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Castries vs Cambridge
Comparing Castries change · Cambridge change
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 31°F on the annual average; Castries is the wetter, with 55 in more rain a year, and Castries the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Castries and Cambridge, in everyday terms.
Summers
Castries has much hotter summers
Castries: Warm
Cambridge: Mild
Winters
Castries has far milder winters
Castries: Stays warm
Cambridge: Chilly
Rain & snow
Castries is much wetter
Castries: Very wet
Cambridge: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Castries is far sunnier
Castries: Fairly sunny
Cambridge: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 31°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Castries is the wetter — about 55 in 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 (°F) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 81 |
| Cambridge | 45 | 46 | 51 | 57 | 62 | 67 | 72 | 72 | 66 | 58 | 50 | 45 |
| Difference | -35 | -34 | -30 | -25 | -21 | -16 | -11 | -12 | -18 | -25 | -32 | -36 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 83 |
| Cambridge | 45 | 46 | 51 | 57 | 62 | 67 |
| Difference | -35 | -34 | -30 | -25 | -21 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 83 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 81 |
| Cambridge | 72 | 72 | 66 | 58 | 50 | 45 |
| Difference | -11 | -12 | -18 | -25 | -32 | -36 |
Avg low (°F) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 78 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 79 |
| Cambridge | 35 | 35 | 37 | 40 | 45 | 50 | 54 | 54 | 49 | 44 | 39 | 35 |
| Difference | -43 | -43 | -41 | -39 | -36 | -31 | -27 | -28 | -33 | -37 | -41 | -44 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 78 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 |
| Cambridge | 35 | 35 | 37 | 40 | 45 | 50 |
| Difference | -43 | -43 | -41 | -39 | -36 | -31 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 81 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 79 |
| Cambridge | 54 | 54 | 49 | 44 | 39 | 35 |
| Difference | -27 | -28 | -33 | -37 | -41 | -44 |
Precipitation (in) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 4.5 | 3 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 8.5 | 11.5 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 5.9 |
| Cambridge | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2 | 2 |
| Difference | -2.6 | -1.6 | -1.2 | -2.1 | -2.7 | -3.5 | -6.6 | -9.3 | -6.9 | -7.2 | -7.5 | -3.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 4.5 | 3 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| Cambridge | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Difference | -2.6 | -1.6 | -1.2 | -2.1 | -2.7 | -3.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 8.5 | 11.5 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 5.9 |
| Cambridge | 1.9 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2 | 2 |
| Difference | -6.6 | -9.3 | -6.9 | -7.2 | -7.5 | -3.9 |
Cloud cover (%) Cambridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Cambridge | 72 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 75 | 72 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 71 |
| Difference | +34 | +34 | +32 | +24 | +20 | +16 | +22 | +26 | +20 | +21 | +25 | +30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 |
| Cambridge | 72 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 72 | 75 |
| Difference | +34 | +34 | +32 | +24 | +20 | +16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Cambridge | 72 | 72 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 71 |
| Difference | +22 | +26 | +20 | +21 | +25 | +30 |
Relative humidity (%) Cambridge runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Cambridge | 94 | 91 | 86 | 82 | 80 | 79 | 77 | 78 | 82 | 87 | 93 | 95 |
| Difference | +18 | +16 | +11 | +6 | +2 | — | -2 | -1 | +3 | +8 | +14 | +18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 |
| Cambridge | 94 | 91 | 86 | 82 | 80 | 79 |
| Difference | +18 | +16 | +11 | +6 | +2 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Cambridge | 77 | 78 | 82 | 87 | 93 | 95 |
| Difference | -2 | -1 | +3 | +8 | +14 | +18 |
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 → · Cambridge trends →
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.
Cambridge
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Bedford, a weather station, about 41 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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