Nice Sea Temperature in May

Looking to find out what the average sea water temperature in Nice is for May? Find out what the lowest, highest, and average water temperatures are for Nice over the past 10 years.

Average water temperature in Nice for May

The average, high, and low temperatures below should help you if you can swim in the water in Nice in May.

17.69° C

(63.84° F)

  • highest: 22.53° C (72.55° F)
  • lowest: 14.81° C (58.66° F)

At this temperature, water will feel cold compared to a swimming pool, but with a bit of experience and practice most people will find the water relatively comfortable to swim in.

Water temperature range by day in May in Nice

The chart below shows the range of low and high temperatures by day for the month of May in Nice.

Water temperatures for May in Nice in recent years

Day 2024 2023 2022 2021
1 15.43° C 16.54° C 16.66° C 15.37° C
2 15.51° C 16.72° C 16.63° C 15.39° C
3 15.68° C 17.02° C 16.8° C 15.52° C
4 15.48° C 17.32° C 17.14° C 15.7° C
5 16.24° C 17.43° C 17.09° C 15.65° C
6 16.32° C 17.64° C 16.34° C 15.58° C
7 16.6° C 17.82° C 16.19° C 15.65° C
8 16.81° C 17.9° C 16.36° C 16.17° C
9 17.07° C 17.82° C 16.84° C 16.11° C
10 17.55° C 17.95° C 17.39° C 15.99° C
11 18.04° C 18.03° C 17.59° C 15.95° C
12 18.29° C 17.7° C 17.6° C 15.96° C
13 18.55° C 17.38° C 17.64° C 16° C
14 18.88° C 17.39° C 18.02° C 16.33° C
15 17.31° C 17.49° C 18.64° C 16.62° C
16 0° C 17.42° C 19.12° C 16.53° C
17 0° C 17.53° C 19.41° C 16.4° C
18 0° C 17.46° C 19.87° C 16.49° C
19 0° C 17.11° C 19.99° C 16.8° C
20 0° C 17.22° C 20.18° C 16.81° C
21 0° C 17.4° C 20.23° C 16.85° C
22 0° C 18° C 20.41° C 17.13° C
23 0° C 18.56° C 20.65° C 17.2° C
24 0° C 18.8° C 20.77° C 16.94° C
25 0° C 18.9° C 20.93° C 16.73° C
26 0° C 19.04° C 21.13° C 17.02° C
27 0° C 19.64° C 21.85° C 18.16° C
28 0° C 20.29° C 22.24° C 18° C
29 0° C 20.47° C 22° C 18.27° C
30 0° C 20.55° C 21.72° C 18.53° C
31 0° C 20.32° C 21.63° C 18.34° C

Water temperature in May for locations near Nice

Villefranche-sur-Mer

France, Europe

2.49 miles away

Beaulieu-sur-Mer

France, Europe

3.62 miles away

Cap Ferrat

France, Europe

3.82 miles away

Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat

France, Europe

3.82 miles away

Saint-Laurent-du-Var

France, Europe

4.41 miles away

Eze

France, Europe

5.13 miles away

Data source and citation

Raw data for the calculations made to find the sea surface temperature in Nice comes from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and their 1/4° daily Optimum Interpolation Sea Surface Temperature.

The water temperature data is constructed by combining observations from different platforms (satellites, ships, buoys, and Argo floats) on a regular global grid. A spatially complete sea surface temperature map is then built by interpolating to fill in gaps in the data.

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