Rusio is among the wettest of mainland French towns: 1,525 mm of rain a year
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 25.8°C. In January, nights here are colder than in 93% of mainland French towns. Rain follows the seasons: November brings about 10.0 times as much as July. Warm coats and heating bills mark the months from November to April, when means dip under 10°C.
Figures from Météo-France’s Evisa-Onf station, 36 km west: at that distance, read them as the area’s climate rather than the town’s.
A year in Rusio at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Evisa-Onf station.
What a year in Rusio feels like
Typical highs and lows by season and by month, from Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Evisa-Onf.
About 1,525 mm of rain a year
November is the wettest month and July the driest. About 44 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: 74 frosts and 54 days of 25°C a year
On about 74 nights a year the air drops to 0°C or below, and on about 2 days it stays below freezing all day. About 54 days a year reach 25°C, and 9 reach 30°C.
Day counts are Météo-France’s 1991–2020 normals at Evisa-Onf: 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 Evisa-Onf
Evisa-Onf is 36 km west of Rusio. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Rusio itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Evisa-Onf (20108002) |
| Distance from the town | 36 km west |
| Station altitude | 1,030 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 916 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 0.8 km |
| Sunshine measured at | Bastia, 27 km away |
Rusio sits 114 m lower than the station. Air usually warms by about 0.65°C every 100 m you go down, so expect Rusio to run about 0.7°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 Rusio 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rusio | Evisa-Onf | 25.8°C | −0.8°C | 1,525 mm |
| Corte 11 km | Corte | 31.2°C 5.4°C warmer | 0.4°C 1.2°C milder | 824 mm |
| Penta-di-Casinca 22 km | Bastia | 29.4°C 3.6°C warmer | 5.4°C 6.2°C milder | 817 mm |
| Vescovato 23 km | Bastia | 29.4°C 3.6°C warmer | 5.4°C 6.2°C milder | 817 mm |
| Lucciana 26 km | Bastia | 29.4°C 3.6°C warmer | 5.4°C 6.2°C milder | 817 mm |
| Borgo 28 km | Bastia | 29.4°C 3.6°C warmer | 5.4°C 6.2°C milder | 817 mm |
Rusio weather by month
Average daily high and low, mean temperature and rain, 1991–2020, at the Evisa-Onf station; sunshine at Bastia.
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Rain | Sun (hours) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.1°C | −0.8°C | 3.2°C | 152 mm | 139 |
| February | 7.9°C | −1.2°C | 3.3°C | 130 mm | 159 |
| March | 11.0°C | 1.0°C | 6.0°C | 129 mm | 196 |
| April | 13.5°C | 3.4°C | 8.5°C | 131 mm | 220 |
| May | 17.8°C | 6.8°C | 12.3°C | 96 mm | 270 |
| June | 22.3°C | 10.1°C | 16.2°C | 59 mm | 306 |
| July | 25.8°C | 12.2°C | 19.0°C | 25 mm | 347 |
| August | 26.0°C | 12.6°C | 19.3°C | 37 mm | 314 |
| September | 20.8°C | 9.2°C | 15.0°C | 124 mm | 238 |
| October | 16.8°C | 6.6°C | 11.7°C | 179 mm | 182 |
| November | 11.2°C | 2.9°C | 7.0°C | 252 mm | 134 |
| December | 7.8°C | 0.1°C | 3.9°C | 210 mm | 139 |
| Year | 15.7°C | 5.2°C | 10.4°C | 1,525 mm | 2,645 |
Where Rusio’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Evisa-Onf, 36 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, 27 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 Rusio’s climate
How warm does Rusio get in summer?
August is the warmest month, with average highs of 26.0°C. About 54 days a year reach 25°C, fewer than 64% of mainland French towns, and about 9 reach 30°C.
How cold does Rusio get in winter?
February nights average −1.2°C. The air drops to 0°C or below on about 74 nights a year, and about 2 days a year stay below freezing all day.
How much rain does Rusio get?
About 1,525 mm a year, more than almost every mainland French town. November is the wettest month (252 mm) and July the driest (25 mm).
How sunny is it?
The nearest Météo-France station that records sunshine, Bastia (27 km away), averages 2,645 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Rusio itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Rusio, Evisa-Onf, 36 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 EVISA-ONF, edited 15/10/2026); altitude: IGN, RGE ALTI®. Licence Ouverte 2.0. Today’s forecast for Rusio →
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.