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Tofino vs Carmel-by-the-Sea

Cfb Oceanic / temperateCsb Warm-summer Mediterranean

Comparing Tofino change · Carmel-by-the-Sea change

Bottom line

Carmel-by-the-Sea is the warmer of the two — about 5°C on the annual average; Tofino is the wetter, with 2991 mm more rain a year, and Carmel-by-the-Sea the sunnier.

Warmer Carmel-by-the-Sea 5°C on the year
Wetter Tofino 2991 mm more a year
Sunnier Carmel-by-the-Sea 32 pp less cloud
Colder winters Tofino 2°C colder nights

How the seasons compare

The differences between Tofino and Carmel-by-the-Sea, in everyday terms.

Summers

Carmel-by-the-Sea has much hotter summers

Tofino: Mild
Carmel-by-the-Sea: Mild

Winters

Carmel-by-the-Sea has milder winters

Tofino: Chilly
Carmel-by-the-Sea: Cool

Rain & snow

Tofino is much wetter

Tofino: Very wet
Carmel-by-the-Sea: Fairly dry

Sky

Carmel-by-the-Sea is far sunnier

Tofino: Often cloudy
Carmel-by-the-Sea: Fairly sunny

Month-by-month charts

Temperature

Carmel-by-the-Sea is the warmer of the two — about 5°C on the annual average.

-10°0°10°20°30° JanAprJulOct TofinoCarmel-by-the-Sea

Precipitation

Tofino is the wetter — about 2991 mm more across the year.

PRECIPITATION (mm) 0260520 JanAprJulOct TofinoCarmel-by-the-Sea

Clear skies

Carmel-by-the-Sea has the clearer skies — the higher line.

0%25%50%75%100% JanAprJulOct TofinoCarmel-by-the-Sea

Exact monthly numbers

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Avg high (°C) Carmel-by-the-Sea runs higher most of the year
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Tofino891012151719191814108
Carmel-by-the-Sea171819202021222324232017
Difference+9+9+9+7+5+4+3+3+6+9+10+9
Jan – JunJanFebMarAprMayJun
Tofino8910121517
Carmel-by-the-Sea171819202021
Difference+9+9+9+7+5+4
Jul – DecJulAugSepOctNovDec
Tofino19191814108
Carmel-by-the-Sea222324232017
Difference+3+3+6+9+10+9
Avg low (°C) Carmel-by-the-Sea runs higher most of the year
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Tofino32347911119742
Carmel-by-the-Sea5677911121211965
Difference+2+4+4+3+2+1+1+1+2+3+2+2
Jan – JunJanFebMarAprMayJun
Tofino323479
Carmel-by-the-Sea5677911
Difference+2+4+4+3+2+1
Jul – DecJulAugSepOctNovDec
Tofino11119742
Carmel-by-the-Sea121211965
Difference+1+1+2+3+2+2
Precipitation (mm) Tofino runs higher most of the year
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Tofino51932034627314612575107170340485475
Carmel-by-the-Sea83766227122012154070
Difference-436-244-284-246-134-123-75-106-169-324-445-405
Jan – JunJanFebMarAprMayJun
Tofino519320346273146125
Carmel-by-the-Sea83766227122
Difference-436-244-284-246-134-123
Jul – DecJulAugSepOctNovDec
Tofino75107170340485475
Carmel-by-the-Sea012154070
Difference-75-106-169-324-445-405
Snowfall (cm) Varies through the year
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Tofino766000000027
Carmel-by-the-Sea000000000000
Difference-7-6-6———————-2-7
Jan – JunJanFebMarAprMayJun
Tofino766000
Carmel-by-the-Sea000000
Difference-7-6-6———
Jul – DecJulAugSepOctNovDec
Tofino000027
Carmel-by-the-Sea000000
Difference————-2-7
Cloud cover (%) Tofino runs higher most of the year
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Tofino797578757372616358707780
Carmel-by-the-Sea505148433933353330313948
Difference-28-24-30-33-34-39-27-30-29-39-38-31
Jan – JunJanFebMarAprMayJun
Tofino797578757372
Carmel-by-the-Sea505148433933
Difference-28-24-30-33-34-39
Jul – DecJulAugSepOctNovDec
Tofino616358707780
Carmel-by-the-Sea353330313948
Difference-27-30-29-39-38-31
Relative humidity (%) Tofino runs higher most of the year
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Tofino888585838385868786878788
Carmel-by-the-Sea818384838382838380777879
Difference-7-2-1——-3-3-5-6-10-9-9
Jan – JunJanFebMarAprMayJun
Tofino888585838385
Carmel-by-the-Sea818384838382
Difference-7-2-1——-3
Jul – DecJulAugSepOctNovDec
Tofino868786878788
Carmel-by-the-Sea838380777879
Difference-3-5-6-10-9-9

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. Tofino trends → · Carmel-by-the-Sea trends →

Methodology & sources

Tofino

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Ucluelet Kennedy Camp, a weather station, about 36 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.

Carmel-by-the-Sea

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Salinas #2 (NOAA GHCN station USC00047668), about 26 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.

How we build these numbers →

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