Season guide · Cannes · France
Cannes in spring
March–May: weather, crowds, prices and the best things to do this time of year.
Updated By the AMZBooking editorial team
Quick answer
Mild and sunny, ideal for walking Le Suquet and the islands; the sea stays cool until late May, and the film festival and trade fairs push up prices. Expect highs up to 21°C (70°F) and lows around 7°C (45°F), with about 16 rainy days across March–May.
Key facts
- Months
- March–May
- Temperatures
- 7°C (45°F) to 21°C (70°F)
- Rainy days in the season
- About 16
- Sea
- 13°C (55°F) to 17°C (63°F)
- Crowds
- Busy
- Hotel prices
- High
Weather in spring
| Month | High | Low | Rainy days | Daylight | Crowds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March | 15°C (59°F) | 7°C (45°F) | 5 | 11.8 h | 3/5 |
| April | 17°C (63°F) | 10°C (50°F) | 6 | 13.4 h | 3/5 |
| May | 21°C (70°F) | 13°C (55°F) | 5 | 14.7 h | 5/5 |
Compared with the rest of the year: average highs of 18°C (64°F) against a yearly 20°C (68°F), and 16 of the year's roughly 56 rainy days fall in these 3 months. Crowds rate 4/5 and hotel prices 4/5 on average.
What's on in spring
Recurring events; dates move from year to year, so confirm with the organiser.
- March: MIPIM — international property fair at the Palais (usually March)
- April: MIPTV — television content market (usually April)
- May: Cannes Film Festival (usually mid to late May)
Good choices for spring
Museum · Le Suquet
Musée des Explorations du Monde
Housed in the old castle of the monks of Lérins at the top of Le Suquet, this museum (long known as the Musée de la Castre) holds ethnographic collections from the Pacific, the Himalayas and the Americas, antiquities and Riviera landscape paintings.
- Time needed
- 1–1.5 hours
- Cost
- Low cost
- History
- Views
- Rainy day
- Art
Gallery · La Croisette
La Malmaison
Check what is showing before you go; it closes between exhibitions.
- Time needed
- 1 hour
- Cost
- Low cost
- Art
- Rainy day
Museum · Le Cannet
Musée Bonnard
A Belle Époque villa in Le Cannet devoted to Pierre Bonnard, who lived in the town from 1926 until his death in 1947 and painted its light and gardens.
- Time needed
- 1–1.5 hours
- Cost
- Mid-priced
- Art
- Rainy day
- Off the beaten path
Day trips in spring
- Antibes and Juan-les-Pins (About 10–15 minutes by train) — Antibes has ramparts above the sea, a morning Provençal market on Cours Masséna and the Picasso Museum in the Château Grimaldi, where Picasso worked in 1946.
- Grasse (About 30 minutes by train) — The hill town above Cannes has been the centre of the French perfume industry for centuries.
What to pack
- Light layers for the day and a light jacket for the evening
- Comfortable walking shoes
Other times of year
Questions travellers ask
+Is spring a good time to visit Cannes?
It is a trade-off: Mild and sunny, ideal for walking Le Suquet and the islands; the sea stays cool until late May, and the film festival and trade fairs push up prices. The best months overall are June and September.
+What is the weather like in Cannes in spring?
Highs of up to 21°C (70°F) and lows around 7°C (45°F), with about 16 rainy days over the season.