climigo

Corsica

When to go?

The best months are May–October.

Very varied climate The climate changes a lot from one part to another: look at the cities below for the details.

Climate zones

ItalyAjaccioAjaccioAjaccioBastiaBastiaBastiaCorteCorteCorteBonifacioBonifacioBonifacioCalviCalviCalvi

Mean maximum and minimum temperature and mean monthly precipitation of the season (the mean of its three months), ERA5-Land 1996–2025, at about 9 km resolution: colours are in levels (the same as the city scale) and smaller details are not real.

What is the climate like?

Area mean indicative, over the whole territory

Temperature and rain

January 11°5°
February 11°4°
March 13°6°
April 15°8°
May 19°12°
June 24°16°
July 27°18°
August 27°19°
September 23°16°
October 19°13°
November 15°9°
December 12°6°

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

−5°0°5°10°15°20°25°30°JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec4.7 · 10.7 °CJanuary: 4.7 · 10.7 °C4.4 · 11.0 °CFebruary: 4.4 · 11.0 °C6.0 · 12.9 °CMarch: 6.0 · 12.9 °C8.3 · 15.4 °CApril: 8.3 · 15.4 °C11.9 · 19.2 °CMay: 11.9 · 19.2 °C15.9 · 23.8 °CJune: 15.9 · 23.8 °C18.4 · 26.7 °CJuly: 18.4 · 26.7 °C18.8 · 26.9 °CAugust: 18.8 · 26.9 °C15.6 · 22.7 °CSeptember: 15.6 · 22.7 °C12.8 · 19.3 °COctober: 12.8 · 19.3 °C8.8 · 14.6 °CNovember: 8.8 · 14.6 °C5.9 · 11.6 °CDecember: 5.9 · 11.6 °C

Monthly min and max temperature (°C)

Jan 4.7 – 10.7 °C
Feb 4.4 – 11.0 °C
Mar 6.0 – 12.9 °C
Apr 8.3 – 15.4 °C
May 11.9 – 19.2 °C
Jun 15.9 – 23.8 °C
Jul 18.4 – 26.7 °C
Aug 18.8 – 26.9 °C
Sep 15.6 – 22.7 °C
Oct 12.8 – 19.3 °C
Nov 8.8 – 14.6 °C
Dec 5.9 – 11.6 °C

How much it rains

January 72 mm9 d
February 60 mm8 d
March 66 mm9 d
April 60 mm10 d
May 51 mm8 d
June 30 mm5 d
July 18 mm3 d
August 23 mm3 d
September 53 mm6 d
October 88 mm9 d
November 118 mm13 d
December 95 mm11 d

Rain days and how much water

0102030 dJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec72 mm · 9 rain days · 8 mm a dayJanuary: 72 mm · 9 rain days · 8 mm a day60 mm · 8 rain days · 8 mm a dayFebruary: 60 mm · 8 rain days · 8 mm a day66 mm · 9 rain days · 7 mm a dayMarch: 66 mm · 9 rain days · 7 mm a day60 mm · 10 rain days · 6 mm a dayApril: 60 mm · 10 rain days · 6 mm a day51 mm · 8 rain days · 6 mm a dayMay: 51 mm · 8 rain days · 6 mm a day30 mm · 5 rain days · 6 mm a dayJune: 30 mm · 5 rain days · 6 mm a day18 mm · 3 rain days · 6 mm a dayJuly: 18 mm · 3 rain days · 6 mm a day23 mm · 3 rain days · 8 mm a dayAugust: 23 mm · 3 rain days · 8 mm a day53 mm · 6 rain days · 9 mm a daySeptember: 53 mm · 6 rain days · 9 mm a day88 mm · 9 rain days · 10 mm a dayOctober: 88 mm · 9 rain days · 10 mm a day118 mm · 13 rain days · 9 mm a dayNovember: 118 mm · 13 rain days · 9 mm a day95 mm · 11 rain days · 9 mm a dayDecember: 95 mm · 11 rain days · 9 mm a day

Rain days and how much water

Jan 72 mm9 d
Feb 60 mm8 d
Mar 66 mm9 d
Apr 60 mm10 d
May 51 mm8 d
Jun 30 mm5 d
Jul 18 mm3 d
Aug 23 mm3 d
Sep 53 mm6 d
Oct 88 mm9 d
Nov 118 mm13 d
Dec 95 mm11 d

Bars: length = rain days, thickness = mm on a rain day, area = the month's rain. 3 mm a day7 mm a day15 mm a day

Colour = the month's rain: 103060100160250400mm

Daylight hours

January 9 h 27
February 10 h 36
March 11 h 54
April 13 h 21
May 14 h 33
June 15 h 13
July 14 h 57
August 13 h 54
September 12 h 31
October 11 h 07
November 9 h 50
December 9 h 09

Mean daylight hours over the whole territory.

Spatial mean over the whole area, weighted by area (cosine of the latitude), not by population: indicative only, since the climate varies a lot within an area (coasts, plains, mountains). Look at the cities for the weather you will find.

Cities