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Castries vs Manchester
Comparing Castries change · Manchester change
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 19°C on the annual average; Castries is the wetter, with 885 mm more rain a year, and Castries the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Castries and Manchester, in everyday terms.
Summers
Castries has far hotter summers
Castries: Warm
Manchester: Mild
Winters
Castries has far milder winters
Castries: Stays warm
Manchester: Chilly
Rain & snow
Castries is wetter
Castries: Very wet
Manchester: Wet
Sky
Castries is far sunnier
Castries: Fairly sunny
Manchester: Often grey
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 19°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Castries is the wetter — about 885 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 |
| Manchester | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 6 |
| Difference | -21 | -21 | -19 | -16 | -14 | -11 | -9 | -10 | -13 | -16 | -20 | -21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Manchester | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 |
| Difference | -21 | -21 | -19 | -16 | -14 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Manchester | 19 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 6 |
| Difference | -9 | -10 | -13 | -16 | -20 | -21 |
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 |
| Manchester | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Difference | -24 | -24 | -23 | -23 | -21 | -18 | -16 | -17 | -19 | -21 | -24 | -25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Manchester | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Difference | -24 | -24 | -23 | -23 | -21 | -18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Manchester | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 1 |
| Difference | -16 | -17 | -19 | -21 | -24 | -25 |
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 |
| Manchester | 106 | 93 | 76 | 60 | 72 | 76 | 103 | 95 | 79 | 98 | 105 | 114 |
| Difference | -8 | +17 | +10 | -29 | -41 | -58 | -114 | -196 | -145 | -148 | -138 | -35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 113 | 76 | 66 | 90 | 114 | 134 |
| Manchester | 106 | 93 | 76 | 60 | 72 | 76 |
| Difference | -8 | +17 | +10 | -29 | -41 | -58 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 216 | 291 | 224 | 246 | 243 | 149 |
| Manchester | 103 | 95 | 79 | 98 | 105 | 114 |
| Difference | -114 | -196 | -145 | -148 | -138 | -35 |
Cloud cover (%) Manchester 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 |
| Manchester | 74 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 77 | 74 | 75 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 71 |
| Difference | +35 | +35 | +33 | +25 | +21 | +19 | +24 | +28 | +22 | +22 | +27 | +30 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 |
| Manchester | 74 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 73 | 77 |
| Difference | +35 | +35 | +33 | +25 | +21 | +19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Manchester | 74 | 75 | 73 | 74 | 73 | 71 |
| Difference | +24 | +28 | +22 | +22 | +27 | +30 |
Relative humidity (%) Manchester 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 |
| Manchester | 96 | 94 | 91 | 87 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 86 | 88 | 92 | 95 | 96 |
| Difference | +20 | +20 | +16 | +11 | +6 | +5 | +6 | +7 | +10 | +13 | +16 | +20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 |
| Manchester | 96 | 94 | 91 | 87 | 84 | 84 |
| Difference | +20 | +20 | +16 | +11 | +6 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Manchester | 84 | 86 | 88 | 92 | 95 | 96 |
| Difference | +6 | +7 | +10 | +13 | +16 | +20 |
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 → · Manchester 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.
Manchester
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Bingley No.2, a weather station, about 45 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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