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Tofino vs Lyon
Comparing Tofino change · Lyon change
Lyon is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average; Tofino is the wetter, with 2518 mm more rain a year, and Lyon the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Tofino and Lyon, in everyday terms.
Summers
Lyon has far hotter summers
Tofino: Mild
Lyon: Warm
Winters
Winters are similar
Tofino: Chilly
Lyon: Chilly
Rain & snow
Tofino is much wetter
Tofino: Very wet
Lyon: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Lyon is sunnier
Tofino: Often cloudy
Lyon: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Lyon is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Tofino is the wetter — about 2518 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Lyon 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) Lyon 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 |
| Lyon | 7 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 7 |
| Difference | -2 | -1 | +3 | +5 | +6 | +8 | +8 | +8 | +5 | +3 | +1 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 |
| Lyon | 7 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 25 |
| Difference | -2 | -1 | +3 | +5 | +6 | +8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Lyon | 27 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 7 |
| Difference | +8 | +8 | +5 | +3 | +1 | -1 |
Avg low (°C) Lyon 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 |
| Lyon | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| Difference | -2 | -1 | +1 | +3 | +4 | +6 | +6 | +5 | +3 | +3 | +1 | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| Lyon | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 15 |
| Difference | -2 | -1 | +1 | +3 | +4 | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Lyon | 17 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 5 | 2 |
| Difference | +6 | +5 | +3 | +3 | +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 |
| Lyon | 55 | 47 | 54 | 72 | 83 | 71 | 67 | 71 | 87 | 101 | 92 | 63 |
| Difference | -464 | -273 | -292 | -201 | -63 | -54 | -8 | -37 | -84 | -239 | -393 | -412 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 519 | 320 | 346 | 273 | 146 | 125 |
| Lyon | 55 | 47 | 54 | 72 | 83 | 71 |
| Difference | -464 | -273 | -292 | -201 | -63 | -54 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 75 | 107 | 170 | 340 | 485 | 475 |
| Lyon | 67 | 71 | 87 | 101 | 92 | 63 |
| Difference | -8 | -37 | -84 | -239 | -393 | -412 |
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 |
| Lyon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lyon | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Lyon | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
| Lyon | 66 | 64 | 62 | 63 | 66 | 58 | 50 | 51 | 55 | 65 | 70 | 68 |
| Difference | -13 | -11 | -16 | -12 | -7 | -14 | -11 | -13 | -3 | -4 | -8 | -12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 79 | 75 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 72 |
| Lyon | 66 | 64 | 62 | 63 | 66 | 58 |
| Difference | -13 | -11 | -16 | -12 | -7 | -14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 61 | 63 | 58 | 70 | 77 | 80 |
| Lyon | 50 | 51 | 55 | 65 | 70 | 68 |
| Difference | -11 | -13 | -3 | -4 | -8 | -12 |
Relative humidity (%) Varies through 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 |
| Lyon | 90 | 86 | 81 | 77 | 76 | 72 | 66 | 65 | 72 | 81 | 88 | 90 |
| Difference | +2 | — | -4 | -6 | -7 | -13 | -20 | -23 | -15 | -6 | +1 | +3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 88 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 85 |
| Lyon | 90 | 86 | 81 | 77 | 76 | 72 |
| Difference | +2 | — | -4 | -6 | -7 | -13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 86 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 88 |
| Lyon | 66 | 65 | 72 | 81 | 88 | 90 |
| Difference | -20 | -23 | -15 | -6 | +1 | +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 → · Lyon 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.
Lyon
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 30 years of daily observations at Lyon - ST Exupery, a weather station, about 18 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.