When to plant daffodils in Nice: by 7 November

In Nice, daffodil: plant by 7 November. The winter here is too mild for our late-planting rule, so we give no later limit.

Daffodil in Nice: soil, season and weather

No month averages below 0 °C at night; the coldest nights, in January, average 1.4 °C.

Planting	by 7 November
First autumn frost	7 December
Coldest nights	January, 1.4 °C
Soil back at 7 °C in spring	20 January
Daylight	10:01 on 7 November
Daylight at the winter solstice	8:55

The same dates in Nice hold for Garlic, Tulip, Crocus and Hyacinth.

Daffodil in Nice: depth, winter cold, pests and pets

Plant daffodils three times the bulb’s height deep (RHS): about 13–15 cm for large bulbs, 15–20 cm apart (University of Georgia Extension). The RHS advises planting them early in autumn, ideally in September in the UK, so do not leave them late: aim for the start of the window, 7 November.

In Nice the average daily temperature stays at 10 °C or lower for about 19 weeks a year (our estimate from ten years of monthly weather). For this bulb Wisconsin Horticulture Extension gives a cold period of 15–17 weeks at about 2–10 °C. The winter here gives that in the ground, so the bulbs need no pre-chilling.

Daffodils are long-lived: clumps slowly expand over the years (RHS). Leave the leaves for at least eight weeks after flowering — they feed next year’s flowers (University of Georgia Extension).

Squirrels avoid daffodils, so they can be planted among tulips to reduce losses (RHS). Daffodils are toxic to dogs, cats and horses; the bulbs are the most poisonous part, and a large amount can cause convulsions and heart rhythm problems (ASPCA).

Sources: RHS, University of Georgia Extension, Wisconsin Horticulture Extension, ASPCA.

Daffodil in nearby cities

All the nearest cities on our list plant daffodil earlier than Nice; the closest date is in Avignon, 5 days earlier.

City	Distance	Date	Difference
Genoa	154 km	27 October – end of December	11 days earlier
Turin	156 km	21 October – end of December	17 days earlier
Avignon	199 km	by 2 November	5 days earlier
Grenoble	206 km	25 September – 1 December	43 days earlier
Novara	222 km	23 October – end of December	15 days earlier
Aosta	227 km	11 August – 22 October	88 days earlier

Where to buy daffodil for planting in Nice

Planting stock goes into the ground by 7 November; buy it before that. Within 15 km of Nice OpenStreetMap lists 13 garden centres, 13 markets and 8 farm shops (collected 20 October 2026).

Place Saint-Roch — market
Tue–Sun 07:00–12:00 · 2 km
Marché Fontaine du Temple — market
Place Fontaine du Temple · Tue–Sun 06:00–13:00 · 3 km
Marché des Moulins — market
Tue 08:00–13:00; Sat 08:00–13:00 · 6 km
Halles du marché de la Condamine — market
Mon–Sun 07:00–13:00 · 13 km
Marché de Monte-Carlo — market
Avenue Saint-Charles 7 · 13 km
Marché Fruits et Légumes Libération — market
Mon closed; Tue–Sun 06:00–13:00 · 1 km
Marché Poissons Libération — market
Mon closed; Tue–Sun 06:00–13:00 · 1 km
AMAP Valrose — market
Mon 17:15–18:00 · 2 km

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