Hardly any mainland French towns wake to less frost than Tavera
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 29.9°C. Its July heat outdoes that of 91% of mainland French towns. From frosty January to warm July, readings climb 25°C. Plan for rain on about 82 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s Pila-Canale station, 30 km south: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Tavera at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Pila-Canale station.
What a year in Tavera 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 30 km south of Tavera. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Tavera itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Pila-Canale (20232002) |
| Distance from the town | 30 km south |
| Station altitude | 407 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 497 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 8.4 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Ajaccio, 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 Tavera 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tavera | Pila-Canale | 29.9°C | 5.4°C | 888 mm |
| Sarrola-Carcopino 20 km | Ajaccio | 28.6°C 1.3°C cooler | 4.7°C 0.7°C colder | 635 mm |
| Afa 20 km | Ajaccio-Parata | 29.2°C 0.7°C cooler | 7.8°C 2.4°C milder | 534 mm |
| Bastelicaccia 21 km | Ajaccio | 28.6°C 1.3°C cooler | 4.7°C 0.7°C colder | 635 mm |
| Alata 24 km | same station | 29.9°C about the same | 5.4°C about the same | 888 mm |
| Grosseto-Prugna 26 km | Ajaccio | 28.6°C 1.3°C cooler | 4.7°C 0.7°C colder | 635 mm |
| Ajaccio 27 km | Ajaccio | 28.6°C 1.3°C cooler | 4.7°C 0.7°C colder | 635 mm |
Tavera 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 Tavera’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Pila-Canale, 30 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, 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 Tavera’s climate
How warm does Tavera 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 Tavera 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 Tavera 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 (25 km away), averages 2,802 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Tavera itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Tavera, Pila-Canale, 30 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 Tavera →
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.