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Castries vs Lillehammer
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Castries is the warmer of the two — about 39°F on the annual average; Castries is the wetter, with 58 in more rain a year, and Castries the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Castries and Lillehammer, in everyday terms.
Summers
Castries has much hotter summers
Castries: Warm
Lillehammer: Mild
Winters
Castries has far milder winters
Castries: Stays warm
Lillehammer: Very cold
Rain & snow
Castries is much wetter
Castries: Very wet
Lillehammer: Fairly dry
Sky
Castries is far sunnier
Castries: Fairly sunny
Lillehammer: Often cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 39°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Castries is the wetter — about 58 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 81 |
| Lillehammer | 27 | 31 | 41 | 52 | 62 | 69 | 73 | 69 | 61 | 48 | 38 | 29 |
| Difference | -54 | -49 | -39 | -30 | -21 | -14 | -10 | -15 | -23 | -35 | -45 | -52 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 83 |
| Lillehammer | 27 | 31 | 41 | 52 | 62 | 69 |
| Difference | -54 | -49 | -39 | -30 | -21 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 83 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 81 |
| Lillehammer | 73 | 69 | 61 | 48 | 38 | 29 |
| Difference | -10 | -15 | -23 | -35 | -45 | -52 |
Avg low (°F) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 78 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 79 |
| Lillehammer | 15 | 17 | 24 | 32 | 42 | 50 | 54 | 51 | 44 | 35 | 28 | 19 |
| Difference | -63 | -60 | -54 | -47 | -38 | -31 | -27 | -30 | -38 | -46 | -53 | -61 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 78 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 |
| Lillehammer | 15 | 17 | 24 | 32 | 42 | 50 |
| Difference | -63 | -60 | -54 | -47 | -38 | -31 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 81 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 79 |
| Lillehammer | 54 | 51 | 44 | 35 | 28 | 19 |
| Difference | -27 | -30 | -38 | -46 | -53 | -61 |
Precipitation (in) Castries runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 4.5 | 3 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 8.5 | 11.5 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 5.9 |
| Lillehammer | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1 |
| Difference | -3.7 | -2.3 | -2.1 | -2.7 | -2.3 | -3.1 | -5.8 | -8.6 | -6.6 | -7.9 | -8.2 | -4.9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 4.5 | 3 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| Lillehammer | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
| Difference | -3.7 | -2.3 | -2.1 | -2.7 | -2.3 | -3.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 8.5 | 11.5 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 5.9 |
| Lillehammer | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1 |
| Difference | -5.8 | -8.6 | -6.6 | -7.9 | -8.2 | -4.9 |
Cloud cover (%) Lillehammer 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 |
| Lillehammer | 74 | 70 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 69 | 70 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 72 |
| Difference | +35 | +31 | +22 | +16 | +14 | +11 | +20 | +22 | +18 | +20 | +26 | +31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 |
| Lillehammer | 74 | 70 | 64 | 65 | 66 | 69 |
| Difference | +35 | +31 | +22 | +16 | +14 | +11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Lillehammer | 70 | 69 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 72 |
| Difference | +20 | +22 | +18 | +20 | +26 | +31 |
Relative humidity (%) Lillehammer 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 |
| Lillehammer | 98 | 99 | 97 | 88 | 79 | 78 | 81 | 84 | 88 | 94 | 98 | 98 |
| Difference | +23 | +24 | +22 | +12 | +2 | -1 | +2 | +6 | +9 | +15 | +19 | +21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 |
| Lillehammer | 98 | 99 | 97 | 88 | 79 | 78 |
| Difference | +23 | +24 | +22 | +12 | +2 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Lillehammer | 81 | 84 | 88 | 94 | 98 | 98 |
| Difference | +2 | +6 | +9 | +15 | +19 | +21 |
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 → · Lillehammer trends →
Both cities' Köppen climate types are projected to hold steady through 2099 (SSP2-4.5).
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.
Lillehammer
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 12 years of daily observations at Hamar II, a weather station, about 49 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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