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Almaty vs Castries
Comparing Almaty change · Castries change
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 16°C on the annual average; Castries is the wetter, with 1290 mm more rain a year, and Castries the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Almaty and Castries, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Almaty: Warm
Castries: Warm
Winters
Castries has far milder winters
Almaty: Very cold
Castries: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Castries is much wetter
Almaty: Moderate rainfall
Castries: Very wet
Sky
Castries is sunnier
Almaty: Partly cloudy
Castries: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 16°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Castries is the wetter — about 1290 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Castries 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 (°C) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 1 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 2 |
| Castries | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Difference | +26 | +24 | +17 | +10 | +5 | +1 | -2 | -1 | +4 | +12 | +20 | +25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 1 | 3 | 10 | 18 | 23 | 28 |
| Castries | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Difference | +26 | +24 | +17 | +10 | +5 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 31 | 30 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 2 |
| Castries | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Difference | -2 | -1 | +4 | +12 | +20 | +25 |
Avg low (°C) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | -8 | -7 | -0 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 5 | -1 | -6 |
| Castries | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Difference | +34 | +32 | +26 | +20 | +16 | +11 | +9 | +10 | +16 | +22 | +29 | +32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | -8 | -7 | -0 | 6 | 11 | 16 |
| Castries | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Difference | +34 | +32 | +26 | +20 | +16 | +11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 19 | 17 | 12 | 5 | -1 | -6 |
| Castries | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Difference | +9 | +10 | +16 | +22 | +29 | +32 |
Precipitation (mm) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 35 | 43 | 73 | 99 | 105 | 59 | 52 | 34 | 24 | 45 | 55 | 49 |
| Castries | 113 | 76 | 66 | 90 | 114 | 134 | 216 | 291 | 224 | 246 | 243 | 149 |
| Difference | +78 | +33 | -7 | -9 | +9 | +75 | +164 | +257 | +200 | +201 | +188 | +100 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 35 | 43 | 73 | 99 | 105 | 59 |
| Castries | 113 | 76 | 66 | 90 | 114 | 134 |
| Difference | +78 | +33 | -7 | -9 | +9 | +75 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 52 | 34 | 24 | 45 | 55 | 49 |
| Castries | 216 | 291 | 224 | 246 | 243 | 149 |
| Difference | +164 | +257 | +200 | +201 | +188 | +100 |
Cloud cover (%) Almaty runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 71 | 70 | 67 | 63 | 61 | 58 | 52 | 45 | 45 | 55 | 66 | 73 |
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | -33 | -32 | -25 | -13 | -8 | +1 | -2 | +1 | +5 | -4 | -19 | -32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 71 | 70 | 67 | 63 | 61 | 58 |
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 |
| Difference | -33 | -32 | -25 | -13 | -8 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 52 | 45 | 45 | 55 | 66 | 73 |
| Castries | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | -2 | +1 | +5 | -4 | -19 | -32 |
Relative humidity (%) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 79 | 81 | 74 | 67 | 65 | 61 | 55 | 51 | 51 | 60 | 71 | 77 |
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | -4 | -6 | +1 | +9 | +13 | +18 | +23 | +28 | +28 | +19 | +8 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 79 | 81 | 74 | 67 | 65 | 61 |
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 |
| Difference | -4 | -6 | +1 | +9 | +13 | +18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Almaty | 55 | 51 | 51 | 60 | 71 | 77 |
| Castries | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | +23 | +28 | +28 | +19 | +8 | — |
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. Almaty trends → · Castries trends →
Almaty is projected to shift from Dsa to Dfa by the 2071–2099 window (SSP2-4.5).
Methodology & sources
Almaty
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Almaty, a weather station, about 3 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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