January holds up well in Marseille — 10th best month
Good · 7.8/10Expect 8°C (47°F) in January. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
With around 39 mm of rain, any showers tend to pass through rather than settle in; about 25 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 9.4 hours of daylight fill the rest.
That is 7.8/10 on the same scale — 10th of 12 months, versus 9.7/10 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.
If your dates are flexible, June is materially better in Marseille — 1.9 points higher on the same scale.
February in Marseille — reliably good (9th best month)
Good · 8/10Expect 10°C (50°F) in February. A good month for city streets, viewpoints and long meals; leave swimming for another season.
Budget for roughly 50 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 23 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 10.5 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 8/10 on the same scale — 9th of 12 months, versus 9.7/10 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, June is materially better in Marseille — 1.7 points higher on the same scale.
March holds up well in Marseille — 8th best month
Good · 8.2/10March averages 11°C (52°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 64 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 27 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12 hours of daylight.
It scores 8.2/10 here, 8th of 12 months, against 9.7/10 in the destination's best month.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack a mid-weight jacket, long sleeves and shoes you can walk 15 km in, a packable rain layer.
Flexible dates? June scores 1.5 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
April in Marseille — one of the year's strongest windows (2nd)
Best window · 9.5/10Temperatures hover around 14°C (56°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
With around 40 mm of rain, any showers tend to pass through rather than settle in; about 27 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13.4 hours of daylight fill the rest.
On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Marseille at 9.5/10 (2nd of 12), just behind June at 9.7/10.
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 layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening.
May ranks 3rd of 12 for Marseille — one of the best windows
Best window · 9.4/10May averages 17°C (63°F), the range most people find easiest for walking a city all day without either overheating or losing daylight to weather.
Rainfall runs 50 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 29 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 14.7 hours of daylight.
A 9.4/10 puts this among the year's best months in Marseille (3rd of 12); only June scores higher, at 9.7/10.
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.
June in Marseille tops the year's climate scores
Best window · 9.7/10At 23°C (73°F) this is comfortable city weather in June, with sightseeing easiest before lunch and after the afternoon peak.
With around 20 mm of rain, any showers tend to pass through rather than settle in; about 30 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 15.3 hours of daylight fill the rest.
On our climate-comfort scale this is the top-ranked month of the year for Marseille at 9.7/10 — the reference point every other month on this page is measured against.
Budget for peak pricing, and crowds are moderate. 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, a hat and real sun protection.
July ranks 5th of 12 for Marseille — one of the best windows
Best window · 8.8/10At 25°C (76°F) this is comfortable city weather in July, with sightseeing easiest before lunch and after the afternoon peak.
At just 11 mm for the month, rain will not shape your plans; you get about 31 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 15 hours of daylight.
On our climate-comfort scale this is one of the strongest months of the year for Marseille at 8.8/10 (5th of 12), just behind June at 9.7/10.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection.
August ranks 4th of 12 for Marseille — one of the best windows
Best window · 9/10August averages 24°C (76°F) — pleasant for mornings and evenings on foot in the city, with a midday break when the sun is strongest.
Expect 27 mm of rain — occasional showers rather than washed-out days — alongside about 30 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 13.9 daylight hours.
A 9/10 puts this among the year's best months in Marseille (4th of 12); only June scores higher, at 9.7/10.
Plan for peak pricing, with this is one of the busiest months here.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection.
September is one of the strongest months in Marseille (6th)
Best window · 8.8/10September averages 21°C (69°F) — pleasant for mornings and evenings on foot in the city, with a midday break when the sun is strongest.
Rainfall runs 73 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 28 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 12.5 hours of daylight.
A 8.8/10 puts this among the year's best months in Marseille (6th of 12); only June scores higher, at 9.7/10.
Plan for mid-season pricing, with crowds are moderate.
Pack light clothing, a hat and real sun protection, a packable rain layer.
October holds up well in Marseille — 7th best month
Good · 8.4/10Temperatures hover around 18°C (64°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 71 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 27 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 11 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 8.4/10 on the same scale — 7th of 12 months, versus 9.7/10 for the best month here.
Expect mid-season pricing, and crowds are moderate.
Pack layers you can shed by midday plus one warm layer for the evening, a packable rain layer.
November in Marseille: strong conditions, 11th of 12
Good · 7.7/10Temperatures hover around 12°C (54°F) — the kind of month where neither heat nor cold forces the schedule.
Budget for roughly 75 mm of rain this month — a flexible day or two helps — with about 24 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 9.7 hours of daylight to work around it.
That is 7.7/10 on the same scale — 11th of 12 months, versus 9.7/10 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, June is materially better in Marseille — 2 points higher on the same scale.
December holds up well in Marseille — 12th best month
Good · 7.3/10December averages 10°C (49°F) — jacket weather. Comfortable for walking and museums, too cool for anything water-based.
Rainfall runs 70 mm, so plan one flexible day in three; you still get about 23 days with 6+ hours of sunshine and 9 hours of daylight.
It scores 7.3/10 here, 12th of 12 months, against 9.7/10 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? June scores 2.4 points higher here — enough to change the trip.
