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Castries vs Gardiner
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Castries is the warmer of the two — about 19°C on the annual average; Castries is the wetter, with 1723 mm more rain a year, and Castries the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Castries and Gardiner, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Castries: Warm
Gardiner: Warm
Winters
Castries has far milder winters
Castries: Stays warm
Gardiner: Very cold
Rain & snow
Castries is much wetter
Castries: Very wet
Gardiner: Very dry
Sky
Castries is sunnier
Castries: Fairly sunny
Gardiner: 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 1723 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 |
| Gardiner | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 25 | 31 | 30 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 1 |
| Difference | -26 | -24 | -18 | -14 | -9 | -3 | +2 | +1 | -5 | -14 | -22 | -27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Gardiner | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 25 |
| Difference | -26 | -24 | -18 | -14 | -9 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Gardiner | 31 | 30 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 1 |
| Difference | +2 | +1 | -5 | -14 | -22 | -27 |
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 |
| Gardiner | -8 | -8 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 1 | -5 | -8 |
| Difference | -34 | -33 | -29 | -26 | -23 | -19 | -15 | -17 | -21 | -26 | -32 | -35 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Gardiner | -8 | -8 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| Difference | -34 | -33 | -29 | -26 | -23 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Gardiner | 12 | 11 | 7 | 1 | -5 | -8 |
| Difference | -15 | -17 | -21 | -26 | -32 | -35 |
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 |
| Gardiner | 12 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 32 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -102 | -63 | -47 | -74 | -80 | -101 | -195 | -274 | -204 | -223 | -223 | -137 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 113 | 76 | 66 | 90 | 114 | 134 |
| Gardiner | 12 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 32 |
| Difference | -102 | -63 | -47 | -74 | -80 | -101 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 216 | 291 | 224 | 246 | 243 | 149 |
| Gardiner | 21 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -195 | -274 | -204 | -223 | -223 | -137 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gardiner | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gardiner | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Gardiner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Gardiner 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 |
| Gardiner | 69 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 71 | 61 | 45 | 47 | 52 | 64 | 69 | 69 |
| Difference | +30 | +30 | +30 | +24 | +19 | +3 | -4 | +1 | +1 | +13 | +23 | +29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 |
| Gardiner | 69 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 71 | 61 |
| Difference | +30 | +30 | +30 | +24 | +19 | +3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Gardiner | 45 | 47 | 52 | 64 | 69 | 69 |
| Difference | -4 | +1 | +1 | +13 | +23 | +29 |
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 |
| Gardiner | 98 | 98 | 97 | 86 | 75 | 70 | 62 | 57 | 61 | 73 | 90 | 98 |
| Difference | +23 | +24 | +22 | +10 | -3 | -8 | -17 | -22 | -18 | -6 | +10 | +21 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 |
| Gardiner | 98 | 98 | 97 | 86 | 75 | 70 |
| Difference | +23 | +24 | +22 | +10 | -3 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Gardiner | 62 | 57 | 61 | 73 | 90 | 98 |
| Difference | -17 | -22 | -18 | -6 | +10 | +21 |
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 → · Gardiner 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.
Gardiner
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Gardiner, a weather station, inside the city. 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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