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Canberra vs Tofino
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Canberra is the warmer of the two — about 4°C on the annual average; Tofino is the wetter, with 2809 mm more rain a year, and Canberra the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Canberra and Tofino, in everyday terms.
Summers
Canberra has far hotter summers
Canberra: Warm
Tofino: Mild
Winters
Tofino has milder winters
Canberra: Cold
Tofino: Chilly
Rain & snow
Tofino is much wetter
Canberra: Moderate rainfall
Tofino: Very wet
Sky
Canberra is sunnier
Canberra: Partly cloudy
Tofino: Often cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Canberra is the warmer of the two — about 4°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Tofino is the wetter — about 2809 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Canberra 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) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 30 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 27 |
| Tofino | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Difference | -21 | -18 | -15 | -9 | -2 | +4 | +7 | +5 | +1 | -7 | -14 | -19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 30 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 17 | 13 |
| Tofino | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 |
| Difference | -21 | -18 | -15 | -9 | -2 | +4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 13 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 27 |
| Tofino | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Difference | +7 | +5 | +1 | -7 | -14 | -19 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 13 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | -1 | -0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 |
| Tofino | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Difference | -10 | -10 | -7 | -1 | +5 | +9 | +12 | +11 | +7 | +1 | -4 | -9 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 13 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Tofino | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| Difference | -10 | -10 | -7 | -1 | +5 | +9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | -1 | -0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 11 |
| Tofino | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Difference | +12 | +11 | +7 | +1 | -4 | -9 |
Precipitation (mm) Tofino runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 57 | 57 | 40 | 29 | 29 | 53 | 39 | 45 | 51 | 46 | 63 | 64 |
| Tofino | 519 | 320 | 346 | 273 | 146 | 125 | 75 | 107 | 170 | 340 | 485 | 475 |
| Difference | +462 | +263 | +306 | +244 | +117 | +72 | +37 | +62 | +120 | +293 | +422 | +411 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 57 | 57 | 40 | 29 | 29 | 53 |
| Tofino | 519 | 320 | 346 | 273 | 146 | 125 |
| Difference | +462 | +263 | +306 | +244 | +117 | +72 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 39 | 45 | 51 | 46 | 63 | 64 |
| Tofino | 75 | 107 | 170 | 340 | 485 | 475 |
| Difference | +37 | +62 | +120 | +293 | +422 | +411 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tofino | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tofino | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tofino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Tofino runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 57 | 59 | 53 | 48 | 46 | 50 | 44 | 44 | 48 | 54 | 59 | 58 |
| Tofino | 79 | 75 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 61 | 63 | 58 | 70 | 77 | 80 |
| Difference | +21 | +16 | +25 | +27 | +27 | +22 | +17 | +20 | +10 | +15 | +18 | +22 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 57 | 59 | 53 | 48 | 46 | 50 |
| Tofino | 79 | 75 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 72 |
| Difference | +21 | +16 | +25 | +27 | +27 | +22 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 44 | 44 | 48 | 54 | 59 | 58 |
| Tofino | 61 | 63 | 58 | 70 | 77 | 80 |
| Difference | +17 | +20 | +10 | +15 | +18 | +22 |
Relative humidity (%) Tofino runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 62 | 67 | 69 | 72 | 78 | 85 | 83 | 79 | 74 | 69 | 67 | 63 |
| Tofino | 88 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 88 |
| Difference | +27 | +18 | +16 | +11 | +5 | — | +3 | +9 | +12 | +18 | +21 | +25 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 62 | 67 | 69 | 72 | 78 | 85 |
| Tofino | 88 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 85 |
| Difference | +27 | +18 | +16 | +11 | +5 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 83 | 79 | 74 | 69 | 67 | 63 |
| Tofino | 86 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 88 |
| Difference | +3 | +9 | +12 | +18 | +21 | +25 |
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. Canberra trends → · Tofino trends →
Methodology & sources
Canberra
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at Canberra Forestry, 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.
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.
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