According to Lifeguin’s travel calendar, the best time to visit Monaco is April to May and September to October. Plan 1–2 days.

Best months for Monaco

  1. January
  2. February
  3. March
  4. AprilBest
  5. MayBest
  6. June
  7. July
  8. August
  9. SeptemberBest
  10. OctoberBest
  11. November
  12. December
Best months
April to May and September to October
How long to stay
1–2 days
Continent
Europe

What Monaco is best for

  • City life
  • Culture & history

Visit the Prince's Palace changing of the guard, Monte Carlo Casino, and the cliffside Oceanographic Museum.

Weather in Monaco by month

Monthly averages around Monaco; the mountains and other regions can differ a lot.

MonthAverage temperatureRain
Januaryabout 11 °Csome rain (54 mm)
Februaryabout 10 °Csome rain (57 mm)
Marchabout 12 °Csome rain (60 mm)
April bestabout 14 °Csome rain (57 mm)
May bestabout 17 °Csome rain (48 mm)
Juneabout 21 °Csome rain (30 mm)
Julyabout 24 °Clittle rain (15 mm)
Augustabout 24 °Clittle rain (24 mm)
September bestabout 22 °Csome rain (48 mm)
October bestabout 18 °Csome rain (84 mm)
Novemberabout 15 °Ca lot of rain (123 mm)
Decemberabout 12 °Csome rain (78 mm)

Sources: what a place is best for — our own travel guides and, for places we have not written about yet, research done with the help of AI (Google Gemini); weather — NASA POWER climate averages; prices — World Bank price levels (CC BY 4.0).

Good to know about Monaco

Capital
Monaco
Language
French
Currency
Euro (EUR)
Time
UTC+1, UTC+2 in summer
Plugs
Type C, E, F · 230 V
Driving
On the right
Calling code
+377

Sources: Wikidata, Unicode CLDR and the IANA time zone database.

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