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Baddeck vs Castries
Comparing Baddeck change · Castries change
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 20°C on the annual average; Castries is the wetter, with 555 mm more rain a year, and Castries the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Baddeck and Castries, in everyday terms.
Summers
Castries has much hotter summers
Baddeck: Mild
Castries: Warm
Winters
Castries has far milder winters
Baddeck: Very cold
Castries: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Castries is wetter
Baddeck: Wet
Castries: Very wet
Sky
Castries is far sunnier
Baddeck: Often grey
Castries: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 20°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Castries is the wetter — about 555 mm 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 (°C) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | -1 | -1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 3 |
| Castries | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Difference | +27 | +28 | +25 | +21 | +15 | +10 | +5 | +5 | +9 | +15 | +20 | +24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | -1 | -1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 19 |
| Castries | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Difference | +27 | +28 | +25 | +21 | +15 | +10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | 24 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 8 | 3 |
| Castries | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Difference | +5 | +5 | +9 | +15 | +20 | +24 |
Avg low (°C) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | -8 | -9 | -5 | -1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 2 | -3 |
| Castries | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Difference | +33 | +34 | +31 | +27 | +23 | +18 | +13 | +13 | +17 | +22 | +25 | +29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | -8 | -9 | -5 | -1 | 4 | 9 |
| Castries | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Difference | +33 | +34 | +31 | +27 | +23 | +18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | 14 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 2 | -3 |
| Castries | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Difference | +13 | +13 | +17 | +22 | +25 | +29 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | 120 | 116 | 109 | 111 | 98 | 84 | 89 | 100 | 127 | 158 | 142 | 151 |
| Castries | 113 | 76 | 66 | 90 | 114 | 134 | 216 | 291 | 224 | 246 | 243 | 149 |
| Difference | -7 | -41 | -43 | -22 | +16 | +50 | +127 | +191 | +97 | +88 | +100 | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | 120 | 116 | 109 | 111 | 98 | 84 |
| Castries | 113 | 76 | 66 | 90 | 114 | 134 |
| Difference | -7 | -41 | -43 | -22 | +16 | +50 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | 89 | 100 | 127 | 158 | 142 | 151 |
| Castries | 216 | 291 | 224 | 246 | 243 | 149 |
| Difference | +127 | +191 | +97 | +88 | +100 | -2 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | 55 | 59 | 35 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
| Castries | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | 55 | 59 | 35 | 16 | 1 | 0 |
| Castries | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
| Castries | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Baddeck runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | 86 | 79 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 70 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 75 | 82 | 87 |
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | -47 | -40 | -34 | -25 | -21 | -11 | -16 | -19 | -15 | -24 | -36 | -46 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | 86 | 79 | 76 | 74 | 73 | 70 |
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 |
| Difference | -47 | -40 | -34 | -25 | -21 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | 66 | 65 | 66 | 75 | 82 | 87 |
| Castries | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | -16 | -19 | -15 | -24 | -36 | -46 |
Relative humidity (%) Baddeck runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | 90 | 91 | 89 | 87 | 85 | 84 | 82 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 86 | 88 |
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | -14 | -16 | -14 | -11 | -7 | -5 | -3 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -7 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | 90 | 91 | 89 | 87 | 85 | 84 |
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 |
| Difference | -14 | -16 | -14 | -11 | -7 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baddeck | 82 | 81 | 81 | 83 | 86 | 88 |
| Castries | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | -3 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -7 | -11 |
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. Baddeck trends → · Castries trends →
Methodology & sources
Baddeck
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 22 years of daily observations at Point Aconi, a weather station, about 40 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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