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Abu Dhabi vs Castries
Comparing Abu Dhabi change · Castries change
Abu Dhabi is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average; Castries is the wetter, with 1962 mm more rain a year, and Abu Dhabi the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Abu Dhabi and Castries, in everyday terms.
Summers
Abu Dhabi has far hotter summers
Abu Dhabi: Extreme heat
Castries: Warm
Winters
Castries has much milder winters
Abu Dhabi: Mild
Castries: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Castries is much wetter
Abu Dhabi: —
Castries: Very wet
Sky
Abu Dhabi is sunnier
Abu Dhabi: Fairly sunny
Castries: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Abu Dhabi is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Castries is the wetter — about 1962 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Abu Dhabi 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) Abu Dhabi runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 24 | 26 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 41 | 37 | 31 | 26 |
| Castries | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Difference | +2 | — | -3 | -7 | -11 | -13 | -14 | -15 | -12 | -8 | -3 | +1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 24 | 26 | 30 | 35 | 40 | 42 |
| Castries | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Difference | +2 | — | -3 | -7 | -11 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 42 | 43 | 41 | 37 | 31 | 26 |
| Castries | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Difference | -14 | -15 | -12 | -8 | -3 | +1 |
Avg low (°C) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 13 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 15 |
| Castries | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Difference | +12 | +11 | +8 | +6 | +3 | — | -2 | -2 | +1 | +4 | +8 | +11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 13 | 15 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 27 |
| Castries | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Difference | +12 | +11 | +8 | +6 | +3 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 29 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 15 |
| Castries | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Difference | -2 | -2 | +1 | +4 | +8 | +11 |
Precipitation (mm) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Castries | 113 | 76 | 66 | 90 | 114 | 134 | 216 | 291 | 224 | 246 | 243 | 149 |
| Difference | +113 | +76 | +66 | +90 | +114 | +134 | +216 | +291 | +224 | +246 | +243 | +149 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Castries | 113 | 76 | 66 | 90 | 114 | 134 |
| Difference | +113 | +76 | +66 | +90 | +114 | +134 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Castries | 216 | 291 | 224 | 246 | 243 | 149 |
| Difference | +216 | +291 | +224 | +246 | +243 | +149 |
Cloud cover (%) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 45 | 41 | 46 | 44 | 31 | 29 | 40 | 35 | 24 | 22 | 31 | 40 |
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | -7 | -2 | -4 | +6 | +21 | +30 | +10 | +11 | +27 | +29 | +15 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 45 | 41 | 46 | 44 | 31 | 29 |
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 |
| Difference | -7 | -2 | -4 | +6 | +21 | +30 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 40 | 35 | 24 | 22 | 31 | 40 |
| Castries | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | +10 | +11 | +27 | +29 | +15 | — |
Relative humidity (%) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 66 | 64 | 63 | 58 | 59 | 62 | 60 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 65 |
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | +10 | +10 | +12 | +18 | +19 | +17 | +19 | +22 | +21 | +22 | +20 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 66 | 64 | 63 | 58 | 59 | 62 |
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 |
| Difference | +10 | +10 | +12 | +18 | +19 | +17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Dhabi | 60 | 57 | 57 | 57 | 59 | 65 |
| Castries | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | +19 | +22 | +21 | +22 | +20 | +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. Abu Dhabi trends → · Castries trends →
Both cities' Köppen climate types are projected to hold steady through 2099 (SSP2-4.5).
Methodology & sources
Abu Dhabi
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Abu Dhabi Intl, a weather station, about 26 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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