January in Cannes — off-season conditions
Hardest · 4.7/10Expect 9°C (48°F) in January. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 75 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 18 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 9.5 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 4.7/10 on the same scale — 10th of 12 months, versus 10/10 for the best month here.
Budget for mid-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
If your dates are flexible, July is materially better in Cannes — 5.3 points higher on the same scale.
February in Cannes — middling scores, decent value
Trade-offs · 5.1/10Expect 10°C (50°F) in February. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 60 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 18 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10.5 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 5.1/10 on the same scale — 9th of 12 months, versus 10/10 for the best month here.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
If your dates are flexible, July is materially better in Cannes — 4.9 points higher on the same scale.
March in Cannes: mixed conditions, plan around the weather
Trade-offs · 5.7/10March averages 12°C (54°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 55 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 21 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12 hours of daylight.
It scores 5.7/10 here, 6th of 12 months, against 10/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination. That combination — decent conditions at the lowest rates of the year — is the best value window on this page.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
Flexible dates? July scores 4.3 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
April in Cannes — workable with trade-offs
Trade-offs · 5.6/10Temperatures hover around 14°C (57°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 65 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 21 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13.5 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 5.6/10 on the same scale — 8th of 12 months, versus 10/10 for the best month here.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
If your dates are flexible, July is materially better in Cannes — 4.4 points higher on the same scale.
May in Cannes — reliably good (5th best month)
Good · 7.5/10May averages 18°C (64°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 45 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 24 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14.8 hours of daylight.
It scores 7.5/10 here, 5th of 12 months, against 10/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
Flexible dates? July scores 2.5 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
June ranks 3rd of 12 for Cannes — one of the best windows
Best window · 9.6/10With 22°C (72°F) on average, June delivers classic beach weather: plenty of time in the water, with beach and boat plans rarely disrupted by cold.
With around 30 mm of rain, any showers tend to pass through rather than settle in; about 27 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 15.2 hours of daylight fill the rest.
On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Cannes at 9.6/10 (3rd of 12), just behind July at 10/10.
Budget for mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack light clothing, swimwear and real sun protection.
July in Cannes tops the year's climate scores
Best window · 10/10With 25°C (77°F) on average, July delivers classic beach weather: plenty of time in the water, with beach and boat plans rarely disrupted by cold.
At just 10 mm for the month, rain will not shape your plans; you get about 30 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 15 hours of daylight.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Cannes at 10/10 — the reference point every other month on this page is measured against.
Expect peak pricing, and this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack light clothing, swimwear and real sun protection.
August is one of the strongest months in Cannes (2nd)
Best window · 10/10August averages 25°C (77°F) — warm enough for beach and boat plans, still short of the heat that pushes sightseeing into early morning.
Expect 20 mm of rain — occasional showers rather than washed-out days — alongside about 28 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14 daylight hours.
A 10/10 puts this among the year's best months in Cannes (2nd of 12); only July scores higher, at 10/10.
Plan for peak pricing, with this is one of the busiest months here. You are paying the year's highest rates for the year's best conditions — book early or shift a few weeks either side.
Pack light clothing, swimwear and real sun protection.
September in Cannes — one of the year's strongest windows (4th)
Best window · 8.7/10September averages 22°C (72°F) — warm enough for beach and boat plans, still short of the heat that pushes sightseeing into early morning.
Rainfall runs 70 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 24 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12.5 hours of daylight.
A 8.7/10 puts this among the year's best months in Cannes (4th of 12); only July scores higher, at 10/10.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack light clothing, swimwear and real sun protection, a packable rain layer.
October in Cannes: mixed conditions, plan around the weather
Trade-offs · 5.7/10Temperatures hover around 18°C (64°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
120 mm of rain makes this a wet month here, though with about 20 days with 6+ hours of sunshine there is still bright weather between the fronts.
That is 5.7/10 on the same scale — 7th of 12 months, versus 10/10 for the best month here.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
If your dates are flexible, July is materially better in Cannes — 4.3 points higher on the same scale.
November in Cannes — off-season conditions
Hardest · 4/10Temperatures hover around 13°C (55°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
110 mm of rain signals a properly wet month, with only about 17 days with 6+ hours of sunshine to count on — build indoor options into the schedule.
That is 4/10 on the same scale — 12th of 12 months, versus 10/10 for the best month here.
Expect low-season pricing, and crowds are light for this destination.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a proper rain shell rather than an umbrella.
If your dates are flexible, July is materially better in Cannes — 6 points higher on the same scale.
December in Cannes — the hardest end of the year
Hardest · 4.4/10December averages 10°C (50°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 80 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 17 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 9.2 hours of daylight.
It scores 4.4/10 here, 11th of 12 months, against 10/10 in the destination's best month.
Figure on low-season pricing, with crowds are light for this destination.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
Flexible dates? July scores 5.6 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
