Few mainland French towns get fewer frosts than Saint-Florent
Peak summer warmth arrives in July, with afternoons near 29.4°C. November is the wettest month, July the driest. Warm days come often: about 111 a year reach 25°C, more than in 92% of mainland French towns. Wet days, with 1 mm of rain or more, come about 67 times a year.
Figures from Météo-France’s Bastia station, 21 km south-east.
A year in Saint-Florent at a glance
Each month’s typical high and low in °C, at the Bastia station.
What a year in Saint-Florent 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 21 km south-east of Saint-Florent. Every figure on this page is the station’s, not a measurement in Saint-Florent itself.
| Station (Météo-France number) | Bastia (20148001) |
| Distance from the town | 21 km south-east |
| Station altitude | 10 m |
| Town altitude (its center) | 11 m |
| Period | 1991–2020 |
| Nearest station of any kind | 5.6 km |
| Sunshine measured at | the same station |
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 Saint-Florent 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Florent | Bastia | 29.4°C | 5.4°C | 817 mm |
| Furiani 11 km | same station | 29.4°C about the same | 5.4°C about the same | 817 mm |
| Bastia 11 km | Cap Sagro | 28.0°C 1.4°C cooler | 8.0°C 2.6°C milder | 772 mm |
| Ville-di-Pietrabugno 12 km | Cap Sagro | 28.0°C 1.4°C cooler | 8.0°C 2.6°C milder | 772 mm |
| Biguglia 12 km | same station | 29.4°C about the same | 5.4°C about the same | 817 mm |
| San-Martino-di-Lota 13 km | Cap Sagro | 28.0°C 1.4°C cooler | 8.0°C 2.6°C milder | 772 mm |
| Borgo 17 km | same station | 29.4°C about the same | 5.4°C about the same | 817 mm |
Saint-Florent 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 Saint-Florent’s numbers come from
Averages over 30 years, not a forecast.
- Temperature, rain and day counts: Météo-France’s fiche climatologique for Bastia, 21 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, 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 Saint-Florent’s climate
How warm does Saint-Florent 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 Saint-Florent 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 Saint-Florent 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 (21 km away), averages 2,645 hours of sunshine a year.
Are these figures for Saint-Florent itself?
No: they are the normals of the Météo-France station matched to Saint-Florent, Bastia, 21 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 Saint-Florent →
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.