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Tofino vs Bordeaux
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Bordeaux is the warmer of the two — about 4°C on the annual average; Tofino is the wetter, with 2505 mm more rain a year, and Bordeaux the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Tofino and Bordeaux, in everyday terms.
Summers
Bordeaux has far hotter summers
Tofino: Mild
Bordeaux: Warm
Winters
Winters are similar
Tofino: Chilly
Bordeaux: Chilly
Rain & snow
Tofino is much wetter
Tofino: Very wet
Bordeaux: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Bordeaux is sunnier
Tofino: Often cloudy
Bordeaux: Often cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Bordeaux is the warmer of the two — about 4°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Tofino is the wetter — about 2505 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Bordeaux 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) Bordeaux runs higher most of 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 |
| Bordeaux | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 11 |
| Difference | +2 | +3 | +6 | +6 | +7 | +9 | +9 | +9 | +6 | +6 | +4 | +3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 |
| Bordeaux | 11 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 26 |
| Difference | +2 | +3 | +6 | +6 | +7 | +9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Bordeaux | 28 | 28 | 25 | 20 | 14 | 11 |
| Difference | +9 | +9 | +6 | +6 | +4 | +3 |
Avg low (°C) Bordeaux runs higher most of 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 |
| Bordeaux | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Difference | — | +1 | +2 | +3 | +4 | +5 | +5 | +5 | +3 | +3 | +2 | +1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| Bordeaux | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 14 |
| Difference | — | +1 | +2 | +3 | +4 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Bordeaux | 16 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Difference | +5 | +5 | +3 | +3 | +2 | +1 |
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 |
| Bordeaux | 87 | 62 | 61 | 68 | 69 | 72 | 45 | 54 | 78 | 79 | 102 | 102 |
| Difference | -432 | -258 | -285 | -205 | -77 | -53 | -31 | -54 | -93 | -261 | -383 | -373 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 519 | 320 | 346 | 273 | 146 | 125 |
| Bordeaux | 87 | 62 | 61 | 68 | 69 | 72 |
| Difference | -432 | -258 | -285 | -205 | -77 | -53 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 75 | 107 | 170 | 340 | 485 | 475 |
| Bordeaux | 45 | 54 | 78 | 79 | 102 | 102 |
| Difference | -31 | -54 | -93 | -261 | -383 | -373 |
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 |
| Bordeaux | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bordeaux | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Bordeaux | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
| Bordeaux | 70 | 65 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 61 | 55 | 54 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 70 |
| Difference | -8 | -10 | -14 | -9 | -6 | -10 | -6 | -10 | -3 | -6 | -8 | -10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 79 | 75 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 72 |
| Bordeaux | 70 | 65 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 61 |
| Difference | -8 | -10 | -14 | -9 | -6 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 61 | 63 | 58 | 70 | 77 | 80 |
| Bordeaux | 55 | 54 | 55 | 64 | 69 | 70 |
| Difference | -6 | -10 | -3 | -6 | -8 | -10 |
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 |
| Bordeaux | 90 | 86 | 81 | 78 | 76 | 73 | 70 | 68 | 70 | 80 | 87 | 90 |
| Difference | +2 | +1 | -3 | -6 | -7 | -11 | -17 | -20 | -16 | -7 | — | +3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 88 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 85 |
| Bordeaux | 90 | 86 | 81 | 78 | 76 | 73 |
| Difference | +2 | +1 | -3 | -6 | -7 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 86 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 88 |
| Bordeaux | 70 | 68 | 70 | 80 | 87 | 90 |
| Difference | -17 | -20 | -16 | -7 | — | +3 |
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 → · Bordeaux 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.
Bordeaux
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Bordeaux Merignac, a weather station, about 11 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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