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Castries vs Lake Placid
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Castries is the warmer of the two — about 22°C on the annual average; Castries is the wetter, with 852 mm more rain a year, and Castries the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Castries and Lake Placid, in everyday terms.
Summers
Castries has hotter summers
Castries: Warm
Lake Placid: Mild
Winters
Castries has far milder winters
Castries: Stays warm
Lake Placid: Very cold
Rain & snow
Castries is wetter
Castries: Very wet
Lake Placid: Wet
Sky
Castries is sunnier
Castries: Fairly sunny
Lake Placid: Often cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 22°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Castries is the wetter — about 852 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 |
| Lake Placid | -3 | -1 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| Difference | -30 | -27 | -23 | -16 | -10 | -5 | -3 | -4 | -8 | -15 | -22 | -27 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Lake Placid | -3 | -1 | 4 | 11 | 19 | 23 |
| Difference | -30 | -27 | -23 | -16 | -10 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Lake Placid | 25 | 24 | 20 | 13 | 6 | 0 |
| Difference | -3 | -4 | -8 | -15 | -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 |
| Lake Placid | -14 | -13 | -9 | -2 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | -4 | -10 |
| Difference | -40 | -39 | -34 | -28 | -22 | -17 | -15 | -16 | -21 | -26 | -31 | -37 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Lake Placid | -14 | -13 | -9 | -2 | 4 | 10 |
| Difference | -40 | -39 | -34 | -28 | -22 | -17 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Lake Placid | 12 | 11 | 7 | 2 | -4 | -10 |
| Difference | -15 | -16 | -21 | -26 | -31 | -37 |
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 |
| Lake Placid | 79 | 56 | 74 | 86 | 99 | 117 | 114 | 103 | 100 | 109 | 88 | 84 |
| Difference | -34 | -20 | +7 | -3 | -14 | -16 | -102 | -188 | -124 | -138 | -155 | -65 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 113 | 76 | 66 | 90 | 114 | 134 |
| Lake Placid | 79 | 56 | 74 | 86 | 99 | 117 |
| Difference | -34 | -20 | +7 | -3 | -14 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 216 | 291 | 224 | 246 | 243 | 149 |
| Lake Placid | 114 | 103 | 100 | 109 | 88 | 84 |
| Difference | -102 | -188 | -124 | -138 | -155 | -65 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lake Placid | 57 | 53 | 49 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 57 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lake Placid | 57 | 53 | 49 | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lake Placid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 27 | 57 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Lake Placid 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 |
| Lake Placid | 71 | 69 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 66 | 61 | 59 | 58 | 69 | 72 | 73 |
| Difference | +33 | +30 | +24 | +18 | +16 | +7 | +11 | +13 | +7 | +18 | +26 | +32 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 |
| Lake Placid | 71 | 69 | 66 | 67 | 68 | 66 |
| Difference | +33 | +30 | +24 | +18 | +16 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Lake Placid | 61 | 59 | 58 | 69 | 72 | 73 |
| Difference | +11 | +13 | +7 | +18 | +26 | +32 |
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 |
| Lake Placid | 93 | 92 | 86 | 78 | 76 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 80 | 85 | 91 |
| Difference | +17 | +17 | +11 | +2 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -2 | +1 | +6 | +14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 |
| Lake Placid | 93 | 92 | 86 | 78 | 76 | 77 |
| Difference | +17 | +17 | +11 | +2 | -1 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Lake Placid | 77 | 76 | 76 | 80 | 85 | 91 |
| Difference | -2 | -3 | -2 | +1 | +6 | +14 |
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 → · Lake Placid 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.
Lake Placid
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Lake Placid 2 S, a weather station, about 3 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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