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Sofia vs Tofino
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Sofia is the warmer of the two — about 2°F on the annual average; Tofino is the wetter, with 107 in 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 2°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Tofino is the wetter — about 107 in 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 (°F) Sofia runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 39 | 45 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 79 | 83 | 84 | 75 | 65 | 52 | 41 |
| Tofino | 47 | 49 | 50 | 54 | 59 | 63 | 66 | 67 | 64 | 57 | 51 | 47 |
| Difference | +8 | +4 | -4 | -9 | -12 | -16 | -17 | -18 | -11 | -7 | -1 | +6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 39 | 45 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 79 |
| Tofino | 47 | 49 | 50 | 54 | 59 | 63 |
| Difference | +8 | +4 | -4 | -9 | -12 | -16 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 83 | 84 | 75 | 65 | 52 | 41 |
| Tofino | 66 | 67 | 64 | 57 | 51 | 47 |
| Difference | -17 | -18 | -11 | -7 | -1 | +6 |
Avg low (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 22 | 25 | 32 | 40 | 48 | 55 | 58 | 58 | 50 | 42 | 33 | 25 |
| Tofino | 37 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 44 | 49 | 52 | 52 | 49 | 44 | 39 | 36 |
| Difference | +15 | +11 | +5 | -1 | -4 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -1 | +2 | +6 | +11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 22 | 25 | 32 | 40 | 48 | 55 |
| Tofino | 37 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 44 | 49 |
| Difference | +15 | +11 | +5 | -1 | -4 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 58 | 58 | 50 | 42 | 33 | 25 |
| Tofino | 52 | 52 | 49 | 44 | 39 | 36 |
| Difference | -6 | -6 | -1 | +2 | +6 | +11 |
Precipitation (in) Tofino runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| 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 | +19 | +11.2 | +11.8 | +8.1 | +2.9 | +1.8 | +0.1 | +2.1 | +4.2 | +11.1 | +17.6 | +17.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 1.4 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| Tofino | 20.4 | 12.6 | 13.6 | 10.7 | 5.8 | 4.9 |
| Difference | +19 | +11.2 | +11.8 | +8.1 | +2.9 | +1.8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | 2.9 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 |
| Tofino | 3 | 4.2 | 6.7 | 13.4 | 19.1 | 18.7 |
| Difference | +0.1 | +2.1 | +4.2 | +11.1 | +17.6 | +17.1 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tofino | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sofia | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.