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Castries vs Harare
Comparing Castries change · Harare change
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 14°F on the annual average; Castries is the wetter, with 50 in more rain a year.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Castries and Harare, in everyday terms.
Summers
Summers are nearly the same
Castries: Warm
Harare: Warm
Winters
Castries has far milder winters
Castries: Stays warm
Harare: Cool
Rain & snow
Castries is much wetter
Castries: Very wet
Harare: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Similar amounts of sun
Castries: Fairly sunny
Harare: Fairly sunny
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Castries is the warmer of the two — about 14°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Castries is the wetter — about 50 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 |
| Harare | 80 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 75 | 71 | 70 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 81 |
| Difference | — | +1 | — | -4 | -8 | -12 | -13 | -8 | -2 | +1 | +1 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 80 | 80 | 80 | 82 | 83 | 83 |
| Harare | 80 | 81 | 80 | 78 | 75 | 71 |
| Difference | — | +1 | — | -4 | -8 | -12 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 83 | 84 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 81 |
| Harare | 70 | 76 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 81 |
| Difference | -13 | -8 | -2 | +1 | +1 | -1 |
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 |
| Harare | 62 | 62 | 60 | 56 | 51 | 47 | 46 | 49 | 54 | 59 | 61 | 62 |
| Difference | -16 | -16 | -18 | -23 | -30 | -34 | -35 | -33 | -28 | -23 | -20 | -18 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 78 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 80 | 81 |
| Harare | 62 | 62 | 60 | 56 | 51 | 47 |
| Difference | -16 | -16 | -18 | -23 | -30 | -34 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 81 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 79 |
| Harare | 46 | 49 | 54 | 59 | 61 | 62 |
| Difference | -35 | -33 | -28 | -23 | -20 | -18 |
Precipitation (in) Varies through 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 |
| Harare | 5.9 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 7 |
| Difference | +1.5 | +1.4 | +0.9 | -2.2 | -3.7 | -4.8 | -8.5 | -11.4 | -8.7 | -8.6 | -6.9 | +1.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 4.5 | 3 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
| Harare | 5.9 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Difference | +1.5 | +1.4 | +0.9 | -2.2 | -3.7 | -4.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 8.5 | 11.5 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 5.9 |
| Harare | 0.1 | 0 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 7 |
| Difference | -8.5 | -11.4 | -8.7 | -8.6 | -6.9 | +1.1 |
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 |
| Harare | 77 | 72 | 62 | 44 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 23 | 20 | 33 | 58 | 75 |
| Difference | +38 | +33 | +20 | -5 | -22 | -29 | -20 | -23 | -31 | -18 | +12 | +34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 38 | 39 | 42 | 49 | 52 | 59 |
| Harare | 77 | 72 | 62 | 44 | 30 | 30 |
| Difference | +38 | +33 | +20 | -5 | -22 | -29 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 50 | 46 | 51 | 51 | 46 | 41 |
| Harare | 29 | 23 | 20 | 33 | 58 | 75 |
| Difference | -20 | -23 | -31 | -18 | +12 | +34 |
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 |
| Harare | 74 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 60 | 61 | 59 | 51 | 43 | 46 | 56 | 70 |
| Difference | -2 | -1 | -3 | -10 | -17 | -18 | -20 | -28 | -35 | -33 | -23 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 76 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 77 | 79 |
| Harare | 74 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 60 | 61 |
| Difference | -2 | -1 | -3 | -10 | -17 | -18 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castries | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 77 |
| Harare | 59 | 51 | 43 | 46 | 56 | 70 |
| Difference | -20 | -28 | -35 | -33 | -23 | -7 |
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 → · Harare 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.
Harare
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 26 years of daily observations at Robert Gabriel Mugabe Intl / Harare, a weather station, about 12 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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