Best time to visit Southern France
The best time to visit Southern France is May, June and September, judged across 13 places; January is its weakest month.
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Updated September 2026 · Europe · 13 places, each judged for what it is · climate normals from ERA5 reanalysis
Southern France month by month
In season: one of the region's three best months, and good in its own right. Low season: one of its three worst, and well below its best. The reasons compare each month with the region's own year and name the seasons on the ground — monsoon, autumn colour, hurricanes — where most of its places share them.
All 13 places in Southern France
- Aix-en-Provence 🇫🇷 Francebest May91
- Ajaccio 🇫🇷 Francebest July90
- Avignon 🇫🇷 Francebest May89
- Bonifacio 🇫🇷 Francebest July89
- Cannes 🇫🇷 Francebest August90
- Carcassonne 🇫🇷 Francebest September92
- Corte 🇫🇷 Francebest October86
- Marseille 🇫🇷 Francebest May89
- Monaco 🇲🇨 Monacobest May89
- Montpellier 🇫🇷 Francebest May90
- Nice 🇫🇷 Francebest July91
- Saint-Tropez 🇫🇷 Francebest July89
- Toulouse 🇫🇷 Francebest September93
Southern France — FAQ
- When is the best time to visit Southern France?
- May, June and September. In September: sea warm enough · 26°C highs · 11 h sun.
- When is the low season in Southern France?
- Southern France has no month that falls far below the rest of its year; January is the weakest (wind season · 13°C highs · best Jun–Sep).
- Which months are in season in Southern France?
- May, June and September — the months among its best that are also good in their own right.