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Dresden vs Castries
Comparing Dresden change · Castries change
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 17°C on the annual average; Castries is the wetter, with 1312 mm more rain a year, and Castries the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Dresden and Castries, in everyday terms.
Summers
Castries has much hotter summers
Dresden: Mild
Castries: Warm
Winters
Castries has far milder winters
Dresden: Cold
Castries: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Castries is much wetter
Dresden: Moderate rainfall
Castries: Very wet
Sky
Castries is far sunnier
Dresden: Often cloudy
Castries: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 17°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Castries is the wetter — about 1312 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| Castries | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Difference | +24 | +22 | +18 | +13 | +9 | +6 | +4 | +4 | +9 | +15 | +20 | +23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden | 3 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 19 | 23 |
| Castries | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Difference | +24 | +22 | +18 | +13 | +9 | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden | 25 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 8 | 4 |
| Castries | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Difference | +4 | +4 | +9 | +15 | +20 | +23 |
Avg low (°C) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden | -2 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | -1 |
| Castries | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Difference | +28 | +27 | +24 | +22 | +19 | +15 | +14 | +14 | +17 | +21 | +24 | +27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden | -2 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 |
| Castries | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Difference | +28 | +27 | +24 | +22 | +19 | +15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden | 14 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 3 | -1 |
| Castries | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Difference | +14 | +14 | +17 | +21 | +24 | +27 |
Precipitation (mm) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden | 46 | 37 | 50 | 34 | 65 | 70 | 85 | 78 | 54 | 44 | 45 | 45 |
| Castries | 113 | 76 | 66 | 90 | 114 | 134 | 216 | 291 | 224 | 246 | 243 | 149 |
| Difference | +68 | +38 | +17 | +56 | +49 | +64 | +131 | +214 | +170 | +202 | +198 | +105 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden | 46 | 37 | 50 | 34 | 65 | 70 |
| Castries | 113 | 76 | 66 | 90 | 114 | 134 |
| Difference | +68 | +38 | +17 | +56 | +49 | +64 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden | 85 | 78 | 54 | 44 | 45 | 45 |
| Castries | 216 | 291 | 224 | 246 | 243 | 149 |
| Difference | +131 | +214 | +170 | +202 | +198 | +105 |
Cloud cover (%) Dresden runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden | 75 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 68 | 70 | 67 | 65 | 65 | 70 | 74 | 74 |
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | -37 | -34 | -29 | -16 | -16 | -11 | -17 | -19 | -14 | -19 | -28 | -34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden | 75 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 68 | 70 |
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 |
| Difference | -37 | -34 | -29 | -16 | -16 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden | 67 | 65 | 65 | 70 | 74 | 74 |
| Castries | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | -17 | -19 | -14 | -19 | -28 | -34 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden | 94 | 91 | 85 | 78 | 75 | 71 | 68 | 67 | 74 | 83 | 92 | 94 |
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | -18 | -16 | -11 | -2 | +2 | +8 | +11 | +12 | +5 | -4 | -12 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden | 94 | 91 | 85 | 78 | 75 | 71 |
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 |
| Difference | -18 | -16 | -11 | -2 | +2 | +8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden | 68 | 67 | 74 | 83 | 92 | 94 |
| Castries | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | +11 | +12 | +5 | -4 | -12 | -17 |
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. Dresden trends → · Castries trends →
Both cities' Köppen climate types are projected to hold steady through 2099 (SSP2-4.5).
Methodology & sources
Dresden
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Kr. Bautzen Kubschutz, a weather station, about 55 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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