Visiting Cannes by yacht

When to come, the Cannes Yachting Festival, where yachts anchor and the Lérins islands.

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Seasons

When to come

Season	Months	Daily high	Monthly rain
Peak	June to September	25 to 29 °C	19 to 92 mm
Shoulder	March to May, October	16 to 22 °C	52 to 134 mm
Off season	November to February	14 to 17 °C	57 to 145 mm

Météo-France normals 1991 to 2020, Cannes station. Season bands are our own estimate.

Events

7 to 12 September 2027

Cannes Yachting Festival, Vieux Port and Port Canto (organiser website).

At anchor

Where yachts anchor

Lérins mooring area28 moorings for vessels of 6 to 20 m, north of Sainte-Marguerite. Open 1 May to 30 September. Limit 7 nights in a row and 21 a season. Call the Moure Rouge harbour master on VHF 9 or +33 4 93 94 37 71, 9 am to 6 pm

45 m and overUnder order 77/2025, yachts of 45 m to under 80 m declare to the semaphore at least one hour before arrival. Yachts of 80 m and over need authorisation. Order 157/2024, amended by order 177/2026, lists Cannes Ouest and Cannes Est (Portet) as mandatory zones for yachts that need authorisation

SeagrassThe city asks boaters to anchor on sand and avoid Posidonia seagrass. In October 2020 the Préfecture Maritime set no-anchor zones in the Alpes-Maritimes for vessels of 20 or 24 m and over

EmergencyCall 196 or use VHF channel 16

City of Cannes, Préfecture Maritime de la Méditerranée. Check the current order before you anchor.

Lérins islands

Sainte-Marguerite and Saint-Honorat lie off the Vieux Port. Boats run from the Vieux Port to the islands. The city bans drones and open flames, and asks visitors to take their waste back to the mainland.

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