Nice When To Go

If swimming is high on your agenda, plan your trip between June and September, when temps average in the mid-70s. Warning: the summer high season is hot, humid, and marked by overpowering crowds, bumper-to-bumper traffic, and sky-high air-and-hotel costs.

While low-season winters are mild (averaging about 50°F), you’ll still need a light jacket swimming isn’t an option – on rare instances, Nice has even seen sprinklings of snow. Nice’s famous Carnival celebration draws crowds in February.

Spring or early fall trips provide the best bang for your buck. Temperatures in the low 60s are perhaps too cold for a dip, but are just right for sunbathing and sightseeing. Hotel rates are also comfortably lower.