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Castries vs Rotorua
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Castries is the warmer of the two — about 28°F on the annual average; Castries is the wetter, with 45 in more rain a year, and Castries the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Castries and Rotorua, in everyday terms.
Summers
Castries has much hotter summers
Castries: Warm
Rotorua: Mild
Winters
Castries has far milder winters
Castries: Stays warm
Rotorua: Chilly
Rain & snow
Castries is much wetter
Castries: Very wet
Rotorua: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Castries is far sunnier
Castries: Fairly sunny
Rotorua: Often cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 28°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Castries is the wetter — about 45 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 |
| Rotorua | 73 | 73 | 69 | 63 | 58 | 53 | 52 | 53 | 57 | 61 | 65 | 69 |
| Difference | -7 | -7 | -11 | -18 | -25 | -30 | -32 | -30 | -27 | -23 | -18 | -12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 83 |
| Rotorua | 73 | 73 | 69 | 63 | 58 | 53 |
| Difference | -7 | -7 | -11 | -18 | -25 | -30 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 83 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 81 |
| Rotorua | 52 | 53 | 57 | 61 | 65 | 69 |
| Difference | -32 | -30 | -27 | -23 | -18 | -12 |
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 |
| Rotorua | 52 | 53 | 49 | 44 | 41 | 38 | 36 | 37 | 40 | 43 | 45 | 50 |
| Difference | -26 | -25 | -29 | -35 | -39 | -43 | -45 | -45 | -42 | -39 | -35 | -29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 78 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 |
| Rotorua | 52 | 53 | 49 | 44 | 41 | 38 |
| Difference | -26 | -25 | -29 | -35 | -39 | -43 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 81 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 79 |
| Rotorua | 36 | 37 | 40 | 43 | 45 | 50 |
| Difference | -45 | -45 | -42 | -39 | -35 | -29 |
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 |
| Rotorua | 2.5 | 2 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3 |
| Difference | -2 | -1 | -0.4 | -1 | -1.5 | -2 | -5.2 | -8.5 | -6.2 | -7.1 | -7.3 | -2.8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 4.5 | 3 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| Rotorua | 2.5 | 2 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3 | 3.2 |
| Difference | -2 | -1 | -0.4 | -1 | -1.5 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 8.5 | 11.5 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 5.9 |
| Rotorua | 3.3 | 3 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3 |
| Difference | -5.2 | -8.5 | -6.2 | -7.1 | -7.3 | -2.8 |
Cloud cover (%) Rotorua 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 |
| Rotorua | 69 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 76 |
| Difference | +30 | +31 | +26 | +18 | +13 | +7 | +18 | +23 | +21 | +22 | +28 | +35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 |
| Rotorua | 69 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 66 |
| Difference | +30 | +31 | +26 | +18 | +13 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Rotorua | 68 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 75 | 76 |
| Difference | +18 | +23 | +21 | +22 | +28 | +35 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through 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 |
| Rotorua | 69 | 70 | 74 | 82 | 87 | 91 | 91 | 88 | 86 | 82 | 76 | 74 |
| Difference | -7 | -4 | -1 | +6 | +10 | +12 | +12 | +10 | +7 | +2 | -3 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 |
| Rotorua | 69 | 70 | 74 | 82 | 87 | 91 |
| Difference | -7 | -4 | -1 | +6 | +10 | +12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Rotorua | 91 | 88 | 86 | 82 | 76 | 74 |
| Difference | +12 | +10 | +7 | +2 | -3 | -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. Castries trends → · Rotorua 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.
Rotorua
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 24 years of daily observations at Taupo Aws, a weather station, about 68 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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