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The sunniest cities in Corsica

Q: What is the sunniest city in Corsica?

Ajaccio (Corse-du-Sud), Bastelicaccia (Corse-du-Sud), and Afa (Corse-du-Sud) are tied as the sunniest cities in Corsica, with 2,802 hours of sunshine a year on average.

Ajaccio (Corse-du-Sud), Bastelicaccia (Corse-du-Sud), and Afa (Corse-du-Sud) are tied as the sunniest cities in Corsica, with 2,802 hours of sunshine a year on average.

23 towns ranked out of 360

Ajaccio, 1^stThe next 19

The podium

Photos: © Julian Nyča, CC BY-SA 3.0

This ranking covers 23 of the 360 towns in Corsica. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants and towns without a Météo-France station within 30 km and 300 m of elevation. At the other end of the ranking, Aléria (Haute-Corse) comes last with 2,540 hours a year.

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The ranking: sunniest cities in Corsica

Rank	Town	Department	Hours of sunshine per year	Population
1 tied	Ajaccio	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	2,802	77,132
1 tied	Bastelicaccia	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	2,802	4,489
1 tied	Afa	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	2,802	3,406
4 tied	Porto-Vecchio	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	2,752	11,387
4 tied	Propriano	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	2,752	4,028
4 tied	Sartène	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	2,752	3,824
4 tied	Bonifacio	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	2,752	3,404
4 tied	Lecci	Corse-du-Sud (2A)	2,752	2,166
9 tied	Calvi	Haute-Corse (2B)	2,746	5,869
9 tied	Calenzana	Haute-Corse (2B)	2,746	2,714
9 tied	Monticello	Haute-Corse (2B)	2,746	2,110
12 tied	Bastia	Haute-Corse (2B)	2,645	47,374
12 tied	Borgo	Haute-Corse (2B)	2,645	10,507
12 tied	Biguglia	Haute-Corse (2B)	2,645	7,780
12 tied	Lucciana	Haute-Corse (2B)	2,645	7,012
12 tied	Furiani	Haute-Corse (2B)	2,645	6,684
12 tied	Vescovato	Haute-Corse (2B)	2,645	3,426
12 tied	Ville-di-Pietrabugno	Haute-Corse (2B)	2,645	3,274
12 tied	San-Nicolao	Haute-Corse (2B)	2,645	2,084
12 tied	Santa-Maria-di-Lota	Haute-Corse (2B)	2,645	2,074
21 tied	Ghisonaccia	Haute-Corse (2B)	2,540	4,460
21 tied	Ventiseri	Haute-Corse (2B)	2,540	2,670
21 tied	Aléria	Haute-Corse (2B)	2,540	2,297

Source: Météo-France, climate data sheets (30-year normals); average annual hours of sunshine at the reference station, towns with 2,000 or more inhabitants. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants and towns without a Météo-France station within 30 km and 300 m of elevation. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Sunniest cities in Corsica: FAQ

What is the sunniest city in Corsica?

Ajaccio (Corse-du-Sud), Bastelicaccia (Corse-du-Sud), and Afa (Corse-du-Sud) are tied as the sunniest cities in Corsica, with 2,802 hours of sunshine a year on average.

What are the 10 sunniest cities in Corsica?

In order: Ajaccio (2,802 hours a year), Bastelicaccia (2,802 hours a year), Afa (2,802 hours a year), Porto-Vecchio (2,752 hours a year), Propriano (2,752 hours a year), Sartène (2,752 hours a year), Bonifacio (2,752 hours a year), Lecci (2,752 hours a year), Calvi (2,746 hours a year), and Calenzana (2,746 hours a year).

What is the least sunny city in Corsica?

Aléria (Haute-Corse) is the least sunny city in Corsica, with just 2,540 hours of sunshine a year on average.

How many towns in Corsica are ranked?

23 out of 360. Not ranked: towns with fewer than 2,000 inhabitants and towns without a Météo-France station within 30 km and 300 m of elevation.

Where do these figures come from?

They are Météo-France climate normals (30-year averages), recorded at the weather station closest to the town hall, no more than 30 km away and within 300 m of elevation: towns linked to the same station share the same value and are tied. Towns without a station close enough are not ranked. Only towns with 2,000 or more inhabitants are ranked.