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Osaka vs Castries
Comparing Osaka change · Castries change
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 10°C on the annual average; Castries is the wetter, with 624 mm more rain a year, and Castries the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Osaka and Castries, in everyday terms.
Summers
Osaka has much hotter summers
Osaka: Hot
Castries: Warm
Winters
Castries has far milder winters
Osaka: Chilly
Castries: Stays warm
Rain & snow
Castries is wetter
Osaka: Wet
Castries: Very wet
Sky
Castries is far sunnier
Osaka: Often cloudy
Castries: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 10°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Castries is the wetter — about 624 mm 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 (°C) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osaka | 10 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 32 | 34 | 30 | 24 | 18 | 12 |
| Castries | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Difference | +17 | +16 | +13 | +8 | +3 | — | -3 | -5 | -1 | +5 | +10 | +15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osaka | 10 | 11 | 14 | 20 | 25 | 28 |
| Castries | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Difference | +17 | +16 | +13 | +8 | +3 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osaka | 32 | 34 | 30 | 24 | 18 | 12 |
| Castries | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Difference | -3 | -5 | -1 | +5 | +10 | +15 |
Avg low (°C) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osaka | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 5 |
| Castries | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Difference | +23 | +22 | +19 | +15 | +11 | +7 | +3 | +2 | +6 | +12 | +17 | +21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osaka | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 20 |
| Castries | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Difference | +23 | +22 | +19 | +15 | +11 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osaka | 25 | 26 | 22 | 16 | 10 | 5 |
| Castries | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Difference | +3 | +2 | +6 | +12 | +17 | +21 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osaka | 47 | 61 | 103 | 102 | 136 | 185 | 174 | 113 | 153 | 136 | 72 | 55 |
| Castries | 113 | 76 | 66 | 90 | 114 | 134 | 216 | 291 | 224 | 246 | 243 | 149 |
| Difference | +66 | +15 | -37 | -12 | -23 | -51 | +42 | +178 | +71 | +110 | +170 | +94 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osaka | 47 | 61 | 103 | 102 | 136 | 185 |
| Castries | 113 | 76 | 66 | 90 | 114 | 134 |
| Difference | +66 | +15 | -37 | -12 | -23 | -51 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osaka | 174 | 113 | 153 | 136 | 72 | 55 |
| Castries | 216 | 291 | 224 | 246 | 243 | 149 |
| Difference | +42 | +178 | +71 | +110 | +170 | +94 |
Cloud cover (%) Osaka runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osaka | 72 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 69 | 80 | 74 | 63 | 70 | 66 | 66 | 69 |
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | -33 | -31 | -25 | -16 | -17 | -22 | -25 | -17 | -19 | -15 | -20 | -29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osaka | 72 | 69 | 67 | 65 | 69 | 80 |
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 |
| Difference | -33 | -31 | -25 | -16 | -17 | -22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osaka | 74 | 63 | 70 | 66 | 66 | 69 |
| Castries | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Difference | -25 | -17 | -19 | -15 | -20 | -29 |
Relative humidity (%) Osaka runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osaka | 84 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 80 | 83 | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 |
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | -8 | -7 | -5 | -2 | -2 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osaka | 84 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 80 | 83 |
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 |
| Difference | -8 | -7 | -5 | -2 | -2 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osaka | 85 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 |
| Castries | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | -6 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -7 |
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. Osaka trends → · Castries trends →
Methodology & sources
Osaka
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from the Japan Meteorological Agency, measured at Osaka, about 2 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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