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Castries vs Funchal

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Comparing Castries change · Funchal change

Bottom line

Castries is the warmer of the two — about 13°F on the annual average; Castries is the wetter, with 69 in more rain a year, and Castries the sunnier.

Warmer Castries 13°F on the year
Wetter Castries 69 in more a year
Sunnier Castries 6 pp less cloud
Colder winters Funchal 20°F colder nights

How the seasons compare

The differences between Castries and Funchal, in everyday terms.

Summers

Castries has hotter summers

Castries: Warm
Funchal: Warm

Winters

Castries has much milder winters

Castries: Stays warm
Funchal: Mild

Rain & snow

Castries is much wetter

Castries: Very wet
Funchal: Very dry

Sky

Castries is sunnier

Castries: Fairly sunny
Funchal: Partly cloudy

Month-by-month charts

Temperature

Castries is the warmer of the two — about 13°F on the annual average.

50°60°70°80°90° JanAprJulOct CastriesFunchal

Precipitation

Castries is the wetter — about 69 in more across the year.

PRECIPITATION (in) 0612 JanAprJulOct CastriesFunchal

Clear skies

Castries has the clearer skies — the higher line.

0%25%50%75%100% JanAprJulOct CastriesFunchal

Exact monthly numbers

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Avg high (°F) Castries runs higher most of the year
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Castries808080828383838484838381
Funchal686869707275798180787370
Difference-12-12-11-11-10-8-5-3-4-6-9-12
Jan – JunJanFebMarAprMayJun
Castries808080828383
Funchal686869707275
Difference-12-12-11-11-10-8
Jul – DecJulAugSepOctNovDec
Castries838484838381
Funchal798180787370
Difference-5-3-4-6-9-12
Avg low (°F) Castries runs higher most of the year
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Castries787778798081818282828179
Funchal585758596165686969676360
Difference-20-20-20-20-19-16-13-12-13-15-18-20
Jan – JunJanFebMarAprMayJun
Castries787778798081
Funchal585758596165
Difference-20-20-20-20-19-16
Jul – DecJulAugSepOctNovDec
Castries818282828179
Funchal686969676360
Difference-13-12-13-15-18-20
Precipitation (in) Castries runs higher most of the year
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Castries4.532.63.54.55.38.511.58.89.79.65.9
Funchal1.11.21.90.2000.10.82.40.6
Difference-3.3-1.8-0.8-4.2-5.3-8.5-11.4-8-7.3-5.3
Jan – JunJanFebMarAprMayJun
Castries4.532.63.54.55.3
Funchal1.11.21.90.20
Difference-3.3-1.8-0.8-4.2-5.3
Jul – DecJulAugSepOctNovDec
Castries8.511.58.89.79.65.9
Funchal00.10.82.40.6
Difference-8.5-11.4-8-7.3-5.3
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Castries383942495259504651514641
Funchal616059565349464144525860
Difference+23+21+17+7+1-9-3-5-7+1+12+19
Jan – JunJanFebMarAprMayJun
Castries383942495259
Funchal616059565349
Difference+23+21+17+7+1-9
Jul – DecJulAugSepOctNovDec
Castries504651514641
Funchal464144525860
Difference-3-5-7+1+12+19
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Castries767575767779797979797977
Funchal777878777778797875777778
Difference+2+3+4+1-1-1-3-3-2+1
Jan – JunJanFebMarAprMayJun
Castries767575767779
Funchal777878777778
Difference+2+3+4+1-1
Jul – DecJulAugSepOctNovDec
Castries797979797977
Funchal797875777778
Difference-1-3-3-2+1

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. Castries trends → · Funchal trends →

Funchal from BSh to Csa.

Methodology & sources

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.

Funchal

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 16 years of daily observations at Funchal, a weather station, about 5 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.

How we build these numbers →