Is Cannes safe? France travel risk
Is Cannes safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Cannes scores 37/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates France Level 2 (Exercise Increased Caution, updated 28 May 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise a high degree of caution. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Cannes scores 37/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and France (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Cannes: nearest emergency and transport facilities, local climate normals, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (44/100) and health and medical access (43/100).
A score of 37 is higher than the scores of 46% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the France travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Territorial & Position Context
In the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur territory, Cannes is established at 43.5513° N, 7.0128° E. It lies 690.1 km NNW relative to Paris. Time zone observed: Europe/Paris.
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
43.5513° N, 7.0128° E
11 m
Europe/Paris
74,040
Critical Services & Regional Transit
Adjacent Localities in France
Climate by Month
Hottest: August (27 °C avg high); Wettest: November (106 mm).
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High °C | 12° | 12° | 14° | 17° | 20° | 24° | 27° | 27° | 24° | 20° | 15° | 12° |
| Low °C | 5° | 5° | 7° | 9° | 13° | 17° | 20° | 21° | 18° | 14° | 9° | 6° |
| Rain mm | 74 | 74 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 52 | 26 | 30 | 66 | 105 | 106 | 85 |
Normals: Nice (26.7 km away).
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Droughts | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Cannes happened in February, April, June and October (4 of 4 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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