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La Paz vs Tofino
Comparing La Paz change · Tofino change
Tofino is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average; Tofino is the wetter, with 2806 mm more rain a year, and La Paz the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between La Paz and Tofino, in everyday terms.
Summers
Tofino has hotter summers
La Paz: Cool
Tofino: Mild
Winters
Tofino has much milder winters
La Paz: Cold
Tofino: Chilly
Rain & snow
Tofino is much wetter
La Paz: Moderate rainfall
Tofino: Very wet
Sky
La Paz is sunnier
La Paz: Partly cloudy
Tofino: Often cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Tofino is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Tofino is the wetter — about 2806 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
La Paz 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| Tofino | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Difference | -6 | -6 | -5 | -3 | — | +3 | +5 | +4 | +2 | -3 | -7 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Tofino | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 |
| Difference | -6 | -6 | -5 | -3 | — | +3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
| Tofino | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Difference | +5 | +4 | +2 | -3 | -7 | -8 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Tofino | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Difference | -1 | -2 | — | +3 | +9 | +13 | +15 | +14 | +10 | +5 | +2 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | -2 | -4 |
| Tofino | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| Difference | -1 | -2 | — | +3 | +9 | +13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | -4 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Tofino | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Difference | +15 | +14 | +10 | +5 | +2 | -1 |
Precipitation (mm) Tofino runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 122 | 114 | 74 | 36 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 37 | 50 | 86 |
| Tofino | 519 | 320 | 346 | 273 | 146 | 125 | 75 | 107 | 170 | 340 | 485 | 475 |
| Difference | +397 | +206 | +272 | +237 | +141 | +116 | +72 | +91 | +147 | +303 | +435 | +389 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 122 | 114 | 74 | 36 | 5 | 8 |
| Tofino | 519 | 320 | 346 | 273 | 146 | 125 |
| Difference | +397 | +206 | +272 | +237 | +141 | +116 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 4 | 16 | 24 | 37 | 50 | 86 |
| Tofino | 75 | 107 | 170 | 340 | 485 | 475 |
| Difference | +72 | +91 | +147 | +303 | +435 | +389 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tofino | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tofino | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 80 | 79 | 71 | 55 | 41 | 38 | 35 | 38 | 46 | 58 | 64 | 76 |
| Tofino | 79 | 75 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 61 | 63 | 58 | 70 | 77 | 80 |
| Difference | -1 | -4 | +7 | +20 | +32 | +34 | +26 | +26 | +13 | +11 | +13 | +4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 80 | 79 | 71 | 55 | 41 | 38 |
| Tofino | 79 | 75 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 72 |
| Difference | -1 | -4 | +7 | +20 | +32 | +34 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 35 | 38 | 46 | 58 | 64 | 76 |
| Tofino | 61 | 63 | 58 | 70 | 77 | 80 |
| Difference | +26 | +26 | +13 | +11 | +13 | +4 |
Relative humidity (%) Tofino runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 79 | 81 | 81 | 78 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 76 |
| Tofino | 88 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 88 |
| Difference | +9 | +4 | +4 | +5 | +11 | +15 | +18 | +19 | +16 | +15 | +16 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 79 | 81 | 81 | 78 | 71 | 70 |
| Tofino | 88 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 85 |
| Difference | +9 | +4 | +4 | +5 | +11 | +15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 68 | 69 | 71 | 72 | 72 | 76 |
| Tofino | 86 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 88 |
| Difference | +18 | +19 | +16 | +15 | +16 | +12 |
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. La Paz trends → · Tofino trends →
Methodology & sources
La Paz
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 27 years of daily observations at EL Alto Intl, a weather station, about 5 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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