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Nicosia vs Castries
Comparing Nicosia change · Castries change
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 7°C on the annual average; Castries is the wetter, with 1653 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Nicosia and Castries, in everyday terms.
Summers
Nicosia has far hotter summers
Nicosia: Very hot
Castries: Warm
Winters
Castries has far milder winters
Nicosia: Cool
Castries: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Castries is much wetter
Nicosia: Fairly dry
Castries: Very wet
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Nicosia: Fairly sunny
Castries: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 7°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Castries is the wetter — about 1653 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
The two cities see a similar amount of sun.
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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 15 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 30 | 35 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 29 | 22 | 17 |
| Castries | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Difference | +11 | +11 | +8 | +3 | -2 | -6 | -9 | -8 | -5 | — | +6 | +10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 15 | 16 | 19 | 24 | 30 | 35 |
| Castries | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Difference | +11 | +11 | +8 | +3 | -2 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 37 | 37 | 34 | 29 | 22 | 17 |
| Castries | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Difference | -9 | -8 | -5 | — | +6 | +10 |
Avg low (°C) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 8 |
| Castries | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Difference | +19 | +19 | +18 | +15 | +11 | +7 | +4 | +5 | +8 | +11 | +16 | +18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 20 |
| Castries | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Difference | +19 | +19 | +18 | +15 | +11 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 23 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 11 | 8 |
| Castries | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Difference | +4 | +5 | +8 | +11 | +16 | +18 |
Precipitation (mm) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 51 | 41 | 34 | 15 | 26 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 42 | 59 |
| Castries | 113 | 76 | 66 | 90 | 114 | 134 | 216 | 291 | 224 | 246 | 243 | 149 |
| Difference | +62 | +35 | +33 | +74 | +87 | +125 | +211 | +291 | +218 | +227 | +200 | +90 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 51 | 41 | 34 | 15 | 26 | 8 |
| Castries | 113 | 76 | 66 | 90 | 114 | 134 |
| Difference | +62 | +35 | +33 | +74 | +87 | +125 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 6 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 42 | 59 |
| Castries | 216 | 291 | 224 | 246 | 243 | 149 |
| Difference | +211 | +291 | +218 | +227 | +200 | +90 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 64 | 61 | 55 | 53 | 41 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 25 | 42 | 53 | 64 |
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | -26 | -22 | -14 | -4 | +11 | +36 | +30 | +26 | +26 | +10 | -7 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 64 | 61 | 55 | 53 | 41 | 23 |
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 |
| Difference | -26 | -22 | -14 | -4 | +11 | +36 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 20 | 20 | 25 | 42 | 53 | 64 |
| Castries | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | +30 | +26 | +26 | +10 | -7 | -23 |
Relative humidity (%) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 76 | 75 | 71 | 65 | 56 | 47 | 46 | 50 | 54 | 60 | 68 | 75 |
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | -1 | -1 | +4 | +12 | +21 | +31 | +33 | +29 | +25 | +19 | +11 | +2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 76 | 75 | 71 | 65 | 56 | 47 |
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 |
| Difference | -1 | -1 | +4 | +12 | +21 | +31 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 46 | 50 | 54 | 60 | 68 | 75 |
| Castries | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | +33 | +29 | +25 | +19 | +11 | +2 |
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. Nicosia trends → · Castries trends →
Both cities' Köppen climate types are projected to hold steady through 2099 (SSP2-4.5).
Methodology & sources
Nicosia
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 10 years of daily observations at Nicosia, a weather station, inside the city. 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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