Weather in Nice in August 2024
- August is usually the hottest month of the year in Nice;
Average weather
Average temperature in Nice in August
The temperature in August is +86°F on average, with a range between a maximum of +91°F during the day and a minimum of +70°F at night.
The average maximum temperature goes down 33% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +91°F to +84°F.
Is Nice warm or cold in August?
Nice is typically warm in August.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +79°F to +81°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +70°F to +72°F.
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:
Climate in Nice in August
| July | August | September | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +79°F | +81°F | +75°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +61°F | +61°F | +52°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +97°F | +97°F | +90°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 12 mm | 21 mm | 58 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 2 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 69% | 67% | 68% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1013 HPa | 1013 HPa | 1014 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 19 | 19 | 15 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 11 | 10 | 11 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 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 +79°F to +81°F during the day. Prepare for more rain. Average rainfall goes from 12 mm to 21 mm. It feels drier, as humidity decreases from 69% to 67%. The average wind speed doesn’t change much during August, staying around 2 m/s. The amount of sunny days stay about the same, averaging 19 sunny days during the month.
Next month (September) brings a further decline in the weather.
Wind
The average wind speed is 3 m/s getting up to 5 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Nice is gradually increasing during August, going from 2 m/s to 3 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last August in Nice?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Nice in August has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1979 (+80°F) and the highest in 2012 (+94°F). The driest year was 1991 with only 1 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1983 with 93 mm.
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Monthly weather in Nice
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, 2022.
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.