Pie-d'Orezza sits near the top of mainland French towns for warm days
January nights here settle around 0.4°C. Of the 16 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Corse, it has the coldest January nights. November is the wettest month, August the driest. The heating season runs December to March: each of those months averages under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Corte station, 16 km south-west.
A year in Pie-d'Orezza at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Corte station.
What a year in Pie-d'Orezza feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Corte.
About 824 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and August the driest. About 25 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 Bastia
A frosty town: 54 frosts and 123 days of 25°C a year
On about 54 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below; days that stay below freezing are rare. About 123 days a year reach 25°C, and 58 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Corte: 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 Corte
Corte is 16 km south-west of Pie-d'Orezza. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Pie-d'Orezza itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Corte (20096008) |
| Distance from the town | 16 km south-west |
| Station altitude | 350 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 604 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 7.1 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Bastia, 22 km away |
Pie-d'Orezza sits 254 m higher than the station. Air usually cools by about 0.65°C every 100 m, so expect Pie-d'Orezza to run about 1.7°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 Pie-d'Orezza 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pie-d'Orezza | Corte | 31.2°C | 0.4°C | 824 mm |
| Penta-di-Casinca 15 km | Bastia | 29.4°C 1.8°C cooler | 5.4°C 5°C milder | 817 mm |
| Vescovato 17 km | Bastia | 29.4°C 1.8°C cooler | 5.4°C 5°C milder | 817 mm |
| Corte 18 km | same station | 31.2°C about the same | 0.4°C about the same | 824 mm |
| Lucciana 21 km | Bastia | 29.4°C 1.8°C cooler | 5.4°C 5°C milder | 817 mm |
| Borgo 23 km | Bastia | 29.4°C 1.8°C cooler | 5.4°C 5°C milder | 817 mm |
| Biguglia 28 km | Bastia | 29.4°C 1.8°C cooler | 5.4°C 5°C milder | 817 mm |
Pie-d'Orezza weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Corte station; sunshine at Bastia.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.2°C | 0.4°C | 6.3°C | 71 mm | 139 |
| February | 13.0°C | 0.4°C | 6.7°C | 65 mm | 159 |
| March | 15.8°C | 2.7°C | 9.3°C | 66 mm | 196 |
| April | 18.6°C | 5.0°C | 11.8°C | 72 mm | 220 |
| May | 23.2°C | 8.6°C | 15.9°C | 59 mm | 270 |
| June | 27.8°C | 12.2°C | 20.0°C | 32 mm | 306 |
| July | 31.2°C | 14.6°C | 22.9°C | 36 mm | 347 |
| August | 31.5°C | 14.9°C | 23.2°C | 26 mm | 314 |
| September | 26.4°C | 11.8°C | 19.1°C | 51 mm | 238 |
| October | 21.6°C | 8.8°C | 15.2°C | 99 mm | 182 |
| November | 16.1°C | 4.7°C | 10.4°C | 139 mm | 134 |
| December | 12.7°C | 1.5°C | 7.1°C | 108 mm | 139 |
| Year | 20.8°C | 7.1°C | 14.0°C | 824 mm | 2,645 |
Where Pie-d'Orezza’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Corte, 16 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, 22 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 Pie-d'Orezza’s climate
How warm does Pie-d'Orezza get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 31.5°C. About 123 days a year reach 25°C, more than 97% of mainland French towns, and about 58 reach 30°C.
How cold does Pie-d'Orezza get in winter?
January nights average 0.4°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 54 nights a year, and about under 1 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Pie-d'Orezza get?
About 824 mm a year, more than 66% of mainland French towns. November is the wettest month (139 mm) and August the driest (26 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Bastia (22 km away), averages 2,645 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Pie-d'Orezza itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Pie-d'Orezza, Corte, 16 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 CORTE, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Pie-d'Orezza →
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.