
City & resort
Nice Beach
Promenade des Anglais, Nice · 🇫🇷 France
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The Riviera's great city beach — grey pebbles, improbably blue water and the Promenade des Anglais above.
Open Nice Beach on the interactive map →- Sea temperature
- ~24°C in the warm season
- Water
- Startlingly blue and clear for a big city; deepens fast
- Sand
- Smooth grey pebbles (galets) — no sand, a mat helps
- Swimming
- Shelves steeply into deep water; watch the shore-dump when swell runs
- Best time to visit
- Jun-Sep
- Setting
- Seven kilometres of open shingle below the Promenade des Anglais, Belle Époque hotels at your back
- Beach type
- City & resort
- Region
- Europe
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Nice Beach: frequently asked questions
Where is Nice Beach?
Nice Beach is at Promenade des Anglais, on the coast of France.
What is the sea temperature at Nice Beach?
In the warm season the sea at Nice Beach reaches about 24°C. Startlingly blue and clear for a big city; deepens fast.
When is the best time to visit Nice Beach?
The best time to visit Nice Beach is Jun-Sep. Europe's beach season peaks in July and August, with June and September quieter and cheaper.
What kind of sand does Nice Beach have?
Nice Beach has smooth grey pebbles (galets) — no sand, a mat helps.
Is Nice Beach good for swimming?
Shelves steeply into deep water; watch the shore-dump when swell runs.
Photo: Benoît Prieur (CC0) · source