Is this a good month to travel to Nice and Antibes?
Linda
Posted by
Nice, France & San Francisco
713 posts
Traditionally, this is a low traffic time. The weather will have started to warm up, a bit, but storms are not uncommon. Things will be more low key and local, but things will still be open in the main coastal cities (but certain attractions may have slightly reduced hours while seasonal attractions like the ferries to the Lerin islands don't have as many daily trips). If you plan on going into the countryside, you may find some incremental seasonal closures.
Posted by
Northamptonshire, England
33832 posts
pre-covid, February or March was my regular time to go the Riviera to relieve a bit of English winter.
Yes, sometimes rain, sometimes a couple of days of heavy rain. But compared to England at the same time, lovely and warm and fun.
I usually stay in Monaco, but have happily stayed in Nice and very happily in Beaulieu-sur-Mer.
As long as you understand the down sides there are many up sides to that time of year.
But I think it kind of depends on where you are coming from and what you are hoping for on arrival.
Posted by
Washington DC
28078 posts
It is said that Menton is the warmest, sunniest spot on the Riviera. However, it's located pretty far east and wouldn't be very convenient as a base if you wanted to make a lot of side trips; Menton's about a 40-minute ride from Nice on the regional train.
I would recommend considering your likely side trips before settling on where you will stay. The train is very convenient and easy to use, but it isn't fast. The buses to the hill towns tend to fan out from Nice, though I recall using train followed by bus to get to Biot and Vallauris.
Posted by
Seattle, WA
334 posts
This past spring (‘22) my husband and I split a week between Nice and Marseille in late March. From Nice we took a day trip to Antibes and visited Ephrussi Rothschild Villa. The weather was gloriously sunny, in the high 50s to 60s during the day, but very windy at times most days. There were moderate crowds on the Promenade des Anglais, but most museums and attractions were relatively uncrowded and relaxed. Coming from Seattle we enjoyed the dry sunshine and to us, any temp over 65 is “sandal weather”.