Photo: Jean-Pol GRANDMONT · CC BY 3.0Hardly any mainland French towns see softer January nights than Porto-Vecchio
Sunny July days climb to about 30.2°C. November is the wettest month, July the driest. About 120 days a year reach 25°C, more than in 96% of mainland French towns. Plan for rain on about 66 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s La Chiappa station, 8.1 km east.
A year in Porto-Vecchio at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the La Chiappa station.
What a year in Porto-Vecchio feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at La Chiappa.
About 599 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 18 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 8th wettest of 11 towns of 2,500+ in Corse-du-Sud.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Figari
under 1 frosts and 120 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 120 days a year reach 25°C, and 45 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at La Chiappa: 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 La Chiappa
La Chiappa is 8.1 km east of Porto-Vecchio. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Porto-Vecchio itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | La Chiappa (20247001) |
| Distance from the town | 8.1 km east |
| Station altitude | 57 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 39 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | Figari, 17 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 Porto-Vecchio 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.
Porto-Vecchio weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the La Chiappa station; sunshine at Figari.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13.9°C | 7.8°C | 10.9°C | 66 mm | 127 |
| February | 14.1°C | 7.4°C | 10.8°C | 50 mm | 142 |
| March | 16.1°C | 9.0°C | 12.5°C | 58 mm | 202 |
| April | 18.5°C | 11.0°C | 14.8°C | 62 mm | 223 |
| May | 22.6°C | 14.5°C | 18.5°C | 39 mm | 296 |
| June | 27.0°C | 18.2°C | 22.6°C | 20 mm | 336 |
| July | 30.2°C | 21.0°C | 25.6°C | 6 mm | 374 |
| August | 30.6°C | 21.6°C | 26.1°C | 14 mm | 340 |
| September | 26.6°C | 18.7°C | 22.7°C | 49 mm | 252 |
| October | 22.6°C | 15.6°C | 19.1°C | 74 mm | 200 |
| November | 18.0°C | 11.9°C | 14.9°C | 85 mm | 136 |
| December | 14.9°C | 9.0°C | 12.0°C | 76 mm | 124 |
| Year | 21.3°C | 13.8°C | 17.5°C | 599 mm | 2,752 |
Where Porto-Vecchio’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for La Chiappa, 8.1 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, Figari, 17 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 Porto-Vecchio’s climate
How warm does Porto-Vecchio get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 30.6°C. About 120 days a year reach 25°C, more than 96% of mainland French towns, and about 45 reach 30°C.
How cold does Porto-Vecchio 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 Porto-Vecchio get?
About 599 mm a year, less than 96% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (85 mm) and July the driest (6 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Figari (17 km away), averages 2,752 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Porto-Vecchio itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Porto-Vecchio, La Chiappa, 8.1 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 LA CHIAPPA, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Porto-Vecchio →
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.