Pietralba

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Commune in Corsica, France
Pietralba
Commune
The village of Pietralba
The village of Pietralba
Location of Pietralba
Map
(2020–2026)
José Sauli[1]
Area
1
38.98 km2 (15.05 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
500
 • Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
2B223 /20218
Elevation251–1,520 m (823–4,987 ft)
(avg. 450 m or 1,480 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pietralba (French pronunciation: [pjɛtʁalba]; Corsican: Petralba) is a commune in the Haute-Corse department of France on the island of Corsica.

Geography

Climate

Pietralba has a mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification Csa). The average annual temperature in Pietralba is 13.9 °C (57.0 °F). The average annual rainfall is 651.7 mm (25.66 in) with December as the wettest month. The temperatures are highest on average in August, at around 22.8 °C (73.0 °F), and lowest in January, at around 6.6 °C (43.9 °F). The highest temperature ever recorded in Pietralba was 38.4 °C (101.1 °F) on 3 August 2017; the coldest temperature ever recorded was −7.2 °C (19.0 °F) on 2 March 2005.

Climate data for Pietralba (1981−2010 normals, extremes 1991−present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 22.0
(71.6) 		20.6
(69.1) 		27.3
(81.1) 		27.6
(81.7) 		34.4
(93.9) 		36.4
(97.5) 		38.3
(100.9) 		38.4
(101.1) 		34.2
(93.6) 		28.4
(83.1) 		24.2
(75.6) 		20.8
(69.4) 		38.4
(101.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 10.5
(50.9) 		11.2
(52.2) 		13.6
(56.5) 		16.2
(61.2) 		21.3
(70.3) 		25.1
(77.2) 		28.2
(82.8) 		28.3
(82.9) 		23.8
(74.8) 		19.5
(67.1) 		14.3
(57.7) 		11.0
(51.8) 		18.6
(65.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 6.6
(43.9) 		6.8
(44.2) 		9.1
(48.4) 		11.6
(52.9) 		16.2
(61.2) 		19.7
(67.5) 		22.6
(72.7) 		22.8
(73.0) 		18.7
(65.7) 		15.0
(59.0) 		10.4
(50.7) 		7.3
(45.1) 		13.9
(57.0)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 2.7
(36.9) 		2.3
(36.1) 		4.5
(40.1) 		6.9
(44.4) 		11.1
(52.0) 		14.4
(57.9) 		16.9
(62.4) 		17.2
(63.0) 		13.5
(56.3) 		10.5
(50.9) 		6.4
(43.5) 		3.6
(38.5) 		9.2
(48.6)
Record low °C (°F) −5.0
(23.0) 		−7.0
(19.4) 		−7.2
(19.0) 		−0.7
(30.7) 		0.9
(33.6) 		5.8
(42.4) 		10.6
(51.1) 		10.4
(50.7) 		6.8
(44.2) 		1.5
(34.7) 		−1.7
(28.9) 		−6.7
(19.9) 		−7.2
(19.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 53.6
(2.11) 		33.8
(1.33) 		55.5
(2.19) 		67.1
(2.64) 		49.7
(1.96) 		39.0
(1.54) 		12.5
(0.49) 		21.1
(0.83) 		45.2
(1.78) 		72.0
(2.83) 		99.4
(3.91) 		102.8
(4.05) 		651.7
(25.66)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 6.4 5.8 6.5 7.9 5.2 4.1 1.5 2.2 5.6 7.9 9.5 9.1 71.5
Source: Météo France[3]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962363—    
1968384+5.8%
1975368−4.2%
1982340−7.6%
1990244−28.2%
1999314+28.7%
2008435+38.5%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "Climate of Pietralba 1981-2010" (PDF) (in French). Météo-France. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
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