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AlcudinaCorsica · FranceSummit weather, forecast and climate
Punta Mozza
1,774 mSnow likely Jan–Feb · Dec
Elevation1,774 mabove sea level
Prominence–independent height
Isolation1.0 kmto a higher summit
Summit, Jul20°average high
41.95° N, 9.22° EElevation 1,774 mUTC+1 · Central European Standard Time
From the valley to the top
- Summit1,774 m
- Mid-mountain1,300 m
- Valley · Palneca833 m
Freezing level in October: above the summit
iThe mountain
Punta Mozza in brief
Punta Mozza rises to 1,774 m, Corsica, France.
At the summit, July is the mildest month with average highs of 20°, while nights fall below freezing in 5 months of the year.
The nearest town is Palneca, 4.5 km to the NW at 833 m.
iiForecast
Weather at three heights
Temperatures are adjusted to each height; summits are usually colder and windier than the valley forecast suggests.
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iiiSummit climate
The top of Punta Mozza by month
Summit temperatures and precipitation
Climate normals for the summit area (~1 km grid), station-adjusted| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average high | 3° | 3° | 5° | 8° | 12° | 17° | 20° | 20° | 15° | 12° | 7° | 4° |
| Average low | -3° | -3° | -2° | 0° | 4° | 8° | 11° | 11° | 7° | 5° | 1° | -2° |
| Precipitation | 105 mm | 90 mm | 94 mm | 116 mm | 79 mm | 42 mm | 21 mm | 38 mm | 96 mm | 154 mm | 147 mm | 152 mm |
| Cloud cover | 37% | 36% | 35% | 37% | 33% | 20% | 9% | 13% | 24% | 34% | 40% | 40% |
| Daylight | 9h 27 | 10h 36 | 11h 53 | 13h 20 | 14h 33 | 15h 13 | 14h 57 | 13h 54 | 12h 31 | 11h 08 | 9h 50 | 9h 09 |
| Month score | 26 | 31 | 30 | 23 | 47 | 84 | 94 | 90 | 59 | 32 | 21 | 21 |
Snow and freezing level
Average height of the 0 °C level from the summit normals (6.5 °C per km); snow months have a summit mean at or below +1 °C| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freezing level | 1,800 m | 1,750 m | 2,000 m | 2,350 m | 3,000 m | 3,750 m | 4,200 m | 4,200 m | 3,500 m | 3,050 m | 2,350 m | 1,950 m |
| Summit | ❄ snow | ❄ snow | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | above 0 °C | ❄ snow |
ivTerrain
Punta Mozza in 3D
vNeighbours
Mountains of FrancePeaks nearby
| Mountain | Elevation | Prominence | Distance | July summit high |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monte d'Oro | 2,389 m | 962 m | 23 km NW | 16° |
| Monte Renoso | 2,352 m | 1,189 m | 14 km NW | 16° |
| Punta alla Vetta | 2,255 m | 260 m | 14 km NW | 17° |
| Alcudina | 2,134 m | 845 m | 12 km S | 19° |
| Punta dell'Oriente | 2,112 m | – | 17 km NW | 18° |
| Pointe Muratello | 2,081 m | – | 24 km NW | 17° |
| Punta della Cappella | 2,041 m | – | 4.8 km N | 18° |
| Mont Niello | 2,024 m | – | 14 km NW | 18° |
viBase towns
Where to stay nearby
Around here
Palneca and around
Nature
Mountains
Satellite: Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 by EOX IT Services GmbH · CC BY 4.0 · Contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2016
Punta Mufrena
2,590 m
Heritage
chapelle Saint-Sébastien de Zicavo
listed in the general inventory of cultural heritage
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