{"id":780,"date":"2018-07-16T11:25:21","date_gmt":"2018-07-16T09:25:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.corsevacances.fr\/?p=780"},"modified":"2018-07-16T23:01:42","modified_gmt":"2018-07-16T21:01:42","slug":"the-climate-in-corsica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.corsevacances.fr\/en\/le-climat-en-corse\/","title":{"rendered":"The climate in Corsica"},"content":{"rendered":"

La Corsica<\/strong> is subject to the influence of the Mediterranean, and enjoys a privileged, very bright climate. Due to the size of its relief, strong contrasts are introduced, causing the ecosystem to evolve towards a mountain climate. Paradoxically, the climate is slightly warmer in the north than in the south. So you'll need to know how to adapt if you want to enjoy the region. holidays in Corsica<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

A Mediterranean maritime climate<\/h2>\n

\"CorsicanAverage annual water temperature<\/strong> Temperature: over 12\u00b0C (suitable for swimming from mid-May to mid-October).<\/p>\n

Temperature<\/strong> coast: from 14.5\u00b0C to 16.5\u00b0C.<\/p>\n

Sunshine<\/strong> 2,700 hours of sunshine per year.<\/p>\n

Summers are hot and dry (36\u00b0C on the coast and 26\u00b0C at 1,000 m). Winters are mild.<\/p>\n

Springs are warm and colourful and fragrant. It's the best season<\/strong> for wilderness lovers.<\/p>\n

Autumn is still a very pleasant time of year, when nature covers itself in the warmest colours, offering landscapes that are a joy to behold. corsican <\/strong>contrasts.<\/p>\n

And a mountain climate<\/h2>\n

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The significant relief separating the Haute-Corse<\/strong> of the Corse-du-Sud<\/strong>This mountainous backbone, with several peaks over 2,500 metres high, contributes to a sharp change in climatic conditions with altitude, giving the region a distinctly mountainous flavour. climate<\/strong> from 800 metres altitude.<\/p>\n

Precipitation is therefore more abundant. Snowfall is frequent in winter. Corsica<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

The prevailing winds<\/h2>\n

U Maestrale <\/strong>wind: a violent, sudden wind, dry in summer and wet in winter, it comes from the north-west.<\/p>\n

U Libecciu<\/strong> : this is the wind you are likely to encounter most often in Corsica<\/strong>The direction of the wind varies from region to region. Cape Corsica<\/strong> Western and Balagne<\/strong> but becomes south-westerly in the south.<\/p>\n

In Tramuntana<\/strong> Windstorm: characterised by long, violent, cool gusts in winter, it occurs mainly in the north.<\/p>\n

U Sciroccu<\/strong> A hot, humid wind from the south, it often brings with it red dust from the Sahara just to dirty your car...<\/p>\n

U Punente<\/strong> Often confused with the Libecciu, this is a westerly wind.<\/p>\n

U Levante <\/strong>This is an easterly wind that can blow over the peaks when it is strong and die right down to the west coast.<\/p>\n

U Grecale<\/strong> Tyrrhenian wind: this is a Tyrrhenian wind found mainly in spring and autumn on the eastern seaboard, bringing heavy rain.<\/p>\n

Le climate<\/strong> has remained stable over the last few years, even though we are seeing more and more violent storms, a sign of the gradual deterioration of the ozone layer according to some scientists! Visit Corsica <\/strong>has set a number of records...<\/p>\n

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  • 23 August 1956: 202 km\/h at Bastia<\/li>\n
  • 4 November 1965: 290 km\/h at Bonifacio<\/li>\n
  • 27 February 1990: 212 km\/h at Corbara<\/li>\n
  • 9 February 1994: 166 km\/h in Bastia<\/li>\n
  • 28 December 1999: 190 km\/h at Conca ;<\/li>\n
  • 5 March 1949: 25 cm of snow in Bastia<\/li>\n
  • 30 January 1963: 25 cm at Calvi<\/li>\n
  • 5 March 1971: 24 cm at Bonifacio<\/li>\n
  • 11 February 1986: 10 cm at Ajaccio ;<\/li>\n
  • 16 February 1956: - 5\u00b0 at Bastia<\/li>\n
  • 30 January 1963: -6\u00b0 at Calvi<\/li>\n
  • 10 January 1985: -10\u00b0 at Corte<\/li>\n
  • 15 January 1985: -15\u00b0 at Calacuccia<\/li>\n
  • 11 February 1986: -9\u00b0 at Ajaccio<\/li>\n
  • 11 July 1968: + 41\u00b0 at Porto-Vecchio<\/li>\n
  • 26 July 1983: +40\u00b0 in Ajaccio<\/li>\n
  • 29 July 1983: + 42\u00b0 at Calvi<\/li>\n
  • 7 July 2000: + 40\u00b0 at Corte ;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Average annual rainfall = 655 mm,<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • November 1972: 1,234 mm at Bastia<\/li>\n
    • December 1960: 982 mm at Ajaccio<\/li>\n
    • October 1993: 985 mm at Bavella.<\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Corsica is subject to the influence of the Mediterranean, and enjoys a privileged climate with plenty of sunshine. Due to the size of its relief, strong contrasts are introduced, causing the ecosystem to evolve towards a mountain climate. Paradoxically, the climate is slightly warmer in the north than in the south. So you'll need to know how to adapt for your holidays in Corsica. A maritime Mediterranean climate Average annual water temperature: over 12\u00b0C (suitable for swimming from mid-May to mid-October). Coastal temperature: 14.5\u00b0C to 16.5\u00b0C. Sunshine: 2,700 hours a year. Summers are hot and dry (36\u00b0C on <\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":784,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"Climat Corse : quelle est la plus belle saison ?","_seopress_titles_desc":"Avec la mer et la montagne, la corse offre un large gamme de paysages mais aussi de climat, c'est pourquoi il faut savoir se pr\u00e9parer \u00e0 toutes les situations. ","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":301,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","_seopress_news_disabled":"","_seopress_video_disabled":"","_seopress_video":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas_manual":null,"_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable_all":"","_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-guide","has_thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.corsevacances.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.corsevacances.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.corsevacances.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.corsevacances.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.corsevacances.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=780"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.corsevacances.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/780\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":787,"href":"https:\/\/www.corsevacances.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/780\/revisions\/787"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.corsevacances.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/784"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.corsevacances.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.corsevacances.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.corsevacances.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}