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Bordeaux vs Castries
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Castries is the warmer of the two — about 13°C on the annual average; Castries is the wetter, with 1086 mm more rain a year, and Castries the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Bordeaux and Castries, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Bordeaux: Warm
Castries: Warm
Winters
Castries has far milder winters
Bordeaux: Chilly
Castries: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Castries is much wetter
Bordeaux: Moderate rainfall
Castries: Very wet
Sky
Castries is sunnier
Bordeaux: Often cloudy
Castries: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 13°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Castries is the wetter — about 1086 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bordeaux | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 11 |
| Castries | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Difference | +16 | +14 | +11 | +9 | +6 | +3 | +1 | +1 | +4 | +9 | +14 | +16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bordeaux | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 26 |
| Castries | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Difference | +16 | +14 | +11 | +9 | +6 | +3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bordeaux | 28 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 11 |
| Castries | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Difference | +1 | +1 | +4 | +9 | +14 | +16 |
Avg low (°C) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bordeaux | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Castries | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Difference | +22 | +22 | +20 | +19 | +16 | +13 | +12 | +12 | +15 | +18 | +21 | +23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bordeaux | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 14 |
| Castries | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Difference | +22 | +22 | +20 | +19 | +16 | +13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bordeaux | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Castries | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Difference | +12 | +12 | +15 | +18 | +21 | +23 |
Precipitation (mm) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bordeaux | 87 | 62 | 61 | 68 | 69 | 72 | 45 | 54 | 78 | 79 | 102 | 102 |
| Castries | 113 | 76 | 66 | 90 | 114 | 134 | 216 | 291 | 224 | 246 | 243 | 149 |
| Difference | +27 | +14 | +5 | +22 | +45 | +61 | +172 | +238 | +146 | +168 | +141 | +48 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bordeaux | 87 | 62 | 61 | 68 | 69 | 72 |
| Castries | 113 | 76 | 66 | 90 | 114 | 134 |
| Difference | +27 | +14 | +5 | +22 | +45 | +61 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bordeaux | 45 | 54 | 78 | 79 | 102 | 102 |
| Castries | 216 | 291 | 224 | 246 | 243 | 149 |
| Difference | +172 | +238 | +146 | +168 | +141 | +48 |
Cloud cover (%) Bordeaux runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bordeaux | 70 | 65 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 61 | 55 | 54 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 70 |
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | -32 | -26 | -22 | -17 | -15 | -3 | -5 | -8 | -5 | -13 | -23 | -29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bordeaux | 70 | 65 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 61 |
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 |
| Difference | -32 | -26 | -22 | -17 | -15 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bordeaux | 55 | 54 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 70 |
| Castries | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | -5 | -8 | -5 | -13 | -23 | -29 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bordeaux | 90 | 86 | 81 | 78 | 76 | 73 | 70 | 68 | 70 | 80 | 87 | 90 |
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | -14 | -11 | -7 | -1 | +2 | +5 | +9 | +11 | +8 | -1 | -8 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bordeaux | 90 | 86 | 81 | 78 | 76 | 73 |
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 |
| Difference | -14 | -11 | -7 | -1 | +2 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bordeaux | 70 | 68 | 70 | 80 | 87 | 90 |
| Castries | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | +9 | +11 | +8 | -1 | -8 | -14 |
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. Bordeaux trends → · Castries trends →
Methodology & sources
Bordeaux
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Bordeaux Merignac, a weather station, about 11 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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