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Mountain

Punta d'Arco

Located in Palasca, Calvi Coordinates: 42°38′46″ N 9°02′37″ E

Map showing the location of Punta d'Arco Punta d'Arco
Location in France
Elevation
295 m
above sea level
Nearest town
Ogliastro
2.2 km NE
Local time
UTC+01:00
Europe/Paris · UTC+01:00
When to go
May–September
See the climate
Airports
CLY Calvi Sainte Catherine Airport24 km
BIA Bastia-Poretta International airport38 km

About Punta d'Arco

Punta d'Arco is a mountain. Location: Palasca, Calvi. Elevation: 295 m. The best months to visit are May–September. The nearest airport is Calvi Sainte Catherine Airport (24 km). Nearby sights include Anse de Pérasolo and Monte Négru.

Climate of Punta d'Arco

Best months for sightseeing

Best months for sightseeing: May–September.

This month · November

A wet month

Day 16° · Night 9° · Rain 114 mm

Hottest month
July (day 28°)
Coldest month
February (night 5°)
Wettest month
October (121 mm)
Driest month
July (14 mm)

Bars: average monthly low and high temperature. Below: precipitation. Monthly averages for 1970–2000 at about 18 km resolution, adjusted for elevation. Highlighted months are mild and relatively dry. Source: WorldClim 2.1 (CC BY 4.0).

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Climate of Punta d'Arco
Month JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Average high (°C)12°12°14°16°21°25°28°28°24°20°16°13°
Average low (°C)5°5°7°8°12°16°19°19°16°13°9°6°
Precipitation (mm)86807373493814307512111498

Other places to visit in this season: May June July August September

How to get to Punta d'Arco

The nearest airport is Calvi Sainte Catherine Airport (CLY), 24 km to the southwest as the crow flies. For international flights: Bastia-Poretta International airport (BIA) (38 km). The nearest large city is Nice, 186 km to the northwest.

Airports

  • Calvi Sainte Catherine Airport (CLY) Calvi 24 kmsouthwest
  • Bastia-Poretta International airport (BIA) Bastia 38 kmeast
  • Ajaccio Napoléon Bonaparte airport (AJA) Ajaccio 83 kmsouth

Nearby large cities

  • Nice Population: 342.7K 186 kmnorthwest
  • Toulon Population: 168.7K 260 kmwest
  • Marseille Population: 877.2K 307 kmwest
  • Aix-en-Provence Population: 146.8K 309 kmwest
  • Grenoble Population: 158.6K 388 kmnorthwest

Straight-line distances; road distances are longer. Airport data: OurAirports.

Day trips from Punta d'Arco

Within 100 km: 103 historic and cultural sites, 507 natural sites, 250 lakes, rivers and coasts.

0–25 km133 places

  • Saleccia Beach 16 kmNE
  • Plage De Loto Beach 18 kmNE
  • Plage d'Ostriconi Beach 2 kmNE
  • Plage de Lozari Beach 2 kmW

25–60 km444 places

  • Corsica Island 54 kmS
  • Banda Bianca Beach 34 kmE
  • Plage Bussaglia Beach 50 kmSW
  • Moriani-Plage Beach 50 kmSE

60–100 km283 places

  • Plage du Ruppione Beach 93 kmS
  • Plage d'Albitreccia Beach 90 kmS
  • Plage Saint-François Beach 85 kmS
  • Plage du Ricanto Beach 83 kmS

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