Visiting Nice by yacht

When to come, the 2027 Carnival, anchoring rules and how to get here.

Picture made with AI. It shows the place but is not a photograph.

Seasons

When to come

Season	Months	Daily high	Monthly rain
Peak	June to September	24.7 to 27.9 °C	14 to 81 mm
Shoulder	March to May, October	15.4 to 21.0 °C	40 to 128 mm
Off season	November to February	13.3 to 17.0 °C	54 to 138 mm

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

Events

9 to 28 February 2027

Nice Carnival. The parades run on Masséna. The opening Parade of Lights is on Saturday 13 February at 21:00. The closing parade is on Saturday 27 February. The organiser says the programme is subject to change.

At anchor

Where yachts anchor

These rules come from orders of the Préfet maritime for the coast from the Var river mouth to Monaco.

20 m and overAnchoring is allowed only seaward of a set line (order 204/2020, amended by order 122/2025).

Dynamic positioningBanned within 500 m of the shore. Limited to two hours in the rest of French territorial waters (order 204/2020).

45 m to under 80 mYachts declare to the semaphore at least one hour before arrival (order 77/2025).

80 m and overYachts need an anchoring authorisation from the Préfet maritime (order 77/2025).

SeagrassLocal orders ban anchoring over Posidonia for ships of 24 m and over, or 20 m, depending on the order. Penalties reach EUR 150,000 and one year in prison (Préfecture maritime, 2022).

Check the Préfecture Maritime rules before you drop anchor.

Ashore

The port is in the city. A tram line 2 station is on Quai Napoléon 1er. The tram reaches the city centre in under 4 minutes.

Getting here

Tram line 2 takes about 26 minutes from Nice airport to the port. Nice-Ville station is about 10 minutes from the port by tram line 1. Check times on the day.

Let the yachts come to you

Upload your CV and we build your crew profile from it. Captains and recruiters contact you. Free for crew.

Create your crew profile