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Nicosia vs Castries
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Castries is the warmer of the two — about 13°F on the annual average; Castries is the wetter, with 65 in 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 13°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Castries is the wetter — about 65 in 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 (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 60 | 61 | 66 | 76 | 86 | 94 | 99 | 99 | 92 | 84 | 72 | 63 |
| Castries | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 81 |
| Difference | +20 | +19 | +15 | +6 | -3 | -11 | -15 | -15 | -8 | -1 | +11 | +18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 60 | 61 | 66 | 76 | 86 | 94 |
| Castries | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 83 |
| Difference | +20 | +19 | +15 | +6 | -3 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 99 | 99 | 92 | 84 | 72 | 63 |
| Castries | 83 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 81 |
| Difference | -15 | -15 | -8 | -1 | +11 | +18 |
Avg low (°F) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 43 | 43 | 46 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 73 | 68 | 61 | 52 | 46 |
| Castries | 78 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 79 |
| Difference | +35 | +35 | +32 | +26 | +20 | +12 | +8 | +8 | +14 | +20 | +29 | +33 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 43 | 43 | 46 | 52 | 60 | 69 |
| Castries | 78 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 |
| Difference | +35 | +35 | +32 | +26 | +20 | +12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 73 | 73 | 68 | 61 | 52 | 46 |
| Castries | 81 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 79 |
| Difference | +8 | +8 | +14 | +20 | +29 | +33 |
Precipitation (in) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 2 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.3 |
| 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 | +2.5 | +1.4 | +1.3 | +2.9 | +3.4 | +4.9 | +8.3 | +11.4 | +8.6 | +8.9 | +7.9 | +3.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 2 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.3 |
| Castries | 4.5 | 3 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| Difference | +2.5 | +1.4 | +1.3 | +2.9 | +3.4 | +4.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicosia | 0.2 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.3 |
| Castries | 8.5 | 11.5 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 5.9 |
| Difference | +8.3 | +11.4 | +8.6 | +8.9 | +7.9 | +3.5 |
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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