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Castries vs Manchester
Comparing Castries change · Manchester change
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 34°F on the annual average; Castries is the wetter, with 35 in 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 34°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Castries is the wetter — about 35 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 |
| Manchester | 42 | 43 | 46 | 52 | 58 | 63 | 66 | 65 | 61 | 54 | 47 | 43 |
| Difference | -38 | -37 | -34 | -30 | -25 | -20 | -17 | -19 | -23 | -30 | -36 | -38 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 83 |
| Manchester | 42 | 43 | 46 | 52 | 58 | 63 |
| Difference | -38 | -37 | -34 | -30 | -25 | -20 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 83 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 81 |
| Manchester | 66 | 65 | 61 | 54 | 47 | 43 |
| Difference | -17 | -19 | -23 | -30 | -36 | -38 |
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 |
| Manchester | 34 | 34 | 35 | 38 | 43 | 48 | 52 | 52 | 48 | 43 | 38 | 35 |
| Difference | -44 | -44 | -42 | -41 | -37 | -33 | -29 | -30 | -34 | -38 | -42 | -45 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 78 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 |
| Manchester | 34 | 34 | 35 | 38 | 43 | 48 |
| Difference | -44 | -44 | -42 | -41 | -37 | -33 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 81 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 79 |
| Manchester | 52 | 52 | 48 | 43 | 38 | 35 |
| Difference | -29 | -30 | -34 | -38 | -42 | -45 |
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 |
| Manchester | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3 | 4 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
| Difference | -0.3 | +0.7 | +0.4 | -1.2 | -1.6 | -2.3 | -4.5 | -7.7 | -5.7 | -5.8 | -5.4 | -1.4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 4.5 | 3 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| Manchester | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 3 |
| Difference | -0.3 | +0.7 | +0.4 | -1.2 | -1.6 | -2.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 8.5 | 11.5 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 5.9 |
| Manchester | 4 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
| Difference | -4.5 | -7.7 | -5.7 | -5.8 | -5.4 | -1.4 |
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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