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Castries vs Minneapolis
Comparing Castries change · Minneapolis change
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 19°C on the annual average; Castries is the wetter, with 1220 mm more rain a year, and Castries the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Castries and Minneapolis, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Castries: Warm
Minneapolis: Warm
Winters
Castries has far milder winters
Castries: Stays warm
Minneapolis: Very cold
Rain & snow
Castries is much wetter
Castries: Very wet
Minneapolis: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Castries is sunnier
Castries: Fairly sunny
Minneapolis: Partly 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 1220 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 |
| Minneapolis | -5 | -2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 14 | 6 | -2 |
| Difference | -31 | -28 | -22 | -14 | -8 | -3 | — | -2 | -6 | -14 | -22 | -29 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Minneapolis | -5 | -2 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 26 |
| Difference | -31 | -28 | -22 | -14 | -8 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
| Minneapolis | 28 | 27 | 22 | 14 | 6 | -2 |
| Difference | — | -2 | -6 | -14 | -22 | -29 |
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 |
| Minneapolis | -13 | -11 | -4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 4 | -3 | -10 |
| Difference | -39 | -36 | -29 | -23 | -17 | -12 | -9 | -11 | -16 | -23 | -30 | -36 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 27 |
| Minneapolis | -13 | -11 | -4 | 3 | 9 | 15 |
| Difference | -39 | -36 | -29 | -23 | -17 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
| Minneapolis | 18 | 17 | 12 | 4 | -3 | -10 |
| Difference | -9 | -11 | -16 | -23 | -30 | -36 |
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 |
| Minneapolis | 12 | 13 | 36 | 66 | 101 | 118 | 101 | 104 | 78 | 63 | 34 | 17 |
| Difference | -101 | -62 | -30 | -24 | -13 | -16 | -115 | -187 | -146 | -184 | -209 | -133 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 113 | 76 | 66 | 90 | 114 | 134 |
| Minneapolis | 12 | 13 | 36 | 66 | 101 | 118 |
| Difference | -101 | -62 | -30 | -24 | -13 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 216 | 291 | 224 | 246 | 243 | 149 |
| Minneapolis | 101 | 104 | 78 | 63 | 34 | 17 |
| Difference | -115 | -187 | -146 | -184 | -209 | -133 |
Cloud cover (%) Minneapolis 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 |
| Minneapolis | 62 | 61 | 67 | 64 | 65 | 61 | 49 | 52 | 52 | 62 | 64 | 66 |
| Difference | +23 | +22 | +25 | +15 | +13 | +2 | — | +6 | +1 | +11 | +18 | +25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 |
| Minneapolis | 62 | 61 | 67 | 64 | 65 | 61 |
| Difference | +23 | +22 | +25 | +15 | +13 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Minneapolis | 49 | 52 | 52 | 62 | 64 | 66 |
| Difference | — | +6 | +1 | +11 | +18 | +25 |
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 |
| Minneapolis | 90 | 87 | 78 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 73 | 80 | 88 |
| Difference | +14 | +13 | +3 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -6 | +1 | +11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 |
| Minneapolis | 90 | 87 | 78 | 71 | 71 | 73 |
| Difference | +14 | +13 | +3 | -5 | -6 | -5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Minneapolis | 72 | 71 | 70 | 73 | 80 | 88 |
| Difference | -7 | -8 | -8 | -6 | +1 | +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 → · Minneapolis 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.
Minneapolis
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at ST Paul Dwtn AP (NOAA GHCN station USW00014927), 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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