Pietroso is among the mainland French towns with the most days of 25 degrees or more
In January the night’s low is typically 0.4°C. Of the 16 towns of 2,500+ in Haute-Corse, it has the coldest January nights. Rain follows the seasons: November brings about 5.3 times as much as August. The outdoor season, with highs of 22–26°C, runs through May, September and October.
These are the figures of Météo-France’s Corte station, 24 km north-west.
A year in Pietroso at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Corte station.
What a year in Pietroso 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 Solenzara
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 24 km north-west of Pietroso. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Pietroso itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Corte (20096008) |
| Distance from the town | 24 km north-west |
| Station altitude | 350 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 212 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 20 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Solenzara, 21 km away |
Pietroso sits 138 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Pietroso to run about 0.9°C warmer 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 Pietroso 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pietroso | Corte | 31.2°C | 0.4°C | 824 mm |
| Ghisonaccia 9.1 km | Solenzara | 29.5°C 1.7°C cooler | 6.2°C 5.8°C milder | 799 mm |
| Prunelli-di-Fiumorbo 12 km | Solenzara | 29.5°C 1.7°C cooler | 6.2°C 5.8°C milder | 799 mm |
| Ventiseri 18 km | Solenzara | 29.5°C 1.7°C cooler | 6.2°C 5.8°C milder | 799 mm |
| Corte 28 km | same station | 31.2°C about the same | 0.4°C about the same | 824 mm |
Pietroso weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Corte station; sunshine at Solenzara.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 12.2°C | 0.4°C | 6.3°C | 71 mm | 133 |
| February | 13.0°C | 0.4°C | 6.7°C | 65 mm | 144 |
| March | 15.8°C | 2.7°C | 9.3°C | 66 mm | 193 |
| April | 18.6°C | 5.0°C | 11.8°C | 72 mm | 212 |
| May | 23.2°C | 8.6°C | 15.9°C | 59 mm | 257 |
| June | 27.8°C | 12.2°C | 20.0°C | 32 mm | 300 |
| July | 31.2°C | 14.6°C | 22.9°C | 36 mm | 336 |
| August | 31.5°C | 14.9°C | 23.2°C | 26 mm | 306 |
| September | 26.4°C | 11.8°C | 19.1°C | 51 mm | 229 |
| October | 21.6°C | 8.8°C | 15.2°C | 99 mm | 174 |
| November | 16.1°C | 4.7°C | 10.4°C | 139 mm | 127 |
| December | 12.7°C | 1.5°C | 7.1°C | 108 mm | 129 |
| Year | 20.8°C | 7.1°C | 14.0°C | 824 mm | 2,540 |
Where Pietroso’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Corte, 24 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, Solenzara, 21 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 Pietroso’s climate
How warm does Pietroso 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 Pietroso 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 Pietroso 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, Solenzara (21 km away), averages 2,540 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Pietroso itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Pietroso, Corte, 24 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 Pietroso →
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.