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Castries vs Sochi
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Castries is the warmer of the two — about 12°C on the annual average; Castries is the wetter, with 282 mm more rain a year, and Castries the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Castries and Sochi, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Castries: Warm
Sochi: Warm
Winters
Castries has far milder winters
Castries: Stays warm
Sochi: Chilly
Rain & snow
Castries is wetter
Castries: Very wet
Sochi: Very wet
Sky
Castries is far sunnier
Castries: Fairly sunny
Sochi: Often cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 12°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Castries is the wetter — about 282 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 |
| Sochi | 10 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 12 |
| Difference | -17 | -16 | -14 | -10 | -7 | -3 | -1 | — | -4 | -8 | -13 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Sochi | 10 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 25 |
| Difference | -17 | -16 | -14 | -10 | -7 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Sochi | 28 | 29 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 12 |
| Difference | -1 | — | -4 | -8 | -13 | -16 |
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 |
| Sochi | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| Difference | -22 | -22 | -20 | -17 | -13 | -10 | -7 | -7 | -11 | -15 | -19 | -21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Sochi | 4 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 17 |
| Difference | -22 | -22 | -20 | -17 | -13 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Sochi | 20 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 8 | 5 |
| Difference | -7 | -7 | -11 | -15 | -19 | -21 |
Precipitation (mm) Varies through 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 |
| Sochi | 176 | 131 | 135 | 112 | 107 | 98 | 120 | 107 | 145 | 185 | 180 | 184 |
| Difference | +62 | +56 | +69 | +22 | -6 | -36 | -96 | -184 | -79 | -62 | -63 | +34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 113 | 76 | 66 | 90 | 114 | 134 |
| Sochi | 176 | 131 | 135 | 112 | 107 | 98 |
| Difference | +62 | +56 | +69 | +22 | -6 | -36 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 216 | 291 | 224 | 246 | 243 | 149 |
| Sochi | 120 | 107 | 145 | 185 | 180 | 184 |
| Difference | -96 | -184 | -79 | -62 | -63 | +34 |
Cloud cover (%) Sochi 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 |
| Sochi | 83 | 81 | 82 | 77 | 70 | 60 | 51 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 70 | 80 |
| Difference | +44 | +43 | +40 | +28 | +18 | +2 | +1 | +4 | +7 | +14 | +24 | +39 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 |
| Sochi | 83 | 81 | 82 | 77 | 70 | 60 |
| Difference | +44 | +43 | +40 | +28 | +18 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Sochi | 51 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 70 | 80 |
| Difference | +1 | +4 | +7 | +14 | +24 | +39 |
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 |
| Sochi | 83 | 81 | 79 | 75 | 74 | 75 | 72 | 70 | 70 | 73 | 76 | 81 |
| Difference | +7 | +6 | +4 | -1 | -3 | -4 | -7 | -9 | -9 | -6 | -3 | +4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 |
| Sochi | 83 | 81 | 79 | 75 | 74 | 75 |
| Difference | +7 | +6 | +4 | -1 | -3 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Sochi | 72 | 70 | 70 | 73 | 76 | 81 |
| Difference | -7 | -9 | -9 | -6 | -3 | +4 |
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 → · Sochi 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.
Sochi
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Sotchi, a weather station, about 4 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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