Cargèse is among the least frosty of mainland French towns
The warmest part of a July day comes in at 28.6°C on average. Warm days come often: about 110 a year reach 25°C, more than in 92% of mainland French towns. Temperatures cover 25°C across the year, low to high. The outdoor season runs from April to June and September to November, with highs of 18–26°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Ajaccio station, 29 km south-east; at that distance they describe the area more than the town.
A year in Cargèse at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Ajaccio station.
What a year in Cargèse feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Ajaccio.
About 635 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 21 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 4th wettest of 11 towns of 2,500+ in Corse-du-Sud.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Ajaccio
7 frosts and 110 days of 25°C a year
On about 7 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 110 days a year reach 25°C, and 24 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Ajaccio: 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
Ajaccio is 29 km south-east of Cargèse. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Cargèse itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Ajaccio (20004002) |
| Distance from the town | 29 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 5 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 47 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 7 km |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Cargèse 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. Where a neighbor uses the same station its figures are the same: the differences you’d feel over a few kilometers aren’t in the normals.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cargèse | Ajaccio | 28.6°C | 4.7°C | 635 mm |
| Alata 22 km | Pila-Canale | 29.9°C 1.3°C warmer | 5.4°C 0.7°C milder | 888 mm |
| Afa 24 km | Ajaccio-Parata | 29.2°C 0.6°C warmer | 7.8°C 3.1°C milder | 534 mm |
| Sarrola-Carcopino 26 km | same station | 28.6°C about the same | 4.7°C about the same | 635 mm |
| Ajaccio 26 km | same station | 28.6°C about the same | 4.7°C about the same | 635 mm |
Cargèse weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Ajaccio station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.0°C | 4.7°C | 9.4°C | 54 mm | 136 |
| February | 14.2°C | 4.3°C | 9.2°C | 48 mm | 156 |
| March | 16.0°C | 5.9°C | 11.0°C | 50 mm | 211 |
| April | 18.5°C | 8.4°C | 13.4°C | 53 mm | 230 |
| May | 22.1°C | 11.8°C | 17.0°C | 50 mm | 288 |
| June | 25.9°C | 15.4°C | 20.7°C | 26 mm | 332 |
| July | 28.6°C | 17.7°C | 23.2°C | 9 mm | 374 |
| August | 29.2°C | 18.1°C | 23.7°C | 16 mm | 343 |
| September | 26.1°C | 15.4°C | 20.8°C | 58 mm | 261 |
| October | 22.8°C | 12.6°C | 17.7°C | 86 mm | 207 |
| November | 18.3°C | 9.0°C | 13.6°C | 112 mm | 140 |
| December | 15.1°C | 5.8°C | 10.5°C | 74 mm | 124 |
| Year | 20.9°C | 10.8°C | 15.8°C | 635 mm | 2,802 |
Where Cargèse’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Ajaccio, 29 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, 29 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 Cargèse’s climate
How warm does Cargèse get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.2°C. About 110 days a year reach 25°C, more than 92% of mainland French towns, and about 24 reach 30°C.
How cold does Cargèse get in winter?
February nights average 4.3°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 7 nights a year, and about 0 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Cargèse get?
About 635 mm a year, less than 88% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (112 mm) and July the driest (9 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Ajaccio (29 km away), averages 2,802 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Cargèse itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Cargèse, Ajaccio, 29 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, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Cargèse →
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