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Coober Pedy vs Castries
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Castries is the warmer of the two — about 11°F on the annual average; Castries is the wetter, with 72 in more rain a year, and Coober Pedy the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Coober Pedy and Castries, in everyday terms.
Summers
Coober Pedy has far hotter summers
Coober Pedy: Very hot
Castries: Warm
Winters
Castries has far milder winters
Coober Pedy: Cool
Castries: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Castries is much wetter
Coober Pedy: Very dry
Castries: Very wet
Sky
Coober Pedy is sunnier
Coober Pedy: Fairly sunny
Castries: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 11°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Castries is the wetter — about 72 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Coober Pedy has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
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Avg high (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coober Pedy | 98 | 96 | 90 | 81 | 72 | 65 | 66 | 70 | 78 | 84 | 90 | 94 |
| Castries | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 81 |
| Difference | -18 | -16 | -9 | +1 | +11 | +18 | +18 | +14 | +6 | -1 | -8 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coober Pedy | 98 | 96 | 90 | 81 | 72 | 65 |
| Castries | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 83 |
| Difference | -18 | -16 | -9 | +1 | +11 | +18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coober Pedy | 66 | 70 | 78 | 84 | 90 | 94 |
| Castries | 83 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 81 |
| Difference | +18 | +14 | +6 | -1 | -8 | -13 |
Avg low (°F) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coober Pedy | 72 | 71 | 65 | 58 | 50 | 44 | 43 | 46 | 52 | 58 | 64 | 68 |
| Castries | 78 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 79 |
| Difference | +6 | +7 | +12 | +21 | +30 | +37 | +38 | +36 | +30 | +24 | +17 | +11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coober Pedy | 72 | 71 | 65 | 58 | 50 | 44 |
| Castries | 78 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 |
| Difference | +6 | +7 | +12 | +21 | +30 | +37 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coober Pedy | 43 | 46 | 52 | 58 | 64 | 68 |
| Castries | 81 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 79 |
| Difference | +38 | +36 | +30 | +24 | +17 | +11 |
Precipitation (in) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coober Pedy | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| Castries | 4.5 | 3 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 8.5 | 11.5 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 5.9 |
| Difference | +4 | +2.4 | +2.2 | +3 | +4.1 | +4.8 | +8.3 | +11.2 | +8.5 | +9.2 | +9 | +5.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coober Pedy | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.5 |
| Castries | 4.5 | 3 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| Difference | +4 | +2.4 | +2.2 | +3 | +4.1 | +4.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coober Pedy | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
| Castries | 8.5 | 11.5 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 5.9 |
| Difference | +8.3 | +11.2 | +8.5 | +9.2 | +9 | +5.1 |
Cloud cover (%) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coober Pedy | 36 | 35 | 33 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 41 | 41 |
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | +3 | +4 | +9 | +14 | +17 | +24 | +18 | +18 | +21 | +14 | +5 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coober Pedy | 36 | 35 | 33 | 36 | 35 | 35 |
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 |
| Difference | +3 | +4 | +9 | +14 | +17 | +24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coober Pedy | 31 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 41 | 41 |
| Castries | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | +18 | +18 | +21 | +14 | +5 | -1 |
Relative humidity (%) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coober Pedy | 27 | 31 | 34 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 57 | 48 | 39 | 34 | 30 | 30 |
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | +48 | +43 | +41 | +37 | +28 | +19 | +22 | +31 | +39 | +45 | +49 | +47 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coober Pedy | 27 | 31 | 34 | 39 | 50 | 60 |
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 |
| Difference | +48 | +43 | +41 | +37 | +28 | +19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coober Pedy | 57 | 48 | 39 | 34 | 30 | 30 |
| Castries | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | +22 | +31 | +39 | +45 | +49 | +47 |
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. Coober Pedy trends → · Castries trends →
Methodology & sources
Coober Pedy
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Coober Pedy Airport, a weather station, about 4 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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