Photo: Patrick Nouhailler's… · CC BY-SA 3.0Propriano is among the mainland French towns with the most days of 25 degrees or more
Midwinter brings lows of about 4.3°C. Rain peaks in November and eases off in July. Only about 12 nights a year bring a frost, fewer than in 96% of mainland French towns. Expect about 12 frosty starts a year, nights when the air falls below freezing.
Figures from Météo-France’s Sartene station, 6.7 km east.
A year in Propriano at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Sartene station.
What a year in Propriano feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Sartene.
About 732 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 24 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd wettest of 11 towns of 2,500+ in Corse-du-Sud.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Figari
12 frosts and 124 days of 25°C a year
On about 12 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 124 days a year reach 25°C, and 53 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Sartene: 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 Sartene
Sartene is 6.7 km east of Propriano. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Propriano itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Sartene (20272004) |
| Distance from the town | 6.7 km east |
| Station altitude | 62 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 6 m |
| Period | 1996–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Sunshine measured at | Figari, 25 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 Propriano 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Propriano | Sartene | 30.6°C | 4.3°C | 732 mm |
| Sartène 8 km | same station | 30.6°C about the same | 4.3°C about the same | 732 mm |
| Grosseto-Prugna 25 km | Ajaccio | 28.6°C 2°C cooler | 4.7°C about the same | 635 mm |
| Bastelicaccia 29 km | Ajaccio | 28.6°C 2°C cooler | 4.7°C about the same | 635 mm |
Propriano weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Sartene station; sunshine at Figari.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13.6°C | 4.3°C | 9.0°C | 74 mm | 127 |
| February | 14.0°C | 3.9°C | 8.9°C | 58 mm | 142 |
| March | 16.4°C | 5.6°C | 11.0°C | 57 mm | 202 |
| April | 19.2°C | 8.1°C | 13.6°C | 55 mm | 223 |
| May | 23.3°C | 11.3°C | 17.3°C | 57 mm | 296 |
| June | 28.0°C | 14.6°C | 21.3°C | 30 mm | 336 |
| July | 30.6°C | 16.7°C | 23.7°C | 9 mm | 374 |
| August | 30.9°C | 17.0°C | 23.9°C | 18 mm | 340 |
| September | 26.7°C | 14.5°C | 20.6°C | 58 mm | 252 |
| October | 23.0°C | 12.0°C | 17.5°C | 89 mm | 200 |
| November | 17.9°C | 8.5°C | 13.2°C | 129 mm | 136 |
| December | 14.5°C | 5.5°C | 10.0°C | 98 mm | 124 |
| Year | 21.5°C | 10.2°C | 15.8°C | 732 mm | 2,752 |
Where Propriano’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Sartene, 6.7 km away: statistics for 1991–2020 (the station’s own years, 1996–2020, 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, 25 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 Propriano’s climate
How warm does Propriano get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 30.9°C. About 124 days a year reach 25°C, more than 97% of mainland French towns, and about 53 reach 30°C.
How cold does Propriano get in winter?
February nights average 3.9°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 12 nights a year, and about 0 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Propriano get?
About 732 mm a year, less than 58% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (129 mm) and July the driest (9 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Figari (25 km away), averages 2,752 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Propriano itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Propriano, Sartene, 6.7 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 SARTENE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Propriano →
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.