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🇫🇷 Nice’s climate twin is 🇵🇹 Funchal, Madeira

loose match

Nice, France and Funchal, Madeira are a loose climate match — 2,431 km (1,511 mi) apart. Nice is Köppen zone Csa; Funchal is Csa.

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What to expect

Looking outward from Nice, the atlas lands on Funchal in the same hot-summer Mediterranean (Csa) zone — a distant place whose seasons still rise and fall with this city's. From Nice, the atlas looks only about 2,431 km (1,511 mi) away to Funchal — a nearby stand-in when you want this climate elsewhere.

For Nice, Funchal is a loose outward analogue — useful, though not a perfect copy of this climate. January means differ by 7°C (Funchal warmer); July by 2°C (Funchal cooler). Rainfall shifts more: Funchal is 30 mm wetter in January.

Sunshine stays close: Funchal at 10.6 h/day on average versus 10.8 h/day in Nice (January 8.3 h / 7.4 h, July 12.9 h / 14.2 h). PM2.5 averages stay near each other (7 µg/m³ in Funchal, 10 in Nice). Humidity: dew point in Funchal runs about 7°C lower in July (10°C vs 17°C), so the air feels drier.

January & July climate

January & July · °C and mm

NiceFunchal
January
Temp
13° / 5°
19° / 13°
Rain
70 mm
100 mm
Dew
3°
6°
PM2.5
10.8 µg/m³
9 µg/m³
Sun
7.4 h
8.3 h
July
Temp
27° / 20°
25° / 19°
Rain
16 mm
3 mm
Dew
17°
10°
PM2.5
9.8 µg/m³
5.8 µg/m³
Sun
14.2 h
12.9 h

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See Funchal's climate twin on its own page.

Frequently asked questions

What place has a climate like Nice?

On Similar Climates, Funchal, Madeira is the closest distant match for Nice, France — scored loose, about 2,431 km (1,511 mi) away.

How far is Nice from its climate twin?

Nice and Funchal are separated by roughly 2,431 km (1,511 mi) on the great-circle route.

Do Nice and Funchal have their seasons at the same time?

Yes — both cities are in the same hemisphere, so summer and winter fall in the same calendar months.

Do Nice and Funchal share a Köppen climate zone?

Yes — both are hot-summer Mediterranean (Csa).

What is the climate like in Nice?

Nice has a hot-summer Mediterranean climate (Csa). January averages a high of 13°C and a low of 5°C with 70 mm of rain; July averages 27°C / 20°C and 16 mm.

How sunny is Nice?

Nice averages about 7.4 hours of sunshine a day in January and 14.2 hours in July.

What is the air quality like in Nice?

January PM2.5 averages about 10.8 µg/m³ (US AQI 49); July averages 9.8 µg/m³ (US AQI 53).

Other close climate matches for Nice: Casablanca (fair), Ponta Delgada (loose), San Diego (loose).

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