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Cortina d'Ampezzo vs Castries
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Castries is the warmer of the two — about 37°F on the annual average; Castries is the wetter, with 49 in 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 37°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Castries is the wetter — about 49 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 33 | 38 | 46 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 63 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Castries | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 81 |
| Difference | +47 | +42 | +35 | +28 | +21 | +14 | +11 | +12 | +21 | +30 | +40 | +48 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 33 | 38 | 46 | 53 | 62 | 69 |
| Castries | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 83 |
| Difference | +47 | +42 | +35 | +28 | +21 | +14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 73 | 71 | 63 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Castries | 83 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 81 |
| Difference | +11 | +12 | +21 | +30 | +40 | +48 |
Avg low (°F) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 18 | 20 | 27 | 33 | 41 | 48 | 52 | 51 | 44 | 37 | 29 | 20 |
| Castries | 78 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 79 |
| Difference | +60 | +58 | +51 | +45 | +39 | +32 | +29 | +30 | +38 | +45 | +52 | +59 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 18 | 20 | 27 | 33 | 41 | 48 |
| Castries | 78 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 |
| Difference | +60 | +58 | +51 | +45 | +39 | +32 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 52 | 51 | 44 | 37 | 29 | 20 |
| Castries | 81 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 79 |
| Difference | +29 | +30 | +38 | +45 | +52 | +59 |
Precipitation (in) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.3 | — |
| 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 | +3.6 | +2.2 | +1.5 | +1.8 | +1.6 | +1.5 | +3.7 | +7.4 | +5.9 | +6.8 | +7.3 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 0.9 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 3.8 |
| Castries | 4.5 | 3 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| Difference | +3.6 | +2.2 | +1.5 | +1.8 | +1.6 | +1.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortina d'Ampezzo | 4.8 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 2.3 | — |
| Castries | 8.5 | 11.5 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 5.9 |
| Difference | +3.7 | +7.4 | +5.9 | +6.8 | +7.3 | — |
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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