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Castries vs Lima
Comparing Castries change · Lima change
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 8°C on the annual average; Castries is the wetter, with 1959 mm more rain a year, and Castries the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Castries and Lima, in everyday terms.
Summers
Castries has hotter summers
Castries: Warm
Lima: Warm
Winters
Castries has far milder winters
Castries: Stays warm
Lima: Mild
Rain & snow
Castries is much wetter
Castries: Very wet
Lima: Very dry
Sky
Castries is sunnier
Castries: Fairly sunny
Lima: Often cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 8°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Castries is the wetter — about 1959 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Lima | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
| Difference | — | +1 | — | -1 | -3 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Lima | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 |
| Difference | — | +1 | — | -1 | -3 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Lima | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
| Difference | -7 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -2 |
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 |
| Lima | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Difference | -8 | -7 | -7 | -9 | -12 | -14 | -15 | -16 | -15 | -14 | -13 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Lima | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 13 |
| Difference | -8 | -7 | -7 | -9 | -12 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Lima | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Difference | -15 | -16 | -15 | -14 | -13 | -11 |
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 |
| Lima | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Difference | -113 | -75 | -66 | -90 | -114 | -133 | -216 | -291 | -224 | -246 | -243 | -149 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 113 | 76 | 66 | 90 | 114 | 134 |
| Lima | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Difference | -113 | -75 | -66 | -90 | -114 | -133 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 216 | 291 | 224 | 246 | 243 | 149 |
| Lima | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Difference | -216 | -291 | -224 | -246 | -243 | -149 |
Cloud cover (%) Lima 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 |
| Lima | 82 | 85 | 83 | 69 | 54 | 47 | 46 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 70 | 79 |
| Difference | +44 | +46 | +42 | +20 | +2 | -12 | -4 | +1 | +7 | +17 | +24 | +39 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 |
| Lima | 82 | 85 | 83 | 69 | 54 | 47 |
| Difference | +44 | +46 | +42 | +20 | +2 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Lima | 46 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 70 | 79 |
| Difference | -4 | +1 | +7 | +17 | +24 | +39 |
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 |
| Lima | 76 | 76 | 75 | 71 | 68 | 66 | 65 | 62 | 62 | 64 | 67 | 72 |
| Difference | — | +1 | — | -5 | -9 | -12 | -14 | -17 | -16 | -15 | -12 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 |
| Lima | 76 | 76 | 75 | 71 | 68 | 66 |
| Difference | — | +1 | — | -5 | -9 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Lima | 65 | 62 | 62 | 64 | 67 | 72 |
| Difference | -14 | -17 | -16 | -15 | -12 | -5 |
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 → · Lima 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.
Lima
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from SENAMHI, Peru's national weather service, measured at Ñaña, about 21 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.
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