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Castries vs Los Angeles
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Castries is the warmer of the two — about 17°F on the annual average; Castries is the wetter, with 65 in more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Castries and Los Angeles, in everyday terms.
Summers
Castries has hotter summers
Castries: Warm
Los Angeles: Warm
Winters
Castries has far milder winters
Castries: Stays warm
Los Angeles: Cool
Rain & snow
Castries is much wetter
Castries: Very wet
Los Angeles: Fairly dry
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Castries: Fairly sunny
Los Angeles: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 17°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Castries is the wetter — about 65 in more across the year.
Clear skies
The two cities see a similar amount of sun.
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 |
| Los Angeles | 67 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 71 | 73 | 77 | 79 | 79 | 76 | 72 | 66 |
| Difference | -13 | -13 | -13 | -12 | -12 | -10 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -7 | -11 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 83 |
| Los Angeles | 67 | 67 | 68 | 70 | 71 | 73 |
| Difference | -13 | -13 | -13 | -12 | -12 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 83 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 81 |
| Los Angeles | 77 | 79 | 79 | 76 | 72 | 66 |
| Difference | -6 | -5 | -5 | -7 | -11 | -15 |
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 |
| Los Angeles | 49 | 51 | 53 | 55 | 58 | 62 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 60 | 54 | 49 |
| Difference | -29 | -27 | -25 | -24 | -22 | -19 | -16 | -16 | -18 | -21 | -27 | -31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 78 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 |
| Los Angeles | 49 | 51 | 53 | 55 | 58 | 62 |
| Difference | -29 | -27 | -25 | -24 | -22 | -19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 81 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 79 |
| Los Angeles | 65 | 65 | 65 | 60 | 54 | 49 |
| Difference | -16 | -16 | -18 | -21 | -27 | -31 |
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 |
| Los Angeles | 2.7 | 3 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
| Difference | -1.8 | — | -0.9 | -2.9 | -4.2 | -5.3 | -8.5 | -11.5 | -8.7 | -9.2 | -8.8 | -3.7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 4.5 | 3 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| Los Angeles | 2.7 | 3 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0 |
| Difference | -1.8 | — | -0.9 | -2.9 | -4.2 | -5.3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 8.5 | 11.5 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 5.9 |
| Los Angeles | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.2 |
| Difference | -8.5 | -11.5 | -8.7 | -9.2 | -8.8 | -3.7 |
Cloud cover (%) Varies through 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 |
| Los Angeles | 53 | 54 | 54 | 48 | 55 | 62 | 60 | 51 | 48 | 48 | 44 | 48 |
| Difference | +14 | +16 | +12 | -1 | +3 | +3 | +10 | +5 | -3 | -4 | -3 | +7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 |
| Los Angeles | 53 | 54 | 54 | 48 | 55 | 62 |
| Difference | +14 | +16 | +12 | -1 | +3 | +3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Los Angeles | 60 | 51 | 48 | 48 | 44 | 48 |
| Difference | +10 | +5 | -3 | -4 | -3 | +7 |
Relative humidity (%) Castries 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 |
| Los Angeles | 61 | 65 | 66 | 63 | 63 | 58 | 53 | 49 | 50 | 52 | 52 | 58 |
| Difference | -14 | -10 | -9 | -13 | -15 | -21 | -26 | -30 | -28 | -27 | -27 | -19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 |
| Los Angeles | 61 | 65 | 66 | 63 | 63 | 58 |
| Difference | -14 | -10 | -9 | -13 | -15 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Los Angeles | 53 | 49 | 50 | 52 | 52 | 58 |
| Difference | -26 | -30 | -28 | -27 | -27 | -19 |
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 → · Los Angeles trends →
Both cities' Köppen climate types are projected to hold steady through 2099 (SSP2-4.5).
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.
Los Angeles
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Hawthorne Muni AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00003167), about 17 km from the city centre.
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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