Hardly any mainland French towns wake to less frost than Cargiaca
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 29.9°C. Summer afternoons here are warmer than in 91% of mainland French towns. Temperatures cover 25°C across the year, low to high. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from December to February, when means dip under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Pila-Canale station, 15 km north-west.
A year in Cargiaca at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Pila-Canale station.
What a year in Cargiaca feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pila-Canale.
About 888 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 28 days a year bring 10 mm or more. The wettest of 11 towns of 2,500+ in Corse-du-Sud.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Figari
3 frosts and 103 days of 25°C a year
On about 3 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 103 days a year reach 25°C, and 42 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Pila-Canale: 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 Pila-Canale
Pila-Canale is 15 km north-west of Cargiaca. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Cargiaca itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Pila-Canale (20232002) |
| Distance from the town | 15 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 407 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 443 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 9.3 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Figari, 26 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 Cargiaca 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cargiaca | Pila-Canale | 29.9°C | 5.4°C | 888 mm |
| Propriano 14 km | Sartene | 30.6°C 0.7°C warmer | 4.3°C 1.1°C colder | 732 mm |
| Sartène 15 km | Sartene | 30.6°C 0.7°C warmer | 4.3°C 1.1°C colder | 732 mm |
| Porto-Vecchio 24 km | La Chiappa | 30.2°C about the same | 7.8°C 2.4°C milder | 599 mm |
| Zonza 24 km | La Chiappa | 30.2°C about the same | 7.8°C 2.4°C milder | 599 mm |
| Grosseto-Prugna 25 km | Ajaccio | 28.6°C 1.3°C cooler | 4.7°C 0.7°C colder | 635 mm |
| Bastelicaccia 28 km | Ajaccio | 28.6°C 1.3°C cooler | 4.7°C 0.7°C colder | 635 mm |
Cargiaca weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Pila-Canale station; sunshine at Figari.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.7°C | 5.4°C | 8.6°C | 94 mm | 127 |
| February | 12.0°C | 5.0°C | 8.5°C | 75 mm | 142 |
| March | 14.5°C | 6.7°C | 10.6°C | 78 mm | 202 |
| April | 17.2°C | 9.0°C | 13.1°C | 70 mm | 223 |
| May | 21.7°C | 12.6°C | 17.1°C | 67 mm | 296 |
| June | 26.4°C | 16.1°C | 21.2°C | 35 mm | 336 |
| July | 29.9°C | 18.6°C | 24.2°C | 14 mm | 374 |
| August | 30.2°C | 19.2°C | 24.7°C | 24 mm | 340 |
| September | 25.3°C | 15.9°C | 20.6°C | 67 mm | 252 |
| October | 21.2°C | 13.2°C | 17.2°C | 101 mm | 200 |
| November | 15.9°C | 9.4°C | 12.7°C | 148 mm | 136 |
| December | 12.6°C | 6.7°C | 9.6°C | 116 mm | 124 |
| Year | 19.9°C | 11.5°C | 15.7°C | 888 mm | 2,752 |
Where Cargiaca’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Pila-Canale, 15 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1992–2020, where its record is shorter).
- 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, 26 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 Cargiaca’s climate
How warm does Cargiaca get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 30.2°C. About 103 days a year reach 25°C, more than 89% of mainland French towns, and about 42 reach 30°C.
How cold does Cargiaca get in winter?
February nights average 5.0°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 3 nights a year, and about 0 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Cargiaca get?
About 888 mm a year, more than 76% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (148 mm) and July the driest (14 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Figari (26 km away), averages 2,752 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Cargiaca itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Cargiaca, Pila-Canale, 15 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 PILA-CANALE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Cargiaca →
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.