Bastia weather by month & the best time to visit
🇫🇷 France · beach resort · Mediterranean climate
The best time to visit Bastia is July — its sunniest month (Sunshine Score 92/100), with August and June close behind. Bastia averages about 2,659 hours of sunshine a year. Daytime highs around 31°C / 88°F and roughly 12 mm of rain in July.
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- Sun hours / year
- 2,659
- Sunniest month
- July
- Peak score
- 92/100
- Rain / year
- 641 mm
- Midday UV at peak
- 8 (very high)
- Sea at warmest
- 28°C / 82°F
- Population
- 41k
- Elevation
- 6 m
When is the best time to visit Bastia?
For sunshine, the best time to visit Bastia is July, then August and June. The dullest month is January (28/100, 61 mm of rain). The full month-by-month picture is in the table below.
How sunny is Bastia?
Bastia gets a lot of sun: around 2,659 hours a year. 64 Sunshine Score points separate July (92) from January (28), so the month you pick matters. It ranks #10 of 53 destinations in France for annual sunshine, above the national median of 2,146 hours. Rain has a clear season: the wettest stretch, around November, carries about 40% of the annual 641 mm.
Sunshine Score by month
| Month | Score | Day high | Night low | Rain | UV | Sea |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28 | 12° / 54°F | 8° / 46°F | 61 mm | 1 | 15° / 59°F |
| February | 35 | 13° / 55°F | 8° / 46°F | 61 mm | 2 | 14° / 57°F |
| March | 49 | 15° / 59°F | 10° / 50°F | 62 mm | 3 | 15° / 59°F |
| April | 78 | 19° / 66°F | 12° / 54°F | 49 mm | 5 | 16° / 61°F |
| May | 86 | 23° / 73°F | 16° / 61°F | 48 mm | 6 | 19° / 66°F |
| June | 90 | 28° / 82°F | 21° / 70°F | 24 mm | 7 | 23° / 73°F |
| July | 92 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 12 mm | 8 | 26° / 79°F |
| August | 91 | 31° / 88°F | 24° / 75°F | 18 mm | 7 | 28° / 82°F |
| September | 86 | 26° / 79°F | 20° / 68°F | 49 mm | 5 | 25° / 77°F |
| October | 79 | 22° / 72°F | 17° / 63°F | 83 mm | 3 | 22° / 72°F |
| November | 57 | 17° / 63°F | 13° / 55°F | 102 mm | 2 | 19° / 66°F |
| December | 41 | 14° / 57°F | 9° / 48°F | 72 mm | 1 | 16° / 61°F |
Sea temperature in Bastia by month
The sea off Bastia is warmest in August at around 28°C / 82°F, and coolest in February at 14°C / 57°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
- Calvi France · 57 km · best in Jul · 2,792 h sun/yr
- Ajaccio France · 90 km · best in Jul · 2,831 h sun/yr
- Figari France · 121 km · best in Jul · 2,695 h sun/yr
- Pisa (PI) Italy · 146 km · best in Jul · 2,545 h sun/yr
- Olbia (SS) Italy · 184 km · best in Jul · 2,705 h sun/yr
- Florence Italy · 197 km · best in Aug · 2,390 h sun/yr
Nearest destinations
- Elba Italy · 66 km · 2,810 h sun/yr · best in Jul
Head-to-head
How Bastia compares month by month: Bastia vs Pisa (PI) · Bastia vs Ajaccio · Bastia vs Calvi · Bastia vs Figari · all comparisons
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