Visiting Golfe-Juan by yacht

When to come, recurring events, where yachts anchor and how to get here.

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Seasons

When to come

Season	Months	Daily high	Monthly rain
Peak	June to September	25.9 to 29.6 °C	17 to 90 mm
Shoulder	March to May, October	16.2 to 22.3 °C	47 to 133 mm
Off season	November to February	13.5 to 17.2 °C	60 to 156 mm

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

Events

These events recur each year. Check the dates with the tourist office.

July and August

Artisan night market at Port Camille Rayon every evening, from 7 pm.

Early July

Saint-Pierre festivities at the Old Port.

Most mornings except Monday

Fresh fish stall at the Old Port.

Vallauris Golfe-Juan tourist office.

At anchor

Where yachts anchor

Piton zoneOrder 177/2026 of 3 June 2026 lists a Golfe-Juan anchoring zone called mouillage du Piton. Ships of 24 m and over and under 80 m may anchor in it. They have priority only over ships under 24 m.

24 m and overOrder 205/2020 allows ships of 24 m and over to anchor only seaward of its annex limit between Pointe de l'Aiguille and the Var. Dynamic positioning is banned within 500 m of shore and limited to 2 hours elsewhere in the territorial sea.

Long staysUnder order 77/2025, yachts of 80 m and over need authorisation: 24 hours at first, renewable, 72 hours in total. From 1 May to 30 September, CROSS MED can grant 80 m and over yachts a 72-hour slot, renewable. Yachts of 45 m to under 80 m declare at least 1 hour before reaching the semaphore.

Buoys, 2022A 2022 agreement approved 30 mooring buoys for superyachts in the bays of Saint-Tropez, Golfe-Juan and Beaulieu. The report expected only 12 to 15 by summer 2022 (The Islander, 2022).

Anchoring orders change. Check the Préfecture Maritime rules before you drop anchor.

Ashore

The Théâtre de la Mer Jean Marais open-air theatre is at Port Camille Rayon. The Old Port tourist office is on the waterfront.

Getting here

Nice Côte d'Azur airport is 25 km away. Lignes d'Azur bus 250 runs daily between the airport and Golfe-Juan. Golfe-Juan station has TER trains about every 30 minutes on average. Check times on the day.

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