Chisa is among the least frosty of mainland French towns
High summer brings afternoon highs near 29.9°C. Its July heat outdoes that of 91% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month here, with about 10 times the rain of July. Long walks are most pleasant from April to June and September to October, when afternoons reach 17–26°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Pila-Canale station, 32 km west; at that distance they describe the area more than the town.
A year in Chisa at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Pila-Canale station.
What a year in Chisa 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 16 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Corse.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Solenzara
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 32 km west of Chisa. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Chisa itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Pila-Canale (20232002) |
| Distance from the town | 32 km west |
| Station altitude | 407 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 431 m |
| Period | 1992–2020 (the station’s own record) |
| Nearest station of any kind | 12 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Solenzara, 12 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 Chisa 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, each with its own matched station.
| Town | Station | July high | January low | Rain a year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chisa | Pila-Canale | 29.9°C | 5.4°C | 888 mm |
| Ventiseri 10 km | Solenzara | 29.5°C about the same | 6.2°C 0.8°C milder | 799 mm |
| Prunelli-di-Fiumorbo 13 km | Solenzara | 29.5°C about the same | 6.2°C 0.8°C milder | 799 mm |
| Ghisonaccia 16 km | Solenzara | 29.5°C about the same | 6.2°C 0.8°C milder | 799 mm |
| Zonza 26 km | La Chiappa | 30.2°C about the same | 7.8°C 2.4°C milder | 599 mm |
Chisa weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Pila-Canale station; sunshine at Solenzara.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 11.7°C | 5.4°C | 8.6°C | 94 mm | 133 |
| February | 12.0°C | 5.0°C | 8.5°C | 75 mm | 144 |
| March | 14.5°C | 6.7°C | 10.6°C | 78 mm | 193 |
| April | 17.2°C | 9.0°C | 13.1°C | 70 mm | 212 |
| May | 21.7°C | 12.6°C | 17.1°C | 67 mm | 257 |
| June | 26.4°C | 16.1°C | 21.2°C | 35 mm | 300 |
| July | 29.9°C | 18.6°C | 24.2°C | 14 mm | 336 |
| August | 30.2°C | 19.2°C | 24.7°C | 24 mm | 306 |
| September | 25.3°C | 15.9°C | 20.6°C | 67 mm | 229 |
| October | 21.2°C | 13.2°C | 17.2°C | 101 mm | 174 |
| November | 15.9°C | 9.4°C | 12.7°C | 148 mm | 127 |
| December | 12.6°C | 6.7°C | 9.6°C | 116 mm | 129 |
| Year | 19.9°C | 11.5°C | 15.7°C | 888 mm | 2,540 |
Where Chisa’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Pila-Canale, 32 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, Solenzara, 12 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 Chisa’s climate
How warm does Chisa 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 Chisa 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 Chisa 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, Solenzara (12 km away), averages 2,540 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Chisa itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Chisa, Pila-Canale, 32 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 Chisa →
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.