Eccica-Suarella sits near the bottom of mainland French towns for frosts
High summer brings afternoon highs near 28.6°C. Warm days come often: about 110 a year reach 25°C, more than in 92% of mainland French towns. Seasons differ by 25°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. From April to June and September to November, highs of 18–26°C make it easy to spend the day outdoors.
Figures from Météo-France’s Ajaccio station, 7.2 km west.
A year in Eccica-Suarella at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Ajaccio station.
What a year in Eccica-Suarella 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 7.2 km west of Eccica-Suarella. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Eccica-Suarella itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Ajaccio (20004002) |
| Distance from the town | 7.2 km west |
| Station altitude | 5 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 189 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
Eccica-Suarella sits 184 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Eccica-Suarella to run about 1.2°C cooler than these figures.
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 Eccica-Suarella 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eccica-Suarella | Ajaccio | 28.6°C | 4.7°C | 635 mm |
| Bastelicaccia 3.6 km | same station | 28.6°C about the same | 4.7°C about the same | 635 mm |
| Grosseto-Prugna 5.9 km | same station | 28.6°C about the same | 4.7°C about the same | 635 mm |
| Sarrola-Carcopino 8.2 km | same station | 28.6°C about the same | 4.7°C about the same | 635 mm |
| Afa 9.8 km | Ajaccio-Parata | 29.2°C 0.6°C warmer | 7.8°C 3.1°C milder | 534 mm |
| Ajaccio 12 km | same station | 28.6°C about the same | 4.7°C about the same | 635 mm |
| Alata 13 km | Pila-Canale | 29.9°C 1.3°C warmer | 5.4°C 0.7°C milder | 888 mm |
Eccica-Suarella 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 Eccica-Suarella’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Ajaccio, 7.2 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, 7.2 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 Eccica-Suarella’s climate
How warm does Eccica-Suarella 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 Eccica-Suarella 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 Eccica-Suarella 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 (7.2 km away), averages 2,802 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Eccica-Suarella itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Eccica-Suarella, Ajaccio, 7.2 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 Eccica-Suarella →
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.