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Zürich vs Castries
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Castries is the warmer of the two — about 31°F on the annual average; Castries is the wetter, with 34 in more rain a year, and Castries the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Zürich and Castries, in everyday terms.
Summers
Castries has much hotter summers
Zürich: Mild
Castries: Warm
Winters
Castries has far milder winters
Zürich: Cold
Castries: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Castries is wetter
Zürich: Wet
Castries: Very wet
Sky
Castries is sunnier
Zürich: Often cloudy
Castries: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 31°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Castries is the wetter — about 34 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 38 | 41 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 66 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Castries | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 81 |
| Difference | +42 | +39 | +30 | +23 | +17 | +11 | +8 | +9 | +18 | +27 | +37 | +42 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 38 | 41 | 50 | 59 | 66 | 72 |
| Castries | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 83 |
| Difference | +42 | +39 | +30 | +23 | +17 | +11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 76 | 75 | 66 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Castries | 83 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 81 |
| Difference | +8 | +9 | +18 | +27 | +37 | +42 |
Avg low (°F) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 29 | 30 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 55 | 58 | 58 | 51 | 45 | 37 | 31 |
| Castries | 78 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 79 |
| Difference | +49 | +48 | +42 | +38 | +32 | +26 | +23 | +24 | +31 | +37 | +44 | +48 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 29 | 30 | 35 | 41 | 48 | 55 |
| Castries | 78 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 |
| Difference | +49 | +48 | +42 | +38 | +32 | +26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 58 | 58 | 51 | 45 | 37 | 31 |
| Castries | 81 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 79 |
| Difference | +23 | +24 | +31 | +37 | +44 | +48 |
Precipitation (in) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3 | 3.3 |
| 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 | +0.6 | -0.2 | +0.4 | -0.6 | +0.2 | +3.5 | +6.8 | +5.4 | +6.3 | +6.6 | +2.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 5 | 5 |
| Castries | 4.5 | 3 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| Difference | +2 | +0.6 | -0.2 | +0.4 | -0.6 | +0.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 5 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3 | 3.3 |
| Castries | 8.5 | 11.5 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 5.9 |
| Difference | +3.5 | +6.8 | +5.4 | +6.3 | +6.6 | +2.6 |
Cloud cover (%) Zürich runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 69 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 69 | 65 | 60 | 60 | 62 | 68 | 72 | 72 |
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | -31 | -31 | -26 | -18 | -17 | -7 | -11 | -13 | -11 | -17 | -26 | -32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 69 | 69 | 68 | 67 | 69 | 65 |
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 |
| Difference | -31 | -31 | -26 | -18 | -17 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 60 | 60 | 62 | 68 | 72 | 72 |
| Castries | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | -11 | -13 | -11 | -17 | -26 | -32 |
Relative humidity (%) Zürich runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 88 | 85 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 82 | 85 | 88 | 88 |
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | -12 | -11 | -7 | -3 | -1 | — | +1 | — | -3 | -6 | -9 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 88 | 85 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 78 |
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 |
| Difference | -12 | -11 | -7 | -3 | -1 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zürich | 78 | 79 | 82 | 85 | 88 | 88 |
| Castries | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | +1 | — | -3 | -6 | -9 | -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. Zürich trends → · Castries trends →
Methodology & sources
Zürich
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from a national meteorological service, measured at Zürich / Fluntern, about 2 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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