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Hangzhou vs Castries
Comparing Hangzhou change · Castries change
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average; Castries is the wetter, with 461 mm more rain a year, and Castries the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Hangzhou and Castries, in everyday terms.
Summers
Hangzhou has much hotter summers
Hangzhou: Hot
Castries: Warm
Winters
Castries has far milder winters
Hangzhou: Chilly
Castries: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Castries is wetter
Hangzhou: Wet
Castries: Very wet
Sky
Castries is sunnier
Hangzhou: Often cloudy
Castries: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Castries is the wetter — about 461 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 8 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 27 | 29 | 34 | 33 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 11 |
| Castries | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Difference | +18 | +15 | +12 | +6 | +1 | -1 | -5 | -4 | — | +5 | +10 | +16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 8 | 11 | 15 | 22 | 27 | 29 |
| Castries | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Difference | +18 | +15 | +12 | +6 | +1 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 34 | 33 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 11 |
| Castries | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Difference | -5 | -4 | — | +5 | +10 | +16 |
Avg low (°C) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 4 |
| Castries | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Difference | +24 | +21 | +18 | +13 | +9 | +5 | +2 | +2 | +7 | +12 | +17 | +22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 18 | 22 |
| Castries | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Difference | +24 | +21 | +18 | +13 | +9 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 25 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 4 |
| Castries | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Difference | +2 | +2 | +7 | +12 | +17 | +22 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 98 | 93 | 142 | 116 | 127 | 263 | 176 | 163 | 107 | 71 | 77 | 68 |
| Castries | 113 | 76 | 66 | 90 | 114 | 134 | 216 | 291 | 224 | 246 | 243 | 149 |
| Difference | +15 | -17 | -76 | -26 | -14 | -129 | +40 | +128 | +117 | +176 | +166 | +81 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 98 | 93 | 142 | 116 | 127 | 263 |
| Castries | 113 | 76 | 66 | 90 | 114 | 134 |
| Difference | +15 | -17 | -76 | -26 | -14 | -129 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 176 | 163 | 107 | 71 | 77 | 68 |
| Castries | 216 | 291 | 224 | 246 | 243 | 149 |
| Difference | +40 | +128 | +117 | +176 | +166 | +81 |
Cloud cover (%) Hangzhou runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 65 | 68 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 81 | 70 | 66 | 65 | 60 | 59 | 56 |
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | -26 | -29 | -29 | -22 | -20 | -22 | -21 | -19 | -14 | -9 | -13 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 65 | 68 | 71 | 71 | 72 | 81 |
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 |
| Difference | -26 | -29 | -29 | -22 | -20 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 70 | 66 | 65 | 60 | 59 | 56 |
| Castries | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | -21 | -19 | -14 | -9 | -13 | -16 |
Relative humidity (%) Hangzhou runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 80 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 78 |
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | -4 | -5 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -3 | +1 | — | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 80 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 84 |
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 |
| Difference | -4 | -5 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hangzhou | 84 | 83 | 82 | 79 | 79 | 78 |
| Castries | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | -5 | -4 | -3 | +1 | — | -1 |
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. Hangzhou trends → · Castries trends →
Both cities' Köppen climate types are projected to hold steady through 2099 (SSP2-4.5).
Methodology & sources
Hangzhou
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 23 years of daily observations at Hangzhou, a weather station, about 7 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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