Moncale sits near the bottom of mainland French towns for frosts
Expect July afternoons of about 30.2°C. Warm days come often: about 119 a year reach 25°C, more than in 95% of mainland French towns. Seasons differ by 26°C, from the coldest nights to the warmest afternoons. Long walks are most pleasant from April to May and September to November, when afternoons reach 18–26°C.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Calvi station, 3.9 km north-west.
A year in Moncale at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Calvi station.
What a year in Moncale 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 3.9 km north-west of Moncale. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Moncale itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Calvi (20050001) |
| Distance from the town | 3.9 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 57 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 215 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
Moncale sits 158 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Moncale to run about 1°C cooler than these figures.
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 Moncale 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moncale | Calvi | 30.2°C | 5.0°C | 653 mm |
| Calenzana 2.5 km | same station | 30.2°C about the same | 5.0°C about the same | 653 mm |
| Calvi 8 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 |
Moncale 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 Moncale’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Calvi, 3.9 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, 3.9 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 Moncale’s climate
How warm does Moncale 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 Moncale 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 Moncale 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 (3.9 km away), averages 2,746 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Moncale itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Moncale, Calvi, 3.9 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 Moncale →
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.