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Tofino vs Roussillon
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Roussillon is the warmer of the two — about 5°C on the annual average; Tofino is the wetter, with 2880 mm more rain a year, and Roussillon the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Tofino and Roussillon, in everyday terms.
Summers
Roussillon has far hotter summers
Tofino: Mild
Roussillon: Hot
Winters
Tofino has milder winters
Tofino: Chilly
Roussillon: Chilly
Rain & snow
Tofino is much wetter
Tofino: Very wet
Roussillon: Fairly dry
Sky
Roussillon is sunnier
Tofino: Often cloudy
Roussillon: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Roussillon is the warmer of the two — about 5°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Tofino is the wetter — about 2880 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Roussillon 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) Roussillon 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 |
| Roussillon | 11 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 11 |
| Difference | +3 | +3 | +7 | +9 | +10 | +13 | +13 | +12 | +9 | +7 | +5 | +3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 |
| Roussillon | 11 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 30 |
| Difference | +3 | +3 | +7 | +9 | +10 | +13 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Roussillon | 32 | 32 | 27 | 22 | 15 | 11 |
| Difference | +13 | +12 | +9 | +7 | +5 | +3 |
Avg low (°C) Roussillon 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 |
| Roussillon | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| Difference | -2 | -1 | +1 | +3 | +4 | +5 | +6 | +5 | +3 | +3 | +1 | -1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| Roussillon | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 15 |
| Difference | -2 | -1 | +1 | +3 | +4 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Roussillon | 17 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 1 |
| Difference | +6 | +5 | +3 | +3 | +1 | -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 |
| Roussillon | 36 | 28 | 35 | 46 | 43 | 34 | 18 | 27 | 58 | 67 | 80 | 29 |
| Difference | -483 | -291 | -311 | -227 | -104 | -91 | -57 | -80 | -112 | -273 | -405 | -446 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 519 | 320 | 346 | 273 | 146 | 125 |
| Roussillon | 36 | 28 | 35 | 46 | 43 | 34 |
| Difference | -483 | -291 | -311 | -227 | -104 | -91 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 75 | 107 | 170 | 340 | 485 | 475 |
| Roussillon | 18 | 27 | 58 | 67 | 80 | 29 |
| Difference | -57 | -80 | -112 | -273 | -405 | -446 |
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 |
| Roussillon | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roussillon | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Roussillon | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
| Roussillon | 58 | 57 | 57 | 61 | 61 | 51 | 41 | 44 | 50 | 59 | 61 | 60 |
| Difference | -20 | -18 | -21 | -14 | -12 | -21 | -21 | -19 | -8 | -11 | -16 | -20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 79 | 75 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 72 |
| Roussillon | 58 | 57 | 57 | 61 | 61 | 51 |
| Difference | -20 | -18 | -21 | -14 | -12 | -21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 61 | 63 | 58 | 70 | 77 | 80 |
| Roussillon | 41 | 44 | 50 | 59 | 61 | 60 |
| Difference | -21 | -19 | -8 | -11 | -16 | -20 |
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 |
| Roussillon | 84 | 79 | 75 | 71 | 66 | 58 | 50 | 52 | 62 | 74 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | -4 | -6 | -10 | -13 | -17 | -27 | -36 | -36 | -24 | -13 | -6 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 88 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 85 |
| Roussillon | 84 | 79 | 75 | 71 | 66 | 58 |
| Difference | -4 | -6 | -10 | -13 | -17 | -27 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 86 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 88 |
| Roussillon | 50 | 52 | 62 | 74 | 82 | 84 |
| Difference | -36 | -36 | -24 | -13 | -6 | -4 |
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 → · Roussillon 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.
Roussillon
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 21 years of daily observations at Carpentras, a weather station, about 28 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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