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Méribel vs Castries
Comparing Méribel change · Castries change
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 42°F on the annual average; Castries is the wetter, with 41 in more rain a year, and Castries the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Méribel and Castries, in everyday terms.
Summers
Castries has far hotter summers
Méribel: Cool
Castries: Warm
Winters
Castries has far milder winters
Méribel: Very cold
Castries: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Castries is wetter
Méribel: Moderate rainfall
Castries: Very wet
Sky
Castries is sunnier
Méribel: Often cloudy
Castries: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 42°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Castries is the wetter — about 41 in 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 (°F) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Méribel | 31 | 33 | 38 | 44 | 53 | 62 | 65 | 65 | 57 | 51 | 40 | 33 |
| Castries | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 81 |
| Difference | +49 | +47 | +42 | +38 | +30 | +21 | +18 | +19 | +27 | +32 | +42 | +48 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Méribel | 31 | 33 | 38 | 44 | 53 | 62 |
| Castries | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 83 |
| Difference | +49 | +47 | +42 | +38 | +30 | +21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Méribel | 65 | 65 | 57 | 51 | 40 | 33 |
| Castries | 83 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 81 |
| Difference | +18 | +19 | +27 | +32 | +42 | +48 |
Avg low (°F) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Méribel | 16 | 16 | 21 | 28 | 36 | 41 | 44 | 44 | 38 | 33 | 25 | 19 |
| Castries | 78 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 79 |
| Difference | +62 | +62 | +56 | +50 | +44 | +39 | +37 | +38 | +44 | +48 | +56 | +61 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Méribel | 16 | 16 | 21 | 28 | 36 | 41 |
| Castries | 78 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 |
| Difference | +62 | +62 | +56 | +50 | +44 | +39 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Méribel | 44 | 44 | 38 | 33 | 25 | 19 |
| Castries | 81 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 79 |
| Difference | +37 | +38 | +44 | +48 | +56 | +61 |
Precipitation (in) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Méribel | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| 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 | +1.3 | +0.6 | -0.2 | +1.1 | +1 | +1.9 | +5.2 | +8.4 | +6.4 | +7 | +6.4 | +2.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Méribel | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
| Castries | 4.5 | 3 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| Difference | +1.3 | +0.6 | -0.2 | +1.1 | +1 | +1.9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Méribel | 3.3 | 3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.2 | 3.7 |
| Castries | 8.5 | 11.5 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 5.9 |
| Difference | +5.2 | +8.4 | +6.4 | +7 | +6.4 | +2.2 |
Cloud cover (%) Méribel runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Méribel | 66 | 67 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 65 | 56 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 68 |
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | -27 | -29 | -27 | -23 | -21 | -6 | -7 | -10 | -9 | -12 | -21 | -27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Méribel | 66 | 67 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 65 |
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 |
| Difference | -27 | -29 | -27 | -23 | -21 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Méribel | 56 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 68 |
| Castries | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | -7 | -10 | -9 | -12 | -21 | -27 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Méribel | 86 | 87 | 86 | 81 | 77 | 74 | 72 | 71 | 76 | 79 | 85 | 85 |
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | -11 | -12 | -12 | -5 | +1 | +5 | +7 | +7 | +3 | — | -6 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Méribel | 86 | 87 | 86 | 81 | 77 | 74 |
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 |
| Difference | -11 | -12 | -12 | -5 | +1 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Méribel | 72 | 71 | 76 | 79 | 85 | 85 |
| Castries | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | +7 | +7 | +3 | — | -6 | -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. Méribel trends → · Castries trends →
Methodology & sources
Méribel
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Val D'isere Jos, a weather station, about 32 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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