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Canberra vs Tofino
Comparing Canberra change · Tofino change
Canberra is the warmer of the two — about 7°F on the annual average; Tofino is the wetter, with 111 in 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 7°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Tofino is the wetter — about 111 in 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 (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 85 | 82 | 77 | 70 | 62 | 56 | 55 | 57 | 63 | 70 | 76 | 81 |
| Tofino | 47 | 49 | 50 | 54 | 59 | 63 | 66 | 67 | 64 | 57 | 51 | 47 |
| Difference | -38 | -33 | -27 | -16 | -3 | +7 | +12 | +10 | +1 | -12 | -25 | -34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 85 | 82 | 77 | 70 | 62 | 56 |
| Tofino | 47 | 49 | 50 | 54 | 59 | 63 |
| Difference | -38 | -33 | -27 | -16 | -3 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 55 | 57 | 63 | 70 | 76 | 81 |
| Tofino | 66 | 67 | 64 | 57 | 51 | 47 |
| Difference | +12 | +10 | +1 | -12 | -25 | -34 |
Avg low (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 56 | 55 | 50 | 42 | 35 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 36 | 41 | 47 | 52 |
| Tofino | 37 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 44 | 49 | 52 | 52 | 49 | 44 | 39 | 36 |
| Difference | -19 | -19 | -13 | -2 | +9 | +16 | +22 | +21 | +13 | +3 | -8 | -16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 56 | 55 | 50 | 42 | 35 | 33 |
| Tofino | 37 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 44 | 49 |
| Difference | -19 | -19 | -13 | -2 | +9 | +16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 30 | 31 | 36 | 41 | 47 | 52 |
| Tofino | 52 | 52 | 49 | 44 | 39 | 36 |
| Difference | +22 | +21 | +13 | +3 | -8 | -16 |
Precipitation (in) Tofino runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Tofino | 20.4 | 12.6 | 13.6 | 10.7 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 3 | 4.2 | 6.7 | 13.4 | 19.1 | 18.7 |
| Difference | +18.2 | +10.3 | +12.1 | +9.6 | +4.6 | +2.8 | +1.4 | +2.4 | +4.7 | +11.6 | +16.6 | +16.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| Tofino | 20.4 | 12.6 | 13.6 | 10.7 | 5.8 | 4.9 |
| Difference | +18.2 | +10.3 | +12.1 | +9.6 | +4.6 | +2.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | 1.5 | 1.8 | 2 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| Tofino | 3 | 4.2 | 6.7 | 13.4 | 19.1 | 18.7 |
| Difference | +1.4 | +2.4 | +4.7 | +11.6 | +16.6 | +16.2 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tofino | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tofino | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canberra | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tofino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 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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