Bonifacio has some of the mildest winter nights among mainland French towns
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 27.0°C. November is the wettest month, July the driest. Rain is light here, less than falls on 97% of mainland French towns. The outdoor season runs from May to July and September to November, with highs of 17–27°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Cap Pertusato station, 2.9 km south.
A year in Bonifacio at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Cap Pertusato station.
What a year in Bonifacio feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cap Pertusato.
About 582 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 18 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 10th wettest of 11 towns of 2,500+ in Corse-du-Sud.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Figari
under 1 frosts and 80 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 80 days a year reach 25°C, and 18 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Cap Pertusato: 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 Cap Pertusato
Cap Pertusato is 2.9 km south of Bonifacio. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Bonifacio itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Cap Pertusato (20041001) |
| Distance from the town | 2.9 km south |
| Station altitude | 107 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 67 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Figari, 13 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 Bonifacio 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonifacio | Cap Pertusato | 27.0°C | 8.4°C | 582 mm |
| Porto-Vecchio 22 km | La Chiappa | 30.2°C 3.2°C warmer | 7.8°C 0.6°C colder | 599 mm |
Bonifacio weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Cap Pertusato station; sunshine at Figari.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13.0°C | 8.4°C | 10.7°C | 61 mm | 127 |
| February | 12.9°C | 8.0°C | 10.5°C | 49 mm | 142 |
| March | 14.5°C | 9.4°C | 12.0°C | 52 mm | 202 |
| April | 16.9°C | 11.2°C | 14.1°C | 54 mm | 223 |
| May | 20.4°C | 14.5°C | 17.5°C | 40 mm | 296 |
| June | 24.2°C | 18.1°C | 21.2°C | 18 mm | 336 |
| July | 27.0°C | 20.9°C | 24.0°C | 7 mm | 374 |
| August | 28.0°C | 21.7°C | 24.8°C | 13 mm | 340 |
| September | 24.9°C | 18.9°C | 21.9°C | 56 mm | 252 |
| October | 21.3°C | 16.1°C | 18.7°C | 75 mm | 200 |
| November | 17.1°C | 12.3°C | 14.7°C | 89 mm | 136 |
| December | 14.1°C | 9.5°C | 11.8°C | 70 mm | 124 |
| Year | 19.5°C | 14.1°C | 16.8°C | 582 mm | 2,752 |
Where Bonifacio’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Cap Pertusato, 2.9 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, Figari, 13 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 Bonifacio’s climate
How warm does Bonifacio get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 28.0°C. About 80 days a year reach 25°C, more than 71% of mainland French towns, and about 18 reach 30°C.
How cold does Bonifacio get in winter?
February nights average 8.0°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 Bonifacio get?
About 582 mm a year, less than 97% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (89 mm) and July the driest (7 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Figari (13 km away), averages 2,752 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Bonifacio itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Bonifacio, Cap Pertusato, 2.9 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 CAP PERTUSATO, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Bonifacio →
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.