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Gent vs Castries
Comparing Gent change · Castries change
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 30°F on the annual average; Castries is the wetter, with 48 in more rain a year, and Castries the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Gent and Castries, in everyday terms.
Summers
Castries has much hotter summers
Gent: Mild
Castries: Warm
Winters
Castries has far milder winters
Gent: Chilly
Castries: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Castries is much wetter
Gent: Moderate rainfall
Castries: Very wet
Sky
Castries is far sunnier
Gent: Often grey
Castries: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 30°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Castries is the wetter — about 48 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gent | 44 | 45 | 50 | 56 | 61 | 66 | 70 | 71 | 66 | 59 | 51 | 45 |
| Castries | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 81 |
| Difference | +36 | +35 | +30 | +26 | +21 | +17 | +13 | +13 | +18 | +25 | +32 | +36 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gent | 44 | 45 | 50 | 56 | 61 | 66 |
| Castries | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 83 |
| Difference | +36 | +35 | +30 | +26 | +21 | +17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gent | 70 | 71 | 66 | 59 | 51 | 45 |
| Castries | 83 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 81 |
| Difference | +13 | +13 | +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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gent | 35 | 35 | 38 | 41 | 47 | 52 | 55 | 55 | 52 | 46 | 40 | 36 |
| Castries | 78 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 79 |
| Difference | +43 | +43 | +40 | +38 | +33 | +29 | +26 | +26 | +30 | +35 | +40 | +43 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gent | 35 | 35 | 38 | 41 | 47 | 52 |
| Castries | 78 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 |
| Difference | +43 | +43 | +40 | +38 | +33 | +29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gent | 55 | 55 | 52 | 46 | 40 | 36 |
| Castries | 81 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 79 |
| Difference | +26 | +26 | +30 | +35 | +40 | +43 |
Precipitation (in) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gent | 2.4 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 2 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| 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 | +2.1 | +1 | +0.7 | +2.1 | +2.5 | +3 | +5.6 | +8.6 | +6.1 | +6.9 | +6.4 | +2.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gent | 2.4 | 2 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 2 | 2.2 |
| Castries | 4.5 | 3 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| Difference | +2.1 | +1 | +0.7 | +2.1 | +2.5 | +3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gent | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.2 |
| Castries | 8.5 | 11.5 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 5.9 |
| Difference | +5.6 | +8.6 | +6.1 | +6.9 | +6.4 | +2.7 |
Cloud cover (%) Gent runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gent | 78 | 78 | 75 | 70 | 69 | 71 | 68 | 70 | 72 | 77 | 81 | 81 |
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | -39 | -39 | -33 | -21 | -17 | -12 | -18 | -23 | -21 | -26 | -35 | -40 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gent | 78 | 78 | 75 | 70 | 69 | 71 |
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 |
| Difference | -39 | -39 | -33 | -21 | -17 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gent | 68 | 70 | 72 | 77 | 81 | 81 |
| Castries | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | -18 | -23 | -21 | -26 | -35 | -40 |
Relative humidity (%) Gent runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gent | 92 | 89 | 85 | 81 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 80 | 83 | 86 | 91 | 93 |
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | -16 | -14 | -10 | -5 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -4 | -7 | -12 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gent | 92 | 89 | 85 | 81 | 79 | 79 |
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 |
| Difference | -16 | -14 | -10 | -5 | -2 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gent | 80 | 80 | 83 | 86 | 91 | 93 |
| Castries | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | -1 | -1 | -4 | -7 | -12 | -16 |
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. Gent trends → · Castries trends →
Methodology & sources
Gent
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Oostende, a weather station, about 62 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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