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Sofia vs Tofino
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Sofia is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average; Tofino is the wetter, with 2717 mm more rain a year, and Sofia the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Sofia and Tofino, in everyday terms.
Summers
Sofia has far hotter summers
Sofia: Warm
Tofino: Mild
Winters
Tofino has much milder winters
Sofia: Cold
Tofino: Chilly
Rain & snow
Tofino is much wetter
Sofia: Moderate rainfall
Tofino: Very wet
Sky
Sofia is sunnier
Sofia: Partly cloudy
Tofino: Often cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Sofia is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Tofino is the wetter — about 2717 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Sofia 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) Sofia runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 5 |
| Tofino | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Difference | +5 | +2 | -2 | -5 | -7 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -6 | -4 | -1 | +3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 4 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 22 | 26 |
| Tofino | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 |
| Difference | +5 | +2 | -2 | -5 | -7 | -9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 29 | 29 | 24 | 18 | 11 | 5 |
| Tofino | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Difference | -10 | -10 | -6 | -4 | -1 | +3 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | -6 | -4 | -0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 1 | -4 |
| Tofino | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Difference | +8 | +6 | +3 | — | -2 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -1 | +1 | +3 | +6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | -6 | -4 | -0 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| Tofino | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| Difference | +8 | +6 | +3 | — | -2 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 15 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 1 | -4 |
| Tofino | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Difference | -4 | -3 | -1 | +1 | +3 | +6 |
Precipitation (mm) Tofino runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 36 | 34 | 46 | 67 | 72 | 80 | 73 | 54 | 65 | 59 | 37 | 41 |
| Tofino | 519 | 320 | 346 | 273 | 146 | 125 | 75 | 107 | 170 | 340 | 485 | 475 |
| Difference | +483 | +285 | +301 | +206 | +74 | +45 | +3 | +54 | +106 | +281 | +448 | +434 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 36 | 34 | 46 | 67 | 72 | 80 |
| Tofino | 519 | 320 | 346 | 273 | 146 | 125 |
| Difference | +483 | +285 | +301 | +206 | +74 | +45 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 73 | 54 | 65 | 59 | 37 | 41 |
| Tofino | 75 | 107 | 170 | 340 | 485 | 475 |
| Difference | +3 | +54 | +106 | +281 | +448 | +434 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tofino | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tofino | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 65 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 57 | 47 | 42 | 54 | 60 | 65 | 68 |
| Tofino | 79 | 75 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 61 | 63 | 58 | 70 | 77 | 80 |
| Difference | +14 | +7 | +9 | +5 | +5 | +14 | +15 | +22 | +5 | +9 | +12 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 65 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 68 | 57 |
| Tofino | 79 | 75 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 72 |
| Difference | +14 | +7 | +9 | +5 | +5 | +14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 47 | 42 | 54 | 60 | 65 | 68 |
| Tofino | 61 | 63 | 58 | 70 | 77 | 80 |
| Difference | +15 | +22 | +5 | +9 | +12 | +12 |
Relative humidity (%) Tofino runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 89 | 85 | 79 | 74 | 71 | 65 | 58 | 55 | 62 | 73 | 82 | 88 |
| Tofino | 88 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 88 |
| Difference | — | — | +6 | +9 | +12 | +19 | +28 | +32 | +25 | +14 | +5 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 89 | 85 | 79 | 74 | 71 | 65 |
| Tofino | 88 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 85 |
| Difference | — | — | +6 | +9 | +12 | +19 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 58 | 55 | 62 | 73 | 82 | 88 |
| Tofino | 86 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 88 |
| Difference | +28 | +32 | +25 | +14 | +5 | — |
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. Sofia trends → · Tofino trends →
Methodology & sources
Sofia
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 29 years of daily observations at Sofia, a weather station, about 7 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.