How busy is Nice today?

Nice today (28 September 2026) is Packed — busier than 85% of its year.

Calm · Lively · Busy · Packed rank a day against Nice's own year — not a headcount.

This week

One square per day on Nice's own scale — tap one to see how busy that day gets.

Reads Packed → the packed-day plan

The quietest day this week is Thursday 1 October — Calm, busier than 31% of the year.

Why we expect this today

1 cruise ship in port, carrying at least 2,852 guests between them

How to avoid the worst of it today

The Cours Saleya market 9:00 Flowers, socca and silver fish, walked before the crowd arrives.
Castle Hill Midday The gardens hold the hot hours in green, a few minutes from the crush.
Villefranche-sur-Mer Afternoon One stop down the line is a swim in one of the loveliest harbours on this coast.

Where the crowds are

Cours Saleya & the old town lanes: Market mornings and gelato nights; cruise middays layered on top.
Eze village at midday: One spiral lane, every coach on the corniche.

Quiet places in Nice

Cimiez: Two museums, Roman ruins and olive shade; the crowd stays below.
The promenade's western miles: Past the Negresco the seafront empties with every hundred metres.

If today looks too busy

Thursday 1 October is the quietest day ahead — it reads Calm, busier than 31% of days here.

This week, day by day

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