a minimum of +5°C.
The average maximum temperature goes down 17% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +17°C to +15°C.
Is Nice warm or cold in December?
Nice is typically mild in December.
Maximum temperatures go down compared to the previous month from +16°C to +13°C. The minimum temperature also goes down from +11°C to +8°C.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
December is one of the coolest months in Nice, here is the comparison with other months:
Water temperature in Nice in December
Water in Nice in December is Cold. It varies from +12°C to +18°C, with an average of +15°C. Note that the air temperature is lower than the water temperature, averaging around +13°C.
In December, water temperatures are average relative to the rest of the year:
Can you swim in Nice in December?
Climate in Nice in December
| November | December | January | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +16°C | +13°C | +12°C | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +3°C | +1°C | -3°C | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +24°C | +19°C | +21°C | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 108 mm | 77 mm | 64 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 4 m/s | 4 m/s | 4 m/s | ||||
| Avg. water temperature | ||||||
| +18°C | +15°C | +13°C | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 69% | 65% | 65% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1014 HPa | 1016 HPa | 1016 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 10 | 11 | 11 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 7 | 8 | 8 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 11 | 11 | 10 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
December weather is still as good as in November. It’s getting colder in December. From +16°C in the day, the average maximum temperature lowers to +13°C. As December arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 108 mm to 77 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 69% to 65%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during December, staying around 4 m/s. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in December, from 10 to 11.
January brings much the same weather, it remains good.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 6 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 increasing during December, going from 2 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last December in Nice?
Climate Change over Years
The climate in Nice in December 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.