Worst time to visit Cannes

Some months in Cannes are clearly tougher for travel — extreme heat, cold, drenching rain, or peak storm season. Here's what to skip.

Country
🇫🇷 France
Region
Europe
Hottest
August 29°C
Coldest
January 5°C low
Wettest
November 10 rain days
Driest
July 3 rain days
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Cannes doesn't have any clearly "bad" months

The climate stays reasonably comfortable year-round — no extreme heat, cold, rain, or storm season is recorded in our data. Worth visiting any time of year. The hottest month (August) peaks at 29°C / 84°F; the coldest (January) drops to 5°C overnight — nothing extreme either way.

Better times to go

Better months: May (21°C, 8 rain days) · June (26°C, 6 rain days) · September (26°C, 5 rain days) · October (21°C, 8 rain days)

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