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Best time to visit Marseille

Late May–Early Jun, Early Sep, Late Sep is the best time to visit. During this period, the average daytime high is 26.1°C, with 1.3 rainy days per 10 days.

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Scenery of Marseille
Photo: Earth777 (CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Season calendar

Marseille season score, from early January through late December.Early Jan: Off-season (season score 15.1)Mid Jan: Off-season (season score 18.2)Late Jan: Avoid (season score 12.0)Early Feb: Off-season (season score 19.1)Mid Feb: Fair (season score 32.7)Late Feb: Fair (season score 31.6)Early Mar: Fair (season score 35.5)Mid Mar: Good (season score 58.0)Late Mar: Good (season score 57.6)Early Apr: Good (season score 64.6)Mid Apr: Good (season score 64.4)Late Apr: Good (season score 69.8)Early May: Great (season score 75.7)Mid May: Great (season score 83.7)Late May: Best (season score 87.5)Early Jun: Best (season score 85.9)Mid Jun: Great (season score 83.2)Late Jun: Great (season score 84.4)Early Jul: Great (season score 85.3)Mid Jul: Great (season score 82.2)Late Jul: Great (season score 76.6)Early Aug: Great (season score 73.5)Mid Aug: Great (season score 78.2)Late Aug: Great (season score 81.8)Early Sep: Best (season score 88.0)Mid Sep: Great (season score 84.9)Late Sep: Best (season score 87.3)Early Oct: Great (season score 84.5)Mid Oct: Great (season score 72.3)Late Oct: Good (season score 67.7)Early Nov: Okay (season score 54.8)Mid Nov: Okay (season score 46.0)Late Nov: Off-season (season score 18.8)Early Dec: Off-season (season score 19.2)Mid Dec: Off-season (season score 22.5)Late Dec: Off-season (season score 21.9)JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
AvoidOff-seasonFairOkayGoodGreatBest

Japan MOFA travel advice

No Japan MOFA travel advisory is in effect for this destination.

Climate and season score by month

MonthLevelDaytime highRainy days
(per 10 days)
Cloud cover
JanuaryOff-season12.0°C1.656.0%
FebruaryOff-season13.2°C1.551.5%
MarchOkay16.5°C1.451.3%
AprilGood19.6°C1.852.3%
MayGreat23.7°C1.451.4%
JuneGreat28.6°C0.840.2%
JulyGreat31.0°C0.428.4%
AugustGreat30.7°C0.833.1%
SeptemberBest26.2°C1.441.4%
OctoberGreat21.9°C1.753.1%
NovemberFair15.9°C2.455.9%
DecemberOff-season12.5°C1.655.1%

How the score works

The season score is a relative 0–100 measure of how suitable each time of year is for travel at this destination, grouped into seven levels. It combines climate-normal trends in temperature, rain, cloud cover, and other conditions.

Weather station: MARSEILLES-MARIGNANE(20 km). Data: NASA POWER, NOAA GHCN-Daily, OISST, IBTrACS, and Natural Earth.

These are historical climate-normal trends, not a weather forecast.