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Abu Dhabi vs Castries
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Abu Dhabi is the warmer of the two — about 2°F on the annual average; Castries is the wetter, with 77 in more rain a year, and Abu Dhabi the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Abu Dhabi and Castries, in everyday terms.
Summers
Abu Dhabi has far hotter summers
Abu Dhabi: Extreme heat
Castries: Warm
Winters
Castries has much milder winters
Abu Dhabi: Mild
Castries: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Castries is much wetter
Abu Dhabi: —
Castries: Very wet
Sky
Abu Dhabi is sunnier
Abu Dhabi: Fairly sunny
Castries: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Abu Dhabi is the warmer of the two — about 2°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Castries is the wetter — about 77 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Abu Dhabi has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
Tap a metric to open its full table. Desktop shows all twelve months; on a phone each metric splits into Jan–Jun and Jul–Dec.
Avg high (°F) Abu Dhabi runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 76 | 79 | 86 | 94 | 103 | 107 | 108 | 110 | 105 | 98 | 88 | 79 |
| Castries | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 81 |
| Difference | +4 | +1 | -5 | -13 | -21 | -24 | -25 | -26 | -21 | -14 | -5 | +2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 76 | 79 | 86 | 94 | 103 | 107 |
| Castries | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 83 |
| Difference | +4 | +1 | -5 | -13 | -21 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 108 | 110 | 105 | 98 | 88 | 79 |
| Castries | 83 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 81 |
| Difference | -25 | -26 | -21 | -14 | -5 | +2 |
Avg low (°F) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 56 | 59 | 63 | 69 | 76 | 80 | 85 | 86 | 81 | 74 | 66 | 60 |
| Castries | 78 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 79 |
| Difference | +22 | +19 | +15 | +10 | +5 | +1 | -4 | -4 | +1 | +7 | +14 | +20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 56 | 59 | 63 | 69 | 76 | 80 |
| Castries | 78 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 |
| Difference | +22 | +19 | +15 | +10 | +5 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 85 | 86 | 81 | 74 | 66 | 60 |
| Castries | 81 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 79 |
| Difference | -4 | -4 | +1 | +7 | +14 | +20 |
Precipitation (in) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Castries | 4.5 | 3 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 8.5 | 11.5 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 5.9 |
| Difference | +4.5 | +3 | +2.6 | +3.5 | +4.5 | +5.3 | +8.5 | +11.5 | +8.8 | +9.7 | +9.6 | +5.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Castries | 4.5 | 3 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| Difference | +4.5 | +3 | +2.6 | +3.5 | +4.5 | +5.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Castries | 8.5 | 11.5 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 5.9 |
| Difference | +8.5 | +11.5 | +8.8 | +9.7 | +9.6 | +5.9 |
Cloud cover (%) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 45 | 41 | 46 | 44 | 31 | 29 | 40 | 35 | 24 | 22 | 31 | 40 |
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | -7 | -2 | -4 | +6 | +21 | +30 | +10 | +11 | +27 | +29 | +15 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 45 | 41 | 46 | 44 | 31 | 29 |
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 |
| Difference | -7 | -2 | -4 | +6 | +21 | +30 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 40 | 35 | 24 | 22 | 31 | 40 |
| Castries | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | +10 | +11 | +27 | +29 | +15 | — |
Relative humidity (%) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 66 | 64 | 63 | 58 | 59 | 62 | 60 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 65 |
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | +10 | +10 | +12 | +18 | +19 | +17 | +19 | +22 | +21 | +22 | +20 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 66 | 64 | 63 | 58 | 59 | 62 |
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 |
| Difference | +10 | +10 | +12 | +18 | +19 | +17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 60 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 65 |
| Castries | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | +19 | +22 | +21 | +22 | +20 | +12 |
How both climates are changing
Both cities are warming. Each city has its own warming trend; see its trends page for the year-by-year detail. Abu Dhabi trends → · Castries trends →
Both cities' Köppen climate types are projected to hold steady through 2099 (SSP2-4.5).
Methodology & sources
Abu Dhabi
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Abu Dhabi Intl, a weather station, about 26 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
Castries
Temperature — modelled for this location from ERA5-Land reanalysis, a ~9 km global grid, because no long-record weather station is close enough to use.
Precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 10 years of daily observations at LE Lamentin, a weather station, about 66 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.
Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.
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