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Hakone vs Castries
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Castries is the warmer of the two — about 25°F on the annual average; Hakone is the wetter, with 36 in more rain a year, and Castries the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Hakone and Castries, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Hakone: Warm
Castries: Warm
Winters
Castries has far milder winters
Hakone: Cold
Castries: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Hakone is wetter
Hakone: Very wet
Castries: Very wet
Sky
Castries is sunnier
Hakone: Often cloudy
Castries: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 25°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Hakone is the wetter — about 36 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakone | 46 | 47 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 74 | 81 | 84 | 78 | 69 | 60 | 51 |
| Castries | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 81 |
| Difference | +34 | +32 | +27 | +20 | +13 | +9 | +2 | — | +6 | +15 | +23 | +31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakone | 46 | 47 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 74 |
| Castries | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 83 |
| Difference | +34 | +32 | +27 | +20 | +13 | +9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakone | 81 | 84 | 78 | 69 | 60 | 51 |
| Castries | 83 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 81 |
| Difference | +2 | — | +6 | +15 | +23 | +31 |
Avg low (°F) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakone | 29 | 30 | 35 | 44 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Castries | 78 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 79 |
| Difference | +49 | +48 | +42 | +35 | +27 | +20 | +13 | +12 | +19 | +29 | +38 | +46 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakone | 29 | 30 | 35 | 44 | 53 | 61 |
| Castries | 78 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 |
| Difference | +49 | +48 | +42 | +35 | +27 | +20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakone | 68 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Castries | 81 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 79 |
| Difference | +13 | +12 | +19 | +29 | +38 | +46 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakone | 4.1 | 5.1 | 10 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 11.7 | 14.2 | 9.7 | 14.7 | 12.4 | 7.3 | 4.1 |
| 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 | +0.3 | -2.1 | -7.4 | -6.3 | -5.6 | -6.4 | -5.7 | +1.7 | -5.8 | -2.7 | +2.2 | +1.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakone | 4.1 | 5.1 | 10 | 9.8 | 10.1 | 11.7 |
| Castries | 4.5 | 3 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| Difference | +0.3 | -2.1 | -7.4 | -6.3 | -5.6 | -6.4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakone | 14.2 | 9.7 | 14.7 | 12.4 | 7.3 | 4.1 |
| Castries | 8.5 | 11.5 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 5.9 |
| Difference | -5.7 | +1.7 | -5.8 | -2.7 | +2.2 | +1.8 |
Cloud cover (%) Hakone runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakone | 50 | 55 | 62 | 66 | 72 | 83 | 78 | 69 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 49 |
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | -12 | -16 | -20 | -16 | -20 | -25 | -29 | -22 | -23 | -16 | -9 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakone | 50 | 55 | 62 | 66 | 72 | 83 |
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 |
| Difference | -12 | -16 | -20 | -16 | -20 | -25 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakone | 78 | 69 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 49 |
| Castries | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | -29 | -22 | -23 | -16 | -9 | -8 |
Relative humidity (%) Hakone runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakone | 80 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 81 |
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | -4 | -4 | -3 | -1 | -1 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakone | 80 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 82 |
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 |
| Difference | -4 | -4 | -3 | -1 | -1 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakone | 83 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 81 |
| Castries | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | -5 | -4 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -4 |
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. Hakone trends → · Castries trends →
Methodology & sources
Hakone
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the Japan Meteorological Agency, measured at Gotemba, about 16 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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