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Tofino vs Beijing
Comparing Tofino change · Beijing change
Beijing is the warmer of the two — about 4°C on the annual average; Tofino is the wetter, with 2846 mm more rain a year, and Beijing the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Tofino and Beijing, in everyday terms.
Summers
Beijing has far hotter summers
Tofino: Mild
Beijing: Hot
Winters
Tofino has much milder winters
Tofino: Chilly
Beijing: Very cold
Rain & snow
Tofino is much wetter
Tofino: Very wet
Beijing: Fairly dry
Sky
Beijing is sunnier
Tofino: Often cloudy
Beijing: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Beijing is the warmer of the two — about 4°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Tofino is the wetter — about 2846 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Beijing 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Beijing | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 3 |
| Difference | -6 | -3 | +3 | +9 | +12 | +14 | +13 | +11 | +8 | +5 | — | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 |
| Beijing | 2 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 27 | 31 |
| Difference | -6 | -3 | +3 | +9 | +12 | +14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Beijing | 32 | 30 | 26 | 19 | 10 | 3 |
| Difference | +13 | +11 | +8 | +5 | — | -5 |
Avg low (°C) Varies through the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Beijing | -7 | -4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 1 | -5 |
| Difference | -10 | -6 | -1 | +5 | +8 | +11 | +12 | +11 | +7 | +2 | -3 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| Beijing | -7 | -4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 20 |
| Difference | -10 | -6 | -1 | +5 | +8 | +11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Beijing | 23 | 22 | 16 | 9 | 1 | -5 |
| Difference | +12 | +11 | +7 | +2 | -3 | -7 |
Precipitation (mm) Tofino runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 519 | 320 | 346 | 273 | 146 | 125 | 75 | 107 | 170 | 340 | 485 | 475 |
| Beijing | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 38 | 74 | 166 | 122 | 50 | 28 | 15 | 3 |
| Difference | -516 | -314 | -337 | -251 | -108 | -50 | +91 | +15 | -120 | -312 | -470 | -472 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 519 | 320 | 346 | 273 | 146 | 125 |
| Beijing | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | 38 | 74 |
| Difference | -516 | -314 | -337 | -251 | -108 | -50 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 75 | 107 | 170 | 340 | 485 | 475 |
| Beijing | 166 | 122 | 50 | 28 | 15 | 3 |
| Difference | +91 | +15 | -120 | -312 | -470 | -472 |
Snowfall (cm)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Beijing | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Beijing | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Beijing | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Cloud cover (%) Tofino runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 79 | 75 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 72 | 61 | 63 | 58 | 70 | 77 | 80 |
| Beijing | 41 | 44 | 47 | 53 | 56 | 65 | 67 | 62 | 52 | 43 | 40 | 37 |
| Difference | -38 | -31 | -31 | -22 | -17 | -7 | +6 | -1 | -6 | -27 | -37 | -42 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 79 | 75 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 72 |
| Beijing | 41 | 44 | 47 | 53 | 56 | 65 |
| Difference | -38 | -31 | -31 | -22 | -17 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 61 | 63 | 58 | 70 | 77 | 80 |
| Beijing | 67 | 62 | 52 | 43 | 40 | 37 |
| Difference | +6 | -1 | -6 | -27 | -37 | -42 |
Relative humidity (%) Tofino runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 88 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 85 | 86 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 88 |
| Beijing | 51 | 48 | 43 | 38 | 39 | 50 | 65 | 68 | 61 | 56 | 56 | 54 |
| Difference | -37 | -37 | -42 | -45 | -44 | -34 | -21 | -19 | -26 | -31 | -32 | -34 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 88 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 85 |
| Beijing | 51 | 48 | 43 | 38 | 39 | 50 |
| Difference | -37 | -37 | -42 | -45 | -44 | -34 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 86 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 88 |
| Beijing | 65 | 68 | 61 | 56 | 56 | 54 |
| Difference | -21 | -19 | -26 | -31 | -32 | -34 |
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. Tofino trends → · Beijing trends →
Methodology & sources
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.
Beijing
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 22 years of daily observations at Beijing, a weather station, about 10 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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