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Nara-shi vs Castries
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Castries is the warmer of the two — about 21°F on the annual average; Castries is the wetter, with 24 in more rain a year, and Castries the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Nara-shi and Castries, in everyday terms.
Summers
Nara-shi has much hotter summers
Nara-shi: Hot
Castries: Warm
Winters
Castries has far milder winters
Nara-shi: Chilly
Castries: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Castries is wetter
Nara-shi: Wet
Castries: Very wet
Sky
Castries is far sunnier
Nara-shi: Often cloudy
Castries: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 21°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Castries is the wetter — about 24 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Castries has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
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Avg high (°F) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nara-shi | 48 | 50 | 57 | 68 | 77 | 83 | 89 | 92 | 84 | 73 | 63 | 53 |
| Castries | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 81 |
| Difference | +33 | +30 | +23 | +14 | +6 | — | -6 | -8 | — | +11 | +20 | +28 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nara-shi | 48 | 50 | 57 | 68 | 77 | 83 |
| Castries | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 83 |
| Difference | +33 | +30 | +23 | +14 | +6 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nara-shi | 89 | 92 | 84 | 73 | 63 | 53 |
| Castries | 83 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 81 |
| Difference | -6 | -8 | — | +11 | +20 | +28 |
Avg low (°F) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nara-shi | 33 | 34 | 38 | 48 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Castries | 78 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 79 |
| Difference | +45 | +44 | +39 | +31 | +23 | +16 | +8 | +6 | +14 | +25 | +36 | +42 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nara-shi | 33 | 34 | 38 | 48 | 57 | 65 |
| Castries | 78 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 |
| Difference | +45 | +44 | +39 | +31 | +23 | +16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nara-shi | 73 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Castries | 81 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 79 |
| Difference | +8 | +6 | +14 | +25 | +36 | +42 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nara-shi | 2.1 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 5.5 | 7.2 | 6.8 | 5 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
| 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 | +2.4 | +0.5 | -1.5 | -0.4 | -1 | -2 | +1.7 | +6.4 | +2.6 | +4.4 | +6.7 | +3.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nara-shi | 2.1 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 5.5 | 7.2 |
| Castries | 4.5 | 3 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| Difference | +2.4 | +0.5 | -1.5 | -0.4 | -1 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nara-shi | 6.8 | 5 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
| Castries | 8.5 | 11.5 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 5.9 |
| Difference | +1.7 | +6.4 | +2.6 | +4.4 | +6.7 | +3.6 |
Cloud cover (%) Nara-shi runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nara-shi | 72 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 69 | 80 | 74 | 63 | 70 | 66 | 66 | 69 |
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | -33 | -31 | -25 | -16 | -17 | -22 | -25 | -17 | -19 | -15 | -20 | -29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nara-shi | 72 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 69 | 80 |
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 |
| Difference | -33 | -31 | -25 | -16 | -17 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nara-shi | 74 | 63 | 70 | 66 | 66 | 69 |
| Castries | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | -25 | -17 | -19 | -15 | -20 | -29 |
Relative humidity (%) Nara-shi runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nara-shi | 84 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 80 | 83 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 |
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | -8 | -7 | -5 | -2 | -2 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nara-shi | 84 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 80 | 83 |
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 |
| Difference | -8 | -7 | -5 | -2 | -2 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nara-shi | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 |
| Castries | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | -6 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -7 |
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. Nara-shi trends → · Castries trends →
Methodology & sources
Nara-shi
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the Japan Meteorological Agency, measured at Nara, about 3 km from the city centre.
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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