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Palma vs Castries
Comparing Palma change · Castries change
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 9°C on the annual average; Castries is the wetter, with 1492 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Palma and Castries, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Palma: Warm
Castries: Warm
Winters
Castries has far milder winters
Palma: Cool
Castries: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Castries is much wetter
Palma: Fairly dry
Castries: Very wet
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Palma: Partly 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 1492 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) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palma | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 27 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 17 |
| Castries | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Difference | +11 | +11 | +9 | +8 | +5 | +1 | -1 | -1 | +1 | +5 | +9 | +11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palma | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 27 |
| Castries | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Difference | +11 | +11 | +9 | +8 | +5 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palma | 30 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 19 | 17 |
| Castries | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Difference | -1 | -1 | +1 | +5 | +9 | +11 |
Avg low (°C) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palma | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 10 |
| Castries | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Difference | +17 | +17 | +15 | +14 | +11 | +8 | +5 | +5 | +8 | +11 | +15 | +16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palma | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 19 |
| Castries | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Difference | +17 | +17 | +15 | +14 | +11 | +8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palma | 22 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 12 | 10 |
| Castries | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Difference | +5 | +5 | +8 | +11 | +15 | +16 |
Precipitation (mm) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palma | 44 | 37 | 29 | 37 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 22 | 60 | 73 | 68 | 49 |
| Castries | 113 | 76 | 66 | 90 | 114 | 134 | 216 | 291 | 224 | 246 | 243 | 149 |
| Difference | +69 | +39 | +37 | +52 | +82 | +120 | +211 | +270 | +164 | +174 | +175 | +100 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palma | 44 | 37 | 29 | 37 | 32 | 14 |
| Castries | 113 | 76 | 66 | 90 | 114 | 134 |
| Difference | +69 | +39 | +37 | +52 | +82 | +120 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palma | 5 | 22 | 60 | 73 | 68 | 49 |
| Castries | 216 | 291 | 224 | 246 | 243 | 149 |
| Difference | +211 | +270 | +164 | +174 | +175 | +100 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palma | 57 | 56 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 39 | 30 | 35 | 49 | 56 | 60 | 58 |
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | -19 | -17 | -12 | -4 | +2 | +20 | +20 | +11 | +2 | -5 | -13 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palma | 57 | 56 | 53 | 53 | 51 | 39 |
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 |
| Difference | -19 | -17 | -12 | -4 | +2 | +20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palma | 30 | 35 | 49 | 56 | 60 | 58 |
| Castries | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | +20 | +11 | +2 | -5 | -13 | -18 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palma | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 75 | 75 | 77 |
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | -1 | -2 | -3 | -1 | +2 | +6 | +9 | +9 | +7 | +4 | +4 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palma | 77 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 72 |
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 |
| Difference | -1 | -2 | -3 | -1 | +2 | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palma | 70 | 70 | 71 | 75 | 75 | 77 |
| Castries | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | +9 | +9 | +7 | +4 | +4 | — |
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. Palma trends → · Castries trends →
Both cities' Köppen climate types are projected to hold steady through 2099 (SSP2-4.5).
Methodology & sources
Palma
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Palma DE Mallorca Cmt, a weather station, about 3 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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