Moca-Croce sits near the bottom of mainland French towns for frosts
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 29.9°C. Winter and summer sit 25°C apart. Summer afternoons here are warmer than in 91% of mainland French towns. Radiators earn their keep from December to February, the months that average under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Pila-Canale station, 8.9 km west.
A year in Moca-Croce at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Pila-Canale station.
What a year in Moca-Croce 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 Ajaccio
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 8.9 km west of Moca-Croce. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Moca-Croce itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Pila-Canale (20232002) |
| Distance from the town | 8.9 km west |
| Station altitude | 407 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 447 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Ajaccio, 22 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 Moca-Croce 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moca-Croce | Pila-Canale | 29.9°C | 5.4°C | 888 mm |
| Propriano 17 km | Sartene | 30.6°C 0.7°C warmer | 4.3°C 1.1°C colder | 732 mm |
| Grosseto-Prugna 18 km | Ajaccio | 28.6°C 1.3°C cooler | 4.7°C 0.7°C colder | 635 mm |
| Bastelicaccia 20 km | Ajaccio | 28.6°C 1.3°C cooler | 4.7°C 0.7°C colder | 635 mm |
| Sartène 22 km | Sartene | 30.6°C 0.7°C warmer | 4.3°C 1.1°C colder | 732 mm |
| Sarrola-Carcopino 25 km | Ajaccio | 28.6°C 1.3°C cooler | 4.7°C 0.7°C colder | 635 mm |
| Afa 26 km | Ajaccio-Parata | 29.2°C 0.7°C cooler | 7.8°C 2.4°C milder | 534 mm |
Moca-Croce weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Pila-Canale station; sunshine at Ajaccio.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.7°C | 5.4°C | 8.6°C | 94 mm | 136 |
| February | 12.0°C | 5.0°C | 8.5°C | 75 mm | 156 |
| March | 14.5°C | 6.7°C | 10.6°C | 78 mm | 211 |
| April | 17.2°C | 9.0°C | 13.1°C | 70 mm | 230 |
| May | 21.7°C | 12.6°C | 17.1°C | 67 mm | 288 |
| June | 26.4°C | 16.1°C | 21.2°C | 35 mm | 332 |
| 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 | 343 |
| September | 25.3°C | 15.9°C | 20.6°C | 67 mm | 261 |
| October | 21.2°C | 13.2°C | 17.2°C | 101 mm | 207 |
| November | 15.9°C | 9.4°C | 12.7°C | 148 mm | 140 |
| 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 | 2,802 |
Where Moca-Croce’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Pila-Canale, 8.9 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, Ajaccio, 22 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 Moca-Croce’s climate
How warm does Moca-Croce 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 Moca-Croce 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 Moca-Croce 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, Ajaccio (22 km away), averages 2,802 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Moca-Croce itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Moca-Croce, Pila-Canale, 8.9 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 PILA-CANALE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Moca-Croce →
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.