Hardly any mainland French towns see softer January nights than Zonza
July afternoons average 30.2°C. By warm days alone, it ranks hotter than 96% of mainland French towns. Seasons differ by 23°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Waterproofs come out on about 66 days a year, each with 1 mm of rain or more.
Figures from Météo-France’s La Chiappa station, 12 km south.
A year in Zonza at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the La Chiappa station.
What a year in Zonza 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 Solenzara
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 12 km south of Zonza. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Zonza itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | La Chiappa (20247001) |
| Distance from the town | 12 km south |
| Station altitude | 57 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 63 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 2.2 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Solenzara, 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 Zonza 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zonza | La Chiappa | 30.2°C | 7.8°C | 599 mm |
| Porto-Vecchio 13 km | same station | 30.2°C about the same | 7.8°C about the same | 599 mm |
| Ventiseri 27 km | Solenzara | 29.5°C 0.7°C cooler | 6.2°C 1.6°C colder | 799 mm |
Zonza weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the La Chiappa station; sunshine at Solenzara.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13.9°C | 7.8°C | 10.9°C | 66 mm | 133 |
| February | 14.1°C | 7.4°C | 10.8°C | 50 mm | 144 |
| March | 16.1°C | 9.0°C | 12.5°C | 58 mm | 193 |
| April | 18.5°C | 11.0°C | 14.8°C | 62 mm | 212 |
| May | 22.6°C | 14.5°C | 18.5°C | 39 mm | 257 |
| June | 27.0°C | 18.2°C | 22.6°C | 20 mm | 300 |
| July | 30.2°C | 21.0°C | 25.6°C | 6 mm | 336 |
| August | 30.6°C | 21.6°C | 26.1°C | 14 mm | 306 |
| September | 26.6°C | 18.7°C | 22.7°C | 49 mm | 229 |
| October | 22.6°C | 15.6°C | 19.1°C | 74 mm | 174 |
| November | 18.0°C | 11.9°C | 14.9°C | 85 mm | 127 |
| December | 14.9°C | 9.0°C | 12.0°C | 76 mm | 129 |
| Year | 21.3°C | 13.8°C | 17.5°C | 599 mm | 2,540 |
Where Zonza’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for La Chiappa, 12 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, Solenzara, 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 Zonza’s climate
How warm does Zonza 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 Zonza 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 Zonza 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, Solenzara (25 km away), averages 2,540 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Zonza itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Zonza, La Chiappa, 12 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 Zonza →
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.