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La Paz vs Tofino
Comparing La Paz change · Tofino change
Tofino is the warmer of the two — about 3°F on the annual average; Tofino is the wetter, with 110 in 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 3°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Tofino is the wetter — about 110 in 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 (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 59 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 61 |
| Tofino | 47 | 49 | 50 | 54 | 59 | 63 | 66 | 67 | 64 | 57 | 51 | 47 |
| Difference | -12 | -11 | -9 | -6 | — | +5 | +8 | +7 | +4 | -5 | -13 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 59 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 58 |
| Tofino | 47 | 49 | 50 | 54 | 59 | 63 |
| Difference | -12 | -11 | -9 | -6 | — | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 58 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 61 |
| Tofino | 66 | 67 | 64 | 57 | 51 | 47 |
| Difference | +8 | +7 | +4 | -5 | -13 | -15 |
Avg low (°F) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 39 | 39 | 38 | 34 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 30 | 35 | 36 | 38 |
| Tofino | 37 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 44 | 49 | 52 | 52 | 49 | 44 | 39 | 36 |
| Difference | -3 | -4 | -1 | +5 | +16 | +24 | +27 | +26 | +19 | +9 | +3 | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 39 | 39 | 38 | 34 | 28 | 25 |
| Tofino | 37 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 44 | 49 |
| Difference | -3 | -4 | -1 | +5 | +16 | +24 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 24 | 26 | 30 | 35 | 36 | 38 |
| Tofino | 52 | 52 | 49 | 44 | 39 | 36 |
| Difference | +27 | +26 | +19 | +9 | +3 | -2 |
Precipitation (in) Tofino runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 4.8 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2 | 3.4 |
| 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 | +15.6 | +8.1 | +10.7 | +9.3 | +5.6 | +4.6 | +2.8 | +3.6 | +5.8 | +11.9 | +17.1 | +15.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 4.8 | 4.5 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Tofino | 20.4 | 12.6 | 13.6 | 10.7 | 5.8 | 4.9 |
| Difference | +15.6 | +8.1 | +10.7 | +9.3 | +5.6 | +4.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2 | 3.4 |
| Tofino | 3 | 4.2 | 6.7 | 13.4 | 19.1 | 18.7 |
| Difference | +2.8 | +3.6 | +5.8 | +11.9 | +17.1 | +15.3 |
Snowfall (in)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tofino | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Paz | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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