Ajaccio weather by month & the best time to visit
🇫🇷 France · beach resort · Mediterranean climate
The best time to visit Ajaccio is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 94/100), with August and June close behind. Ajaccio averages about 2,831 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 30°C / 86°F and roughly 10 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,831
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 94/100
- Rain / year
- 834 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 9 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 26°C / 79°F
- Population
- 54k
- Elevation
- Sea level
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When is the best time to visit Ajaccio?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Ajaccio is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (32/100, 100 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Ajaccio?
Ajaccio gets a lot of sun: around 2,831 hours a year. 62 Sunshine Score points separate July (94) from January (32), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #4 of 53 destinations in France for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,146 hours. The year's 834 mm of rain spreads fairly evenly across the months, with no pronounced dry season.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 32 | 13° / 55°F | 9° / 48°F | 100 mm | 1 | 15° / 59°F |
| February | 33 | 13° / 55°F | 8° / 46°F | 91 mm | 2 | 15° / 59°F |
| March | 47 | 15° / 59°F | 10° / 50°F | 82 mm | 4 | 15° / 59°F |
| April | 70 | 18° / 64°F | 13° / 55°F | 63 mm | 5 | 16° / 61°F |
| May | 85 | 22° / 72°F | 16° / 61°F | 60 mm | 7 | 19° / 66°F |
| June | 91 | 27° / 81°F | 20° / 68°F | 24 mm | 8 | 23° / 73°F |
| July | 94 | 30° / 86°F | 23° / 73°F | 10 mm | 9 | 26° / 79°F |
| August | 93 | 30° / 86°F | 24° / 75°F | 16 mm | 7 | 26° / 79°F |
| September | 85 | 26° / 79°F | 20° / 68°F | 57 mm | 5 | 24° / 75°F |
| October | 77 | 22° / 72°F | 17° / 63°F | 104 mm | 3 | 22° / 72°F |
| November | 54 | 17° / 63°F | 13° / 55°F | 128 mm | 2 | 20° / 68°F |
| December | 39 | 14° / 57°F | 10° / 50°F | 99 mm | 1 | 17° / 63°F |
Sea temperature in Ajaccio by month
The sea off Ajaccio is warmest in July at around 26°C / 79°F, and coolest in January at 15°C / 59°F. The water sits at a comfortable 21°C or warmer roughly 5 months a year. Month-by-month sea-surface temperatures are in the Sea column of the table above.
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Nearby places for sunshine
- Figari France · 53 km · best in Jul · 2,695 h sun/yr
- Calvi France · 67 km · best in Jul · 2,792 h sun/yr
- Bastia France · 90 km · best in Jul · 2,659 h sun/yr
- Olbia (SS) Italy · 129 km · best in Jul · 2,705 h sun/yr
- Alghero Italy · 150 km · best in Jul · 2,842 h sun/yr
- Nice France · 232 km · best in Jul · 2,722 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Elba Italy · 150 km · 2,810 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Ajaccio compares month by month: Ajaccio vs Olbia (SS) · Ajaccio vs Bastia · Ajaccio vs Alghero · Ajaccio vs Calvi · all comparisons
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