Hardly any mainland French towns wake to less frost than Aléria
July afternoons average 29.5°C. Warm days come often: about 115 a year reach 25°C, more than in 93% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month here, with about 11 times the rain of July. Plan for rain on about 67 days a year, the days with 1 mm or more.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Solenzara station, 23 km south.
A year in Aléria at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Solenzara station.
What a year in Aléria feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Solenzara.
About 799 mm of rain a year
October is the wettest month and July the driest. About 20 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 8th wettest of 16 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Corse.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Solenzara
2 frosts and 115 days of 25°C a year
On about 2 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 115 days a year reach 25°C, and 32 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Solenzara: 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 Solenzara
Solenzara is 23 km south of Aléria. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Aléria itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Solenzara (20342001) |
| Distance from the town | 23 km south |
| Station altitude | 12 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 23 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Aléria 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 Haute-Corse.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aléria | Solenzara | 29.5°C | 6.2°C | 799 mm |
| Ghisonaccia 12 km | same station | 29.5°C about the same | 6.2°C about the same | 799 mm |
| Prunelli-di-Fiumorbo 16 km | same station | 29.5°C about the same | 6.2°C about the same | 799 mm |
| Ventiseri 22 km | same station | 29.5°C about the same | 6.2°C about the same | 799 mm |
Aléria weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Solenzara station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13.7°C | 6.2°C | 9.9°C | 79 mm | 133 |
| February | 14.1°C | 5.8°C | 9.9°C | 64 mm | 144 |
| March | 16.2°C | 7.7°C | 11.9°C | 69 mm | 193 |
| April | 18.6°C | 9.8°C | 14.2°C | 67 mm | 212 |
| May | 22.5°C | 13.3°C | 17.9°C | 48 mm | 257 |
| June | 26.6°C | 17.1°C | 21.9°C | 22 mm | 300 |
| July | 29.5°C | 20.1°C | 24.8°C | 11 mm | 336 |
| August | 29.9°C | 20.5°C | 25.2°C | 19 mm | 306 |
| September | 26.3°C | 17.4°C | 21.9°C | 91 mm | 229 |
| October | 22.1°C | 14.1°C | 18.1°C | 119 mm | 174 |
| November | 17.6°C | 10.3°C | 13.9°C | 112 mm | 127 |
| December | 14.5°C | 7.3°C | 10.9°C | 99 mm | 129 |
| Year | 21.0°C | 12.5°C | 16.7°C | 799 mm | 2,540 |
Where Aléria’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Solenzara, 23 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, 23 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 Haute-Corse.
Météo-France fiches climatologiques · IGN RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0.
Questions about Aléria’s climate
How warm does Aléria get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.9°C. About 115 days a year reach 25°C, more than 93% of mainland French towns, and about 32 reach 30°C.
How cold does Aléria get in winter?
February nights average 5.8°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 2 nights a year, and about 0 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Aléria get?
About 799 mm a year, more than 60% of mainland French towns. October is the wettest month (119 mm) and July the driest (11 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Solenzara (23 km away), averages 2,540 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Aléria itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Aléria, Solenzara, 23 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 SOLENZARA, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Aléria →
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.