Cannes climate — normals and trends
Cannes (France) has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Csa) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 15.5 °C and it receives 738 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (23.5 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.7 °C). Rainfall peaks in November.
Cannes averages 1 frost days, 1 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 82 rainy days per year.
Cannes has warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.23 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 2 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 33.0 °C (on 29 July 1983) and the coldest -4.5 °C (on 4 February 1963).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
CannesProvence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- coords
- 43.55°, 7.01°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
15.5°C
Average daily high
17.6°C
Average daily low
13.4°C
Annual rainfall
738mm
Sunshine / day
10.4h
Mean relative humidity
74%
Average peak wind
17.2km/h
Seasonal range
14.8°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
1 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
1 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
82 d/yr
Annual snowfall
4.6 cm
Average feels-like high
17.0 °C
Average feels-like low
12.1 °C
Average peak gust
31.4 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
60 d/yr
Solar radiation
15.3 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+2.0 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.63 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
33.0 °C
29 July 1983
Coldest day
-4.5 °C
4 February 1963
Wettest day
115 mm
23 November 2019
Windiest day
54.4 km/h
1 December 1959
Strongest gust
102.2 km/h
31 January 1986
Hottest feels-like
37.8 °C
30 July 2024
Coldest feels-like
-8.6 °C
12 February 1956
Snowiest day
9.9 cm
8 January 1985
Sunniest day
15.0 h
30 May 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 13.3 °C | +2.5 °C | 124 mm | +59 mm |
| Feb | 13.0 °C | +1.7 °C | 31 mm | -34 mm |
| Mar | 14.4 °C | +1.3 °C | 134 mm | +65 mm |
| Apr | 16.9 °C | +1.6 °C | 80 mm | +14 mm |
| May | 19.9 °C | +1.1 °C | 42 mm | -8 mm |
| Jun | 26.6 °C | +4.0 °C | 7 mm | -24 mm |
| Jul | 27.7 °C | +2.3 °C | 4 mm | -8 mm |
| Aug | 28.2 °C | +2.5 °C | 12 mm | -15 mm |
| Sep | 24.5 °C | +1.7 °C | 44 mm | -14 mm |
| Oct | 20.4 °C | +1.5 °C | 60 mm | -44 mm |
| Nov | 15.9 °C | +1.2 °C | 80 mm | -31 mm |
| Dec | 14.0 °C | +2.1 °C | 104 mm | +23 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Cannes?
Cannes has a hot-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 15.5 °C and it receives 738 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Cannes?
The hottest day measured in Cannes between 1940 and 2025 was 29 July 1983, reaching 33.0 °C.
What is the coldest day in Cannes?
The coldest day measured in Cannes between 1940 and 2025 was 4 February 1963, at -4.5 °C.
Does it snow in Cannes?
Yes. Cannes gets on average 4.6 cm of snow per year and has around 1 frost days.
Has the climate of Cannes warmed?
Yes: Cannes warmed by +2.0 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Cannes?
The wettest day measured in Cannes between 1940 and 2025 was 23 November 2019, with 115 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Cannes?
The windiest day measured in Cannes between 1940 and 2025 was 1 December 1959, with winds reaching 54.4 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Cannes?
The warmest month in Cannes is August (23.5 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.7 °C).
How much does it rain in Cannes?
Cannes receives on average 738 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 82 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Cannes?
Cannes gets on average 10.4 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,796 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Cannes?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Cannes between 1940 and 2025 was 8 January 1985, with 9.9 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Cannes?
Yes: Cannes has on average 60 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Cannes?
In Cannes, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 37.8 °C on 30 July 2024, and the lowest was -8.6 °C on 12 February 1956.
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