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Taormina vs Castries
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Castries is the warmer of the two — about 15°F on the annual average; Castries is the wetter, with 66 in more rain a year, and Castries the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Taormina and Castries, in everyday terms.
Summers
Taormina has hotter summers
Taormina: Hot
Castries: Warm
Winters
Castries has far milder winters
Taormina: Cool
Castries: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Castries is much wetter
Taormina: Fairly dry
Castries: Very wet
Sky
Castries is sunnier
Taormina: Partly cloudy
Castries: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 15°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Castries is the wetter — about 66 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Castries has the clearer skies — the higher line.
Exact monthly numbers
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Avg high (°F) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 59 | 60 | 63 | 68 | 75 | 84 | 89 | 90 | 83 | 76 | 69 | 62 |
| Castries | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 81 |
| Difference | +21 | +20 | +17 | +14 | +7 | -1 | -6 | -6 | +1 | +7 | +14 | +19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 59 | 60 | 63 | 68 | 75 | 84 |
| Castries | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 83 |
| Difference | +21 | +20 | +17 | +14 | +7 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 89 | 90 | 83 | 76 | 69 | 62 |
| Castries | 83 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 81 |
| Difference | -6 | -6 | +1 | +7 | +14 | +19 |
Avg low (°F) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 48 | 48 | 50 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 74 | 75 | 69 | 63 | 56 | 51 |
| Castries | 78 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 79 |
| Difference | +30 | +30 | +28 | +24 | +19 | +12 | +7 | +7 | +13 | +19 | +24 | +29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 48 | 48 | 50 | 54 | 61 | 69 |
| Castries | 78 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 |
| Difference | +30 | +30 | +28 | +24 | +19 | +12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 74 | 75 | 69 | 63 | 56 | 51 |
| Castries | 81 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 79 |
| Difference | +7 | +7 | +13 | +19 | +24 | +29 |
Precipitation (in) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.2 |
| 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 | +2.8 | +1.5 | +1.6 | +3 | +4.2 | +5.2 | +8.3 | +11.2 | +7.8 | +8.4 | +8.3 | +3.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.1 |
| Castries | 4.5 | 3 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| Difference | +2.8 | +1.5 | +1.6 | +3 | +4.2 | +5.2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.2 |
| Castries | 8.5 | 11.5 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 5.9 |
| Difference | +8.3 | +11.2 | +7.8 | +8.4 | +8.3 | +3.6 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 66 | 67 | 62 | 61 | 52 | 40 | 28 | 30 | 49 | 56 | 65 | 68 |
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | -28 | -28 | -20 | -12 | — | +19 | +22 | +16 | +1 | -5 | -19 | -28 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 66 | 67 | 62 | 61 | 52 | 40 |
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 |
| Difference | -28 | -28 | -20 | -12 | — | +19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 28 | 30 | 49 | 56 | 65 | 68 |
| Castries | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | +22 | +16 | +1 | -5 | -19 | -28 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 78 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 71 | 65 | 62 | 61 | 67 | 73 | 76 | 77 |
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | -2 | -3 | -2 | — | +6 | +13 | +17 | +18 | +12 | +7 | +3 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 78 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 71 | 65 |
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 |
| Difference | -2 | -3 | -2 | — | +6 | +13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taormina | 62 | 61 | 67 | 73 | 76 | 77 |
| Castries | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | +17 | +18 | +12 | +7 | +3 | — |
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. Taormina trends → · Castries trends →
Methodology & sources
Taormina
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Reggio Calabria, a weather station, about 40 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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