Weather in Nice in May 2024
Average weather
Average temperature in Nice in May
The temperature in May is +75°F on average, with a range between a maximum of +90°F during the day and a minimum of +55°F at night.
The average maximum temperature goes up 16% by the end of the month, compared with the beginning of the month, from +70°F to +75°F.
Is Nice warm or cold in May?
Nice is typically mild in May.
Maximum temperatures go up compared to the previous month from +61°F to +68°F. The minimum temperature also goes up from +52°F to +59°F.
Pack a light jacket as it will be warm in the day and cool in the evenings.
Take a look at how May is compared to other months in Nice:
Climate in Nice in May
| April | May | June | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg. temperature | ||||||
| +61°F | +68°F | +73°F | ||||
| Min. temperature | ||||||
| +39°F | +46°F | +52°F | ||||
| Max. temperature | ||||||
| +77°F | +90°F | +93°F | ||||
| Rainfall | ||||||
| 68 mm | 47 mm | 31 mm | ||||
| Wind | ||||||
| 3 m/s | 2 m/s | 2 m/s | ||||
| Humidity | ||||||
| 70% | 71% | 71% | ||||
| Air pressure | ||||||
| 1011 HPa | 1012 HPa | 1013 HPa | ||||
| Sunny days | ||||||
| 10 | 11 | 14 | ||||
| Cloudy days | ||||||
| 14 | 16 | 13 | ||||
| Rainy days | ||||||
| 6 | 4 | 3 | ||||
| Snowy days | ||||||
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
May weather is still as good as in April. It’s getting warmer as May arrives. The average maximum temperature goes up from +61°F to +68°F during the day. As May arrives, the amount of rainfall goes down. On average, the rainfall volume decreases from 68 mm to 47 mm. Humidity rises from 70% to 71%. Winds are calmer in comparison to April, going down from 3 m/s to 2 m/s on average. The good news is there are likely to be more sunny days in May, from 10 to 11.
But maybe it is worth considering traveling in June as the weather gets better.
Wind
The average wind speed is 2 m/s getting up to 4 m/s which is a light breeze; barely moving the tree leaves.
The average wind speed in Nice is gradually decreasing during May, going from 3 m/s to 2 m/s over the course of the month.
Rain
How was the weather last May in Nice?
Climate Change Over the Years
The climate in Nice in May has not changed that much over the last 43 years.
The average temperature was the lowest in 1984 (+65°F) and the highest in 2022 (+81°F). The driest year was 2011 with only 2 mm of rainfall, and the wettest year was 1984 with 248 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, 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.