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Avignon vs Castries
Comparing Avignon change · Castries change
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 22°F on the annual average; Castries is the wetter, with 61 in 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 22°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Castries is the wetter — about 61 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) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avignon | 51 | 54 | 61 | 66 | 73 | 82 | 87 | 86 | 78 | 68 | 58 | 52 |
| Castries | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 81 |
| Difference | +29 | +26 | +19 | +16 | +9 | +2 | -4 | -2 | +6 | +15 | +24 | +29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avignon | 51 | 54 | 61 | 66 | 73 | 82 |
| Castries | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 83 |
| Difference | +29 | +26 | +19 | +16 | +9 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avignon | 87 | 86 | 78 | 68 | 58 | 52 |
| Castries | 83 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 81 |
| Difference | -4 | -2 | +6 | +15 | +24 | +29 |
Avg low (°F) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avignon | 38 | 38 | 43 | 47 | 54 | 61 | 66 | 65 | 58 | 52 | 44 | 39 |
| Castries | 78 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 79 |
| Difference | +40 | +40 | +34 | +32 | +26 | +20 | +15 | +17 | +24 | +29 | +37 | +41 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avignon | 38 | 38 | 43 | 47 | 54 | 61 |
| Castries | 78 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 |
| Difference | +40 | +40 | +34 | +32 | +26 | +20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avignon | 66 | 65 | 58 | 52 | 44 | 39 |
| Castries | 81 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 79 |
| Difference | +15 | +17 | +24 | +29 | +37 | +41 |
Precipitation (in) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avignon | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 1.2 |
| 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 | +3.3 | +2.2 | +1.4 | +1.9 | +3.1 | +4.5 | +8.1 | +10.9 | +6.7 | +7.6 | +6.8 | +4.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avignon | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
| Castries | 4.5 | 3 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| Difference | +3.3 | +2.2 | +1.4 | +1.9 | +3.1 | +4.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avignon | 0.5 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 1.2 |
| Castries | 8.5 | 11.5 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 5.9 |
| Difference | +8.1 | +10.9 | +6.7 | +7.6 | +6.8 | +4.7 |
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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