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Castries vs Bar Harbor
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Castries is the warmer of the two — about 19°C on the annual average; Castries is the wetter, with 561 mm more rain a year, and Castries the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Castries and Bar Harbor, in everyday terms.
Summers
Castries has hotter summers
Castries: Warm
Bar Harbor: Warm
Winters
Castries has far milder winters
Castries: Stays warm
Bar Harbor: Very cold
Rain & snow
Castries is wetter
Castries: Very wet
Bar Harbor: Wet
Sky
Castries is sunnier
Castries: Fairly sunny
Bar Harbor: Often cloudy
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 561 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 |
| Bar Harbor | -0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 3 |
| Difference | -27 | -25 | -21 | -16 | -10 | -5 | -2 | -3 | -8 | -14 | -19 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Bar Harbor | -0 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 23 |
| Difference | -27 | -25 | -21 | -16 | -10 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Bar Harbor | 26 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 9 | 3 |
| Difference | -2 | -3 | -8 | -14 | -19 | -24 |
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 |
| Bar Harbor | -10 | -9 | -4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 5 | -0 | -6 |
| Difference | -36 | -34 | -30 | -25 | -20 | -16 | -12 | -13 | -17 | -23 | -27 | -32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Bar Harbor | -10 | -9 | -4 | 1 | 6 | 12 |
| Difference | -36 | -34 | -30 | -25 | -20 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Bar Harbor | 15 | 15 | 11 | 5 | -0 | -6 |
| Difference | -12 | -13 | -17 | -23 | -27 | -32 |
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 |
| Bar Harbor | 117 | 96 | 133 | 119 | 115 | 110 | 83 | 81 | 115 | 147 | 146 | 139 |
| Difference | +3 | +21 | +66 | +29 | +1 | -24 | -134 | -210 | -109 | -99 | -96 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 113 | 76 | 66 | 90 | 114 | 134 |
| Bar Harbor | 117 | 96 | 133 | 119 | 115 | 110 |
| Difference | +3 | +21 | +66 | +29 | +1 | -24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 216 | 291 | 224 | 246 | 243 | 149 |
| Bar Harbor | 83 | 81 | 115 | 147 | 146 | 139 |
| Difference | -134 | -210 | -109 | -99 | -96 | -11 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bar Harbor | 44 | 29 | 36 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 31 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bar Harbor | 44 | 29 | 36 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bar Harbor | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 31 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Bar Harbor 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 |
| Bar Harbor | 70 | 67 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 67 | 62 | 57 | 57 | 62 | 67 | 70 |
| Difference | +32 | +28 | +23 | +17 | +16 | +8 | +12 | +11 | +6 | +11 | +21 | +29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 |
| Bar Harbor | 70 | 67 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 67 |
| Difference | +32 | +28 | +23 | +17 | +16 | +8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Bar Harbor | 62 | 57 | 57 | 62 | 67 | 70 |
| Difference | +12 | +11 | +6 | +11 | +21 | +29 |
Relative humidity (%) Bar Harbor 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 |
| Bar Harbor | 90 | 88 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 84 | 88 |
| Difference | +14 | +13 | +8 | +6 | +6 | +6 | +6 | +4 | +4 | +3 | +5 | +11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 |
| Bar Harbor | 90 | 88 | 83 | 82 | 83 | 85 |
| Difference | +14 | +13 | +8 | +6 | +6 | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Bar Harbor | 85 | 83 | 83 | 82 | 84 | 88 |
| Difference | +6 | +4 | +4 | +3 | +5 | +11 |
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 → · Bar Harbor 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.
Bar Harbor
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 23 years of daily observations at Acadia NP, 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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