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Avignon vs Castries
Comparing Avignon change · Castries change
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 12°C on the annual average; Castries is the wetter, with 1550 mm more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Avignon and Castries, in everyday terms.
Summers
Avignon has hotter summers
Avignon: Hot
Castries: Warm
Winters
Castries has far milder winters
Avignon: Chilly
Castries: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Castries is much wetter
Avignon: Fairly dry
Castries: Very wet
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Avignon: Partly cloudy
Castries: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 12°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Castries is the wetter — about 1550 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avignon | 11 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 11 |
| Castries | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Difference | +16 | +14 | +11 | +9 | +5 | +1 | -2 | -1 | +4 | +8 | +13 | +16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avignon | 11 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 28 |
| Castries | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Difference | +16 | +14 | +11 | +9 | +5 | +1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avignon | 31 | 30 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 11 |
| Castries | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Difference | -2 | -1 | +4 | +8 | +13 | +16 |
Avg low (°C) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avignon | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| Castries | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Difference | +22 | +22 | +19 | +18 | +15 | +11 | +9 | +9 | +13 | +16 | +20 | +23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avignon | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 16 |
| Castries | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Difference | +22 | +22 | +19 | +18 | +15 | +11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avignon | 19 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 4 |
| Castries | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Difference | +9 | +9 | +13 | +16 | +20 | +23 |
Precipitation (mm) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avignon | 30 | 21 | 31 | 42 | 35 | 21 | 12 | 15 | 53 | 55 | 69 | 30 |
| Castries | 113 | 76 | 66 | 90 | 114 | 134 | 216 | 291 | 224 | 246 | 243 | 149 |
| Difference | +83 | +55 | +36 | +47 | +79 | +113 | +205 | +277 | +171 | +192 | +174 | +119 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avignon | 30 | 21 | 31 | 42 | 35 | 21 |
| Castries | 113 | 76 | 66 | 90 | 114 | 134 |
| Difference | +83 | +55 | +36 | +47 | +79 | +113 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avignon | 12 | 15 | 53 | 55 | 69 | 30 |
| Castries | 216 | 291 | 224 | 246 | 243 | 149 |
| Difference | +205 | +277 | +171 | +192 | +174 | +119 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avignon | 60 | 55 | 53 | 54 | 52 | 42 | 32 | 37 | 43 | 58 | 61 | 61 |
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | -21 | -17 | -11 | -5 | — | +17 | +18 | +9 | +7 | -6 | -15 | -20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avignon | 60 | 55 | 53 | 54 | 52 | 42 |
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 |
| Difference | -21 | -17 | -11 | -5 | — | +17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avignon | 32 | 37 | 43 | 58 | 61 | 61 |
| Castries | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | +18 | +9 | +7 | -6 | -15 | -20 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avignon | 85 | 80 | 76 | 72 | 68 | 59 | 50 | 52 | 62 | 76 | 83 | 85 |
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | -10 | -6 | -1 | +4 | +10 | +20 | +28 | +27 | +17 | +3 | -4 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avignon | 85 | 80 | 76 | 72 | 68 | 59 |
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 |
| Difference | -10 | -6 | -1 | +4 | +10 | +20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avignon | 50 | 52 | 62 | 76 | 83 | 85 |
| Castries | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | +28 | +27 | +17 | +3 | -4 | -9 |
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. Avignon trends → · Castries trends →
Methodology & sources
Avignon
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Nimes Garons, a weather station, about 38 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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