Photo: Pierre Bona · CC BY-SA 3.0Calvi is among the least frosty of mainland French towns
Midsummer highs settle at about 30.2°C. Rain peaks in November and eases off in July. By warm days alone, it ranks hotter than 95% of mainland French towns. Homes need heating from January to February, the months averaging under 10°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Calvi station, 4.1 km south-east.
A year in Calvi at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Calvi station.
What a year in Calvi feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Calvi.
About 653 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 21 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 14th wettest of 16 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Corse.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Calvi
5 frosts and 119 days of 25°C a year
On about 5 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 119 days a year reach 25°C, and 42 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Calvi: 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 Calvi
Calvi is 4.1 km south-east of Calvi. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Calvi itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Calvi (20050001) |
| Distance from the town | 4.1 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 57 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 1 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 Calvi 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calvi | Calvi | 30.2°C | 5.0°C | 653 mm |
| Calenzana 8.1 km | same station | 30.2°C about the same | 5.0°C about the same | 653 mm |
| L'Île-Rousse 17 km | Île Rousse | 27.6°C 2.6°C cooler | 8.4°C 3.4°C milder | 474 mm |
Calvi weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Calvi station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 14.0°C | 5.0°C | 9.5°C | 50 mm | 133 |
| February | 14.2°C | 4.7°C | 9.4°C | 54 mm | 150 |
| March | 16.4°C | 6.6°C | 11.5°C | 59 mm | 205 |
| April | 19.1°C | 8.9°C | 14.0°C | 56 mm | 238 |
| May | 23.1°C | 12.5°C | 17.8°C | 41 mm | 296 |
| June | 27.2°C | 16.4°C | 21.8°C | 32 mm | 331 |
| July | 30.2°C | 19.0°C | 24.6°C | 8 mm | 371 |
| August | 30.2°C | 19.2°C | 24.7°C | 23 mm | 331 |
| September | 26.4°C | 16.2°C | 21.3°C | 59 mm | 247 |
| October | 22.4°C | 13.0°C | 17.7°C | 79 mm | 190 |
| November | 17.8°C | 9.3°C | 13.6°C | 115 mm | 132 |
| December | 14.9°C | 6.2°C | 10.6°C | 77 mm | 123 |
| Year | 21.3°C | 11.4°C | 16.4°C | 653 mm | 2,746 |
Where Calvi’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Calvi, 4.1 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, Calvi, 4.1 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 Calvi’s climate
How warm does Calvi get in summer?
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 30.2°C. About 119 days a year reach 25°C, more than 95% of mainland French towns, and about 42 reach 30°C.
How cold does Calvi get in winter?
February nights average 4.7°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 5 nights a year, and about 0 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Calvi get?
About 653 mm a year, less than 82% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (115 mm) and July the driest (8 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Calvi (4.1 km away), averages 2,746 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Calvi itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Calvi, Calvi, 4.1 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 CALVI, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Calvi →
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.