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Cortina d'Ampezzo vs Castries
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Castries is the warmer of the two — about 21°C on the annual average; Castries is the wetter, with 1243 mm more rain a year, and Castries the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Cortina d'Ampezzo and Castries, in everyday terms.
Summers
Castries has much hotter summers
Cortina d'Ampezzo: Mild
Castries: Warm
Winters
Castries has far milder winters
Cortina d'Ampezzo: Very cold
Castries: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Castries is much wetter
Cortina d'Ampezzo: Moderate rainfall
Castries: Very wet
Sky
Castries is sunnier
Cortina d'Ampezzo: Often cloudy
Castries: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 21°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Castries is the wetter — about 1243 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Castries has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
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Avg high (°C) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| Castries | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Difference | +26 | +23 | +19 | +16 | +12 | +8 | +6 | +7 | +12 | +17 | +22 | +26 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 21 |
| Castries | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Difference | +26 | +23 | +19 | +16 | +12 | +8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 23 | 22 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 1 |
| Castries | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Difference | +6 | +7 | +12 | +17 | +22 | +26 |
Avg low (°C) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | -8 | -7 | -3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | -2 | -7 |
| Castries | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Difference | +33 | +32 | +28 | +25 | +22 | +18 | +16 | +17 | +21 | +25 | +29 | +33 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | -8 | -7 | -3 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
| Castries | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Difference | +33 | +32 | +28 | +25 | +22 | +18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 11 | 11 | 7 | 3 | -2 | -7 |
| Castries | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Difference | +16 | +17 | +21 | +25 | +29 | +33 |
Precipitation (mm) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 23 | 20 | 29 | 44 | 74 | 96 | 123 | 104 | 73 | 75 | 57 | — |
| Castries | 113 | 76 | 66 | 90 | 114 | 134 | 216 | 291 | 224 | 246 | 243 | 149 |
| Difference | +90 | +56 | +37 | +45 | +40 | +37 | +93 | +187 | +151 | +172 | +185 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 23 | 20 | 29 | 44 | 74 | 96 |
| Castries | 113 | 76 | 66 | 90 | 114 | 134 |
| Difference | +90 | +56 | +37 | +45 | +40 | +37 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 123 | 104 | 73 | 75 | 57 | — |
| Castries | 216 | 291 | 224 | 246 | 243 | 149 |
| Difference | +93 | +187 | +151 | +172 | +185 | — |
Cloud cover (%) Cortina d'Ampezzo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 62 | 65 | 66 | 70 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 62 | 65 | 64 | 67 | 64 |
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | -24 | -26 | -24 | -21 | -20 | -12 | -14 | -16 | -14 | -13 | -21 | -23 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 62 | 65 | 66 | 70 | 72 | 70 |
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 |
| Difference | -24 | -26 | -24 | -21 | -20 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 64 | 62 | 65 | 64 | 67 | 64 |
| Castries | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | -14 | -16 | -14 | -13 | -21 | -23 |
Relative humidity (%) Cortina d'Ampezzo runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 86 | 87 | 83 | 80 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 80 | 84 | 87 | 86 |
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | -11 | -12 | -8 | -4 | -1 | +2 | +4 | +4 | -1 | -5 | -8 | -10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 86 | 87 | 83 | 80 | 78 | 77 |
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 |
| Difference | -11 | -12 | -8 | -4 | -1 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 75 | 75 | 80 | 84 | 87 | 86 |
| Castries | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | +4 | +4 | -1 | -5 | -8 | -10 |
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. Cortina d'Ampezzo trends → · Castries trends →
Methodology & sources
Cortina d'Ampezzo
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the WMO's CLINO 1991–2020 collection, measured at Dobbiaco, about 22 km from the city centre.
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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