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Castries vs Aspen
Comparing Castries change · Aspen change
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 39°F on the annual average; Castries is the wetter, with 53 in more rain a year, and Castries the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Castries and Aspen, in everyday terms.
Summers
Castries has hotter summers
Castries: Warm
Aspen: Warm
Winters
Castries has far milder winters
Castries: Stays warm
Aspen: Very cold
Rain & snow
Castries is much wetter
Castries: Very wet
Aspen: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Castries is sunnier
Castries: Fairly sunny
Aspen: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 39°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Castries is the wetter — about 53 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 |
| Aspen | 35 | 38 | 45 | 52 | 63 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 44 | 34 |
| Difference | -46 | -42 | -35 | -29 | -20 | -10 | -5 | -8 | -15 | -26 | -38 | -47 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 83 |
| Aspen | 35 | 38 | 45 | 52 | 63 | 73 |
| Difference | -46 | -42 | -35 | -29 | -20 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 83 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 81 |
| Aspen | 78 | 76 | 69 | 58 | 44 | 34 |
| Difference | -5 | -8 | -15 | -26 | -38 | -47 |
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 |
| Aspen | 10 | 12 | 20 | 26 | 35 | 42 | 48 | 47 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 |
| Difference | -68 | -65 | -58 | -52 | -46 | -39 | -33 | -35 | -42 | -52 | -61 | -69 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 78 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 |
| Aspen | 10 | 12 | 20 | 26 | 35 | 42 |
| Difference | -68 | -65 | -58 | -52 | -46 | -39 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 81 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 79 |
| Aspen | 48 | 47 | 40 | 30 | 20 | 10 |
| Difference | -33 | -35 | -42 | -52 | -61 | -69 |
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 |
| Aspen | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 2 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2 |
| Difference | -2.4 | -0.8 | -0.1 | -0.8 | -2.3 | -4.2 | -6.5 | -9.7 | -6.9 | -7.8 | -7.5 | -3.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 4.5 | 3 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| Aspen | 2.1 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.1 |
| Difference | -2.4 | -0.8 | -0.1 | -0.8 | -2.3 | -4.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 8.5 | 11.5 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 5.9 |
| Aspen | 2 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2 |
| Difference | -6.5 | -9.7 | -6.9 | -7.8 | -7.5 | -3.9 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aspen | 28.1 | 28.7 | 26.9 | 21.1 | 6.6 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.9 | 24 | 26.5 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aspen | 28.1 | 28.7 | 26.9 | 21.1 | 6.6 | 0.4 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aspen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.9 | 24 | 26.5 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Aspen 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 |
| Aspen | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +19 | +25 | +23 | +20 | +14 | -9 | +5 | +12 | -3 | -1 | +8 | +18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 |
| Aspen | 58 | 64 | 64 | 69 | 66 | 50 |
| Difference | +19 | +25 | +23 | +20 | +14 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Aspen | 55 | 58 | 48 | 51 | 55 | 59 |
| Difference | +5 | +12 | -3 | -1 | +8 | +18 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through 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 |
| Aspen | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | +16 | +19 | +15 | — | -13 | -27 | -23 | -20 | -22 | -17 | -2 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 |
| Aspen | 91 | 94 | 89 | 76 | 64 | 52 |
| Difference | +16 | +19 | +15 | — | -13 | -27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Aspen | 56 | 59 | 57 | 63 | 77 | 89 |
| Difference | -23 | -20 | -22 | -17 | -2 | +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. Castries trends → · Aspen 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.
Aspen
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Aspen 1sw, a weather station, about 2 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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