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Riquewihr vs Castries
Comparing Riquewihr change · Castries change
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 31°F on the annual average; Castries is the wetter, with 46 in more rain a year, and Castries the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Riquewihr and Castries, in everyday terms.
Summers
Castries has much hotter summers
Riquewihr: Mild
Castries: Warm
Winters
Castries has far milder winters
Riquewihr: Cold
Castries: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Castries is much wetter
Riquewihr: Moderate rainfall
Castries: Very wet
Sky
Castries is far sunnier
Riquewihr: Often cloudy
Castries: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 31°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Castries is the wetter — about 46 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riquewihr | 39 | 41 | 48 | 56 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 73 | 64 | 56 | 46 | 40 |
| Castries | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 81 |
| Difference | +41 | +39 | +33 | +26 | +20 | +13 | +10 | +11 | +20 | +28 | +37 | +41 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riquewihr | 39 | 41 | 48 | 56 | 63 | 70 |
| Castries | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 83 |
| Difference | +41 | +39 | +33 | +26 | +20 | +13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riquewihr | 73 | 73 | 64 | 56 | 46 | 40 |
| Castries | 83 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 81 |
| Difference | +10 | +11 | +20 | +28 | +37 | +41 |
Avg low (°F) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riquewihr | 30 | 31 | 36 | 42 | 49 | 55 | 58 | 58 | 52 | 45 | 37 | 32 |
| Castries | 78 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 79 |
| Difference | +48 | +47 | +42 | +37 | +32 | +26 | +23 | +23 | +30 | +37 | +44 | +47 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riquewihr | 30 | 31 | 36 | 42 | 49 | 55 |
| Castries | 78 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 |
| Difference | +48 | +47 | +42 | +37 | +32 | +26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riquewihr | 58 | 58 | 52 | 45 | 37 | 32 |
| Castries | 81 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 79 |
| Difference | +23 | +23 | +30 | +37 | +44 | +47 |
Precipitation (in) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riquewihr | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.1 |
| 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 | +1.8 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +1.4 | +1.3 | +2.4 | +5.6 | +8.7 | +6.5 | +6.8 | +7.1 | +2.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riquewihr | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
| Castries | 4.5 | 3 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| Difference | +1.8 | +0.7 | +0.5 | +1.4 | +1.3 | +2.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riquewihr | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.1 |
| Castries | 8.5 | 11.5 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 5.9 |
| Difference | +5.6 | +8.7 | +6.5 | +6.8 | +7.1 | +2.8 |
Cloud cover (%) Riquewihr runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riquewihr | 73 | 72 | 68 | 67 | 70 | 68 | 63 | 62 | 62 | 71 | 77 | 76 |
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | -35 | -33 | -26 | -18 | -18 | -9 | -13 | -16 | -11 | -20 | -30 | -35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riquewihr | 73 | 72 | 68 | 67 | 70 | 68 |
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 |
| Difference | -35 | -33 | -26 | -18 | -18 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riquewihr | 63 | 62 | 62 | 71 | 77 | 76 |
| Castries | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | -13 | -16 | -11 | -20 | -30 | -35 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riquewihr | 91 | 86 | 80 | 75 | 75 | 72 | 70 | 71 | 76 | 84 | 90 | 92 |
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | -15 | -12 | -6 | +1 | +3 | +6 | +9 | +8 | +3 | -5 | -11 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riquewihr | 91 | 86 | 80 | 75 | 75 | 72 |
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 |
| Difference | -15 | -12 | -6 | +1 | +3 | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riquewihr | 70 | 71 | 76 | 84 | 90 | 92 |
| Castries | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | +9 | +8 | +3 | -5 | -11 | -15 |
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. Riquewihr trends → · Castries trends →
Methodology & sources
Riquewihr
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Trois-epis_sapc, a weather station, about 9 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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