Few mainland French towns get fewer frosts than Monte
In July the day’s top temperature is typically 29.4°C. Only 25°C separates winter nights from summer afternoons. By warm days alone, it ranks hotter than 92% of mainland French towns. Garden chairs stay out from April to June and September to November, the months with highs of 18–26°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Bastia station, 5.6 km north-east.
A year in Monte at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Bastia station.
What a year in Monte feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bastia.
About 817 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 22 days a year bring 10 mm or more. 2nd wettest of 16 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Corse.
Rain by month
Millimeters
Sunshine by month
Hours of sunshine at Bastia
2 frosts and 111 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 111 days a year reach 25°C, and 30 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Bastia: 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 Bastia
Bastia is 5.6 km north-east of Monte. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Monte itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Bastia (20148001) |
| Distance from the town | 5.6 km north-east |
| Station altitude | 10 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 235 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
Monte sits 225 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Monte to run about 1.5°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 Monte 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monte | Bastia | 29.4°C | 5.4°C | 817 mm |
| Vescovato 1.8 km | same station | 29.4°C about the same | 5.4°C about the same | 817 mm |
| Lucciana 4.8 km | same station | 29.4°C about the same | 5.4°C about the same | 817 mm |
| Borgo 7.3 km | same station | 29.4°C about the same | 5.4°C about the same | 817 mm |
| Penta-di-Casinca 8.5 km | same station | 29.4°C about the same | 5.4°C about the same | 817 mm |
| Biguglia 13 km | same station | 29.4°C about the same | 5.4°C about the same | 817 mm |
| Furiani 16 km | same station | 29.4°C about the same | 5.4°C about the same | 817 mm |
Monte weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Bastia station.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 13.8°C | 5.4°C | 9.6°C | 67 mm | 139 |
| February | 13.9°C | 5.1°C | 9.5°C | 64 mm | 159 |
| March | 15.8°C | 6.8°C | 11.3°C | 64 mm | 196 |
| April | 18.3°C | 9.1°C | 13.7°C | 72 mm | 220 |
| May | 22.4°C | 12.6°C | 17.5°C | 54 mm | 270 |
| June | 26.4°C | 16.4°C | 21.4°C | 39 mm | 306 |
| July | 29.4°C | 19.4°C | 24.4°C | 14 mm | 347 |
| August | 29.8°C | 19.8°C | 24.8°C | 21 mm | 314 |
| September | 26.0°C | 16.7°C | 21.4°C | 75 mm | 238 |
| October | 22.0°C | 13.4°C | 17.7°C | 127 mm | 182 |
| November | 17.7°C | 9.5°C | 13.6°C | 134 mm | 134 |
| December | 14.8°C | 6.4°C | 10.6°C | 88 mm | 139 |
| Year | 20.9°C | 11.7°C | 16.3°C | 817 mm | 2,645 |
Where Monte’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Bastia, 5.6 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, Bastia, 5.6 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 Monte’s climate
How warm does Monte get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 29.8°C. About 111 days a year reach 25°C, more than 92% of mainland French towns, and about 30 reach 30°C.
How cold does Monte get in winter?
February nights average 5.1°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 Monte get?
About 817 mm a year, more than 62% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (134 mm) and July the driest (14 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Bastia (5.6 km away), averages 2,645 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Monte itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Monte, Bastia, 5.6 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 BASTIA, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Monte →
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.