Photo: Clemensfranz · CC BY-SA 3.0Afa sits near the top of mainland French towns for mild winters
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 29.2°C. Winter and summer sit 22°C apart. Of the 11 towns of 2,500+ in Corse-du-Sud, it is the driest. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or more, come about 64 times a year.
Figures from Météo-France’s Ajaccio-Parata station, 17 km south-west.
A year in Afa at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Ajaccio-Parata station.
What a year in Afa feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Ajaccio-Parata.
About 534 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 16 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 11th wettest of 11 towns of 2,500+ in Corse-du-Sud.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Ajaccio
under 1 frosts and 115 days of 25°C a year
On about under 1 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 115 days a year reach 25°C, and 32 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Ajaccio-Parata: a frost is a night of 0°C or below, a summer day (jour d’été) 25°C or more, a hot day (forte chaleur) 30°C or more.
The Météo-France station at Ajaccio-Parata
Ajaccio-Parata is 17 km south-west of Afa. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Afa itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Ajaccio-Parata (20004003) |
| Distance from the town | 17 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 124 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 139 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 7.3 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Ajaccio, 7.3 km away |
TownRatings matches each commune to one station with at least 24 years of temperature and rain records: the nearest, counting every 100 m of height difference as 10 km, never across the sea.
How Afa compares
Against the 4,385 towns of 2,500 or more in mainland France, each read from its own matched station. The dots are the other towns of 2,500+ in Corse-du-Sud.
Nearby towns’ climate
The nearest towns of 2,500+ within 29 km, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afa | Ajaccio-Parata | 29.2°C | 7.8°C | 534 mm |
| Sarrola-Carcopino 1.6 km | Ajaccio | 28.6°C 0.6°C cooler | 4.7°C 3.1°C colder | 635 mm |
| Alata 4.4 km | Pila-Canale | 29.9°C 0.7°C warmer | 5.4°C 2.4°C colder | 888 mm |
| Bastelicaccia 6.8 km | Ajaccio | 28.6°C 0.6°C cooler | 4.7°C 3.1°C colder | 635 mm |
| Ajaccio 7.7 km | Ajaccio | 28.6°C 0.6°C cooler | 4.7°C 3.1°C colder | 635 mm |
| Grosseto-Prugna 11 km | Ajaccio | 28.6°C 0.6°C cooler | 4.7°C 3.1°C colder | 635 mm |
Afa weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Ajaccio-Parata station; sunshine at Ajaccio.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13.7°C | 7.8°C | 10.8°C | 48 mm | 136 |
| February | 14.0°C | 7.4°C | 10.7°C | 38 mm | 156 |
| March | 15.9°C | 8.7°C | 12.3°C | 41 mm | 211 |
| April | 18.4°C | 10.8°C | 14.6°C | 46 mm | 230 |
| May | 22.2°C | 14.1°C | 18.1°C | 45 mm | 288 |
| June | 26.2°C | 17.7°C | 22.0°C | 18 mm | 332 |
| July | 29.2°C | 20.2°C | 24.7°C | 5 mm | 374 |
| August | 29.8°C | 20.9°C | 25.4°C | 9 mm | 343 |
| September | 26.3°C | 18.3°C | 22.3°C | 50 mm | 261 |
| October | 22.8°C | 15.5°C | 19.1°C | 73 mm | 207 |
| November | 18.0°C | 11.8°C | 14.9°C | 102 mm | 140 |
| December | 14.8°C | 9.1°C | 11.9°C | 59 mm | 124 |
| Year | 20.9°C | 13.5°C | 17.2°C | 534 mm | 2,802 |
Where Afa’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Ajaccio-Parata, 17 km away: statistics for 1991–2020.
- Which station: among stations with at least 24 of the 30 years of temperature and rain, the nearest to the commune’s population-weighted center, counting each 100 m of height difference as 10 km; mainland towns use mainland stations and each overseas département its own.
- Altitudes: the town’s from IGN’s RGE ALTI® at its population-weighted center; the station’s from Météo-France.
- Sunshine: the nearest station with at least 10 years of sunshine records, Ajaccio, 7.3 km away.
- Comparisons: every town of 2,500 or more in mainland France, read the same way; the dots are the towns of 2,500+ in Corse-du-Sud.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Afa’s climate
How warm does Afa get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.8°C. About 115 days a year reach 25°C, more than 94% of mainland French towns, and about 32 reach 30°C.
How cold does Afa get in winter?
February nights average 7.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about under 1 nights a year, and about 0 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Afa get?
About 534 mm a year, less than almost every mainland French town. November is the wettest month (102 mm) and July the driest (5 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Ajaccio (7.3 km away), averages 2,802 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Afa itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Afa, Ajaccio-Parata, 17 km away. France publishes its climate normals by station, not by commune; a valley, a hill or the sea can make a difference over a few kilometers.
Where do these figures come from?
Météo-France’s fiches climatologiques: 30-year averages (1991–2020) for each of its long-running stations, published as open data since 2024. They are normals, not a forecast.
Source: Météo-France, fiches climatologiques, 1991–2020 statistics (station AJACCIO-PARATA, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Afa →
Contains public sector information under the Licence Ouverte / Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab): INSEE, DGFiP, the Interior Ministry’s statistics service (SSMSI), the Ministry of Education (DEPP), the Health Ministry’s statistics service (DREES) and the Housing Ministry (Carte des loyers). Commune boundaries: IGN Admin Express.