Sunrise and sunset in Nice, France
Today, Wednesday, 28 October 2026, the sun rises at 07:01 and sets at 17:27 in Nice (CET): 10 h 26 min of daylight, 2 min 44 s shorter than yesterday. At its highest, at 12:14, it is 33.1° above the horizon.
- Sunrise
- 07:01
- Sunset
- 17:27
- Solar noon
- 12:14, 33.1° high
- Day length
- 10 h 26 min
- Golden hour
- 07:01–07:41 and 16:46–17:27
- Blue hour
- 06:20–06:43 and 17:45–18:08
See the sun’s path over Nice on the map → with its shadow, the analemma and the view from the street.
Twilight today
| Morning | Evening | |
|---|---|---|
| Astronomical twilight | 05:24–05:58 | 18:30–19:03 |
| Nautical twilight | 05:58–06:31 | 17:57–18:30 |
| Civil twilight | 06:31–07:01 | 17:27–17:57 |
Sunrise and sunset in Nice through the year
| 1st of | Sunrise | Sunset | Day length | Sun at noon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 08:04 | 17:04 | 8 h 59 min | 23.3° |
| February | 07:47 | 17:41 | 9 h 54 min | 29.3° |
| March | 07:07 | 18:19 | 11 h 11 min | 38.8° |
| April | 07:12 | 19:57 | 12 h 44 min | 50.9° |
| May | 06:23 | 20:33 | 14 h 09 min | 61.5° |
| June | 05:52 | 21:05 | 15 h 13 min | 68.4° |
| July | 05:52 | 21:16 | 15 h 23 min | 69.4° |
| August | 06:19 | 20:54 | 14 h 34 min | 64.2° |
| September | 06:54 | 20:06 | 13 h 12 min | 54.5° |
| October | 07:28 | 19:12 | 11 h 43 min | 43° |
| November | 07:06 | 17:21 | 10 h 15 min | 31.8° |
| December | 07:44 | 16:55 | 9 h 10 min | 24.5° |
Times are local, daylight saving included, for the 1st of each month this year.
Next solar eclipses seen from Nice
- Monday, 2 August 2027: 70% of the sun covered at 11:05 (total eclipse) · path, map and times
- Wednesday, 26 January 2028: 46% of the sun covered at 17:27 (annular eclipse)
- Saturday, 1 June 2030: 66% of the sun covered at 07:07 (annular eclipse)
- Monday, 20 March 2034: 8% of the sun covered at 11:22 (total eclipse)
Places near Nice
- Toulon 126 km
- Aix-en-Provence 148 km
- Genoa 155 km
- Turin 156 km
- Marseille 159 km
- Grenoble 205 km
- Novara 222 km
- Nîmes 234 km
What the times mean
Sunrise and sunset are when the top of the sun’s disc touches the horizon, with the usual allowance for refraction. Civil, nautical and astronomical twilight end when the sun is 6°, 12° and 18° below the horizon. Golden hour is the low, warm light while the sun is under 6° high; blue hour, the deep blue while it is 4° to 8° below. All are for 43.7031°, 7.2661° at sea level, in the Europe/Paris time zone.