Hardly any mainland French towns see softer January nights than Coti-Chiavari
On a normal July day the thermometer tops out near 29.2°C. None of the 11 towns of 2,500+ in Corse-du-Sud gets less rain. The gap between a January night and a July afternoon is 22°C. For walks and days out, the stretch from April to June and September to November brings highs of 18–26°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Ajaccio-Parata station, 18 km north-west.
A year in Coti-Chiavari at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Ajaccio-Parata station.
What a year in Coti-Chiavari 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 18 km north-west of Coti-Chiavari. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Coti-Chiavari itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Ajaccio-Parata (20004003) |
| Distance from the town | 18 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 124 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 162 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 14 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Ajaccio, 16 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 Coti-Chiavari 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coti-Chiavari | Ajaccio-Parata | 29.2°C | 7.8°C | 534 mm |
| Grosseto-Prugna 14 km | Ajaccio | 28.6°C 0.6°C cooler | 4.7°C 3.1°C colder | 635 mm |
| Ajaccio 17 km | Ajaccio | 28.6°C 0.6°C cooler | 4.7°C 3.1°C colder | 635 mm |
| Propriano 18 km | Sartene | 30.6°C 1.4°C warmer | 4.3°C 3.5°C colder | 732 mm |
| Bastelicaccia 19 km | Ajaccio | 28.6°C 0.6°C cooler | 4.7°C 3.1°C colder | 635 mm |
| Alata 22 km | Pila-Canale | 29.9°C 0.7°C warmer | 5.4°C 2.4°C colder | 888 mm |
| Sarrola-Carcopino 23 km | Ajaccio | 28.6°C 0.6°C cooler | 4.7°C 3.1°C colder | 635 mm |
Coti-Chiavari 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 Coti-Chiavari’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Ajaccio-Parata, 18 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, 16 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 Coti-Chiavari’s climate
How warm does Coti-Chiavari 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 Coti-Chiavari 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 Coti-Chiavari 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 (16 km away), averages 2,802 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Coti-Chiavari itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Coti-Chiavari, Ajaccio-Parata, 18 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 Coti-Chiavari →
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.