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Lausanne vs Castries
Comparing Lausanne change · Castries change
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 16°C on the annual average; Castries is the wetter, with 830 mm more rain a year, and Castries the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Lausanne and Castries, in everyday terms.
Summers
Castries has hotter summers
Lausanne: Mild
Castries: Warm
Winters
Castries has far milder winters
Lausanne: Chilly
Castries: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Castries is wetter
Lausanne: Wet
Castries: Very wet
Sky
Castries is sunnier
Lausanne: Often cloudy
Castries: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 16°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Castries is the wetter — about 830 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne | 5 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 5 |
| Castries | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Difference | +22 | +21 | +16 | +13 | +9 | +6 | +3 | +4 | +9 | +14 | +19 | +22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne | 5 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 23 |
| Castries | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Difference | +22 | +21 | +16 | +13 | +9 | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne | 25 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 9 | 5 |
| Castries | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Difference | +3 | +4 | +9 | +14 | +19 | +22 |
Avg low (°C) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| Castries | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Difference | +25 | +24 | +22 | +19 | +16 | +13 | +11 | +11 | +15 | +18 | +23 | +25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 14 |
| Castries | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Difference | +25 | +24 | +22 | +19 | +16 | +13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne | 16 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 2 |
| Castries | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Difference | +11 | +11 | +15 | +18 | +23 | +25 |
Precipitation (mm) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne | 75 | 64 | 72 | 84 | 113 | 107 | 103 | 110 | 98 | 111 | 99 | 98 |
| Castries | 113 | 76 | 66 | 90 | 114 | 134 | 216 | 291 | 224 | 246 | 243 | 149 |
| Difference | +38 | +12 | -6 | +6 | +1 | +27 | +113 | +182 | +126 | +135 | +143 | +52 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne | 75 | 64 | 72 | 84 | 113 | 107 |
| Castries | 113 | 76 | 66 | 90 | 114 | 134 |
| Difference | +38 | +12 | -6 | +6 | +1 | +27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne | 103 | 110 | 98 | 111 | 99 | 98 |
| Castries | 216 | 291 | 224 | 246 | 243 | 149 |
| Difference | +113 | +182 | +126 | +135 | +143 | +52 |
Cloud cover (%) Lausanne runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne | 68 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 72 | 65 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 66 | 71 | 71 |
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | -30 | -30 | -27 | -20 | -20 | -7 | -10 | -12 | -10 | -15 | -25 | -31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne | 68 | 69 | 68 | 69 | 72 | 65 |
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 |
| Difference | -30 | -30 | -27 | -20 | -20 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne | 59 | 59 | 61 | 66 | 71 | 71 |
| Castries | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | -10 | -12 | -10 | -15 | -25 | -31 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne | 84 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 72 | 71 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 84 |
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | -9 | -9 | -6 | -2 | — | +3 | +6 | +8 | +3 | — | -5 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne | 84 | 84 | 81 | 78 | 77 | 76 |
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 |
| Difference | -9 | -9 | -6 | -2 | — | +3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lausanne | 72 | 71 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 84 |
| Castries | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | +6 | +8 | +3 | — | -5 | -7 |
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. Lausanne trends → · Castries trends →
Methodology & sources
Lausanne
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Pully, about 3 km from the city centre.
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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