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Castries vs Funchal
Comparing Castries change · Funchal change
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 7°C on the annual average; Castries is the wetter, with 1751 mm more rain a year, and Castries the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Castries and Funchal, in everyday terms.
Summers
Castries has hotter summers
Castries: Warm
Funchal: Warm
Winters
Castries has much milder winters
Castries: Stays warm
Funchal: Mild
Rain & snow
Castries is much wetter
Castries: Very wet
Funchal: Very dry
Sky
Castries is sunnier
Castries: Fairly sunny
Funchal: Partly cloudy
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 1751 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 |
| Funchal | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 21 |
| Difference | -7 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -5 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Funchal | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 24 |
| Difference | -7 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Funchal | 26 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 21 |
| Difference | -3 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -5 | -6 |
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 |
| Funchal | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
| Difference | -11 | -11 | -11 | -11 | -10 | -9 | -7 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -10 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Funchal | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 |
| Difference | -11 | -11 | -11 | -11 | -10 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Funchal | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 |
| Difference | -7 | -7 | -7 | -8 | -10 | -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 |
| Funchal | 28 | 30 | 47 | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 21 | 60 | — | 15 |
| Difference | -85 | -46 | -19 | — | -108 | -133 | -216 | -289 | -203 | -186 | — | -135 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 113 | 76 | 66 | 90 | 114 | 134 |
| Funchal | 28 | 30 | 47 | — | 6 | 0 |
| Difference | -85 | -46 | -19 | — | -108 | -133 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 216 | 291 | 224 | 246 | 243 | 149 |
| Funchal | 0 | 3 | 21 | 60 | — | 15 |
| Difference | -216 | -289 | -203 | -186 | — | -135 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through 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 |
| Funchal | 61 | 60 | 59 | 56 | 53 | 49 | 46 | 41 | 44 | 52 | 58 | 60 |
| Difference | +23 | +21 | +17 | +7 | +1 | -9 | -3 | -5 | -7 | +1 | +12 | +19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 |
| Funchal | 61 | 60 | 59 | 56 | 53 | 49 |
| Difference | +23 | +21 | +17 | +7 | +1 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Funchal | 46 | 41 | 44 | 52 | 58 | 60 |
| Difference | -3 | -5 | -7 | +1 | +12 | +19 |
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 |
| Funchal | 77 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 75 | 77 | 77 | 78 |
| Difference | +2 | +3 | +4 | +1 | — | -1 | — | -1 | -3 | -3 | -2 | +1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 |
| Funchal | 77 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 78 |
| Difference | +2 | +3 | +4 | +1 | — | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Funchal | 79 | 78 | 75 | 77 | 77 | 78 |
| Difference | — | -1 | -3 | -3 | -2 | +1 |
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 → · Funchal trends →
Funchal from BSh to Csa.
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.
Funchal
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 16 years of daily observations at Funchal, 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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