Climate and geography

As the table below will show you, temperatures in Corsica are generally cool all year round and very much representative of the typical Mediterranean climate. However, it is

important to note significant differences of temperatures and weather between the inside of the island and the coast. The weather on the coast will generally be sunnier and hotter all year round. The mid-mountain zone (approx. 200-600m) climate will generally stay close to that of the coast with a few more storms and clouds and also a little but of cooler air at night, greatly appreciated in the dry summer time. Above 600m, mountains peaks retain clouds and storms and rain are much more frequent. It is also an area that will logically receive snow and get to much lower temperatures in winter. Remember there are mountain-capped snow and ski stations on the island! On the late months of Autumn, it is, some years, possible to take a swim on the coast and then drive up and get blocked by the snow in a mountain pass an hour from there.

 

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Average Max Temperature	11	13	16	20	22	25	29	30	26	23	17	13
Average Max Temperature in Paris	6	8	10	14	16	20	24	24	22	18	11	7
Average sea temperature	14	14	14	14	17	20	24	25	23	19	17	15
Average precipitation – mm	7	7	7	6	5	3	2	3	4	6	7	7