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Castries vs Marrakesh
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Castries is the warmer of the two — about 7°C on the annual average; Castries is the wetter, with 1744 mm more rain a year, and Marrakesh the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Castries and Marrakesh, in everyday terms.
Summers
Marrakesh has far hotter summers
Castries: Warm
Marrakesh: Very hot
Winters
Castries has far milder winters
Castries: Stays warm
Marrakesh: Cool
Rain & snow
Castries is much wetter
Castries: Very wet
Marrakesh: Very dry
Sky
Marrakesh is sunnier
Castries: Fairly sunny
Marrakesh: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 7°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Castries is the wetter — about 1744 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Marrakesh 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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Marrakesh | 19 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 34 | 38 | 37 | 33 | 29 | 23 | 20 |
| Difference | -8 | -6 | -3 | -2 | +1 | +5 | +9 | +9 | +4 | — | -5 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Marrakesh | 19 | 21 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 34 |
| Difference | -8 | -6 | -3 | -2 | +1 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Marrakesh | 38 | 37 | 33 | 29 | 23 | 20 |
| Difference | +9 | +9 | +4 | — | -5 | -7 |
Avg low (°C) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Marrakesh | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 7 |
| Difference | -20 | -18 | -15 | -14 | -12 | -9 | -7 | -6 | -9 | -12 | -16 | -19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Marrakesh | 6 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 18 |
| Difference | -20 | -18 | -15 | -14 | -12 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Marrakesh | 21 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 7 |
| Difference | -7 | -6 | -9 | -12 | -16 | -19 |
Precipitation (mm) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 113 | 76 | 66 | 90 | 114 | 134 | 216 | 291 | 224 | 246 | 243 | 149 |
| Marrakesh | 24 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 28 | 23 |
| Difference | -89 | -49 | -40 | -59 | -103 | -131 | -208 | -286 | -209 | -229 | -214 | -126 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 113 | 76 | 66 | 90 | 114 | 134 |
| Marrakesh | 24 | 27 | 26 | 31 | 10 | 3 |
| Difference | -89 | -49 | -40 | -59 | -103 | -131 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 216 | 291 | 224 | 246 | 243 | 149 |
| Marrakesh | 9 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 28 | 23 |
| Difference | -208 | -286 | -209 | -229 | -214 | -126 |
Cloud cover (%) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Marrakesh | 37 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 22 | 20 | 26 | 30 | 37 | 36 | 37 |
| Difference | -2 | — | -2 | -10 | -16 | -37 | -29 | -21 | -21 | -14 | -11 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 |
| Marrakesh | 37 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 36 | 22 |
| Difference | -2 | — | -2 | -10 | -16 | -37 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Marrakesh | 20 | 26 | 30 | 37 | 36 | 37 |
| Difference | -29 | -21 | -21 | -14 | -11 | -3 |
Relative humidity (%) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Marrakesh | 59 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 50 | 43 | 32 | 34 | 45 | 50 | 54 | 59 |
| Difference | -17 | -16 | -19 | -20 | -27 | -36 | -46 | -45 | -34 | -30 | -25 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 |
| Marrakesh | 59 | 58 | 56 | 56 | 50 | 43 |
| Difference | -17 | -16 | -19 | -20 | -27 | -36 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Marrakesh | 32 | 34 | 45 | 50 | 54 | 59 |
| Difference | -46 | -45 | -34 | -30 | -25 | -18 |
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. Castries trends → · Marrakesh trends →
Methodology & sources
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.
Marrakesh
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Menara, a weather station, about 5 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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