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Cannes: is it crowded? When to visit
Cannes (France) is busiest in July and August and calmest in January, November and December. At its busiest, around the week of 9 Aug 2027, about 25,335 tourists stay there each night.
Then it gets very crowded: come another month, or try one of the quieter places below. 8/9 · Very crowded
Tourists week by week, for the year ahead
NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov
Very calmCalmQuietSome visitorsBusyVery busyCrowdedVery crowdedOvercrowded
Forecasts from official statistics, estimated from figures for the wider region. The first three months are the most reliable. See Cannes on the map, week by week →
What to see in Cannes
- Abbaye Saint-Honorat de Lérins
- Monastère fortifié de l'abbaye de Lérins
22 listed monuments and 23 more things to see and do.
Quieter places near Cannes
Calm, worth the trip and within driving distance, even in the busiest week of the year:
- Aix-en-Provence · 2 h 23 drive · 4/9 · Some visitors See: Église de la Madeleine, Entremont
- Grasse · 14 min drive · 3/9 · Quiet See: Hôtel Court de Fontmichel, Grasse Cathedral
- Toulon · 1 h 49 drive · 3/9 · Quiet See: Toulon Cathedral, Église Saint-François-de-Paule de Toulon
- Draguignan · 49 min drive · 2/9 · Calm See: Dolmen of the Fairy Stone, chapelle de Saint-Hermentaire, Draguignan
- Lucéram · 53 min drive · 1/9 · Very calm See: Chapelle Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Cœur de Lucéram, Chapelle Saint-Grat de Lucéram
Drive times are estimates from distance.