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Tofino vs Wellington
Comparing Tofino change · Wellington change
Wellington is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average; Tofino is the wetter, with 2477 mm more rain a year, and Wellington the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Tofino and Wellington, in everyday terms.
Summers
Wellington has hotter summers
Tofino: Mild
Wellington: Mild
Winters
Wellington has milder winters
Tofino: Chilly
Wellington: Chilly
Rain & snow
Tofino is much wetter
Tofino: Very wet
Wellington: Moderate rainfall
Sky
Wellington is sunnier
Tofino: Often cloudy
Wellington: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Wellington is the warmer of the two — about 3°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Tofino is the wetter — about 2477 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Wellington 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 |
| Wellington | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 |
| Difference | +13 | +12 | +10 | +6 | +1 | -3 | -6 | -6 | -3 | +2 | +7 | +12 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 |
| Wellington | 21 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
| Difference | +13 | +12 | +10 | +6 | +1 | -3 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Wellington | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 |
| Difference | -6 | -6 | -3 | +2 | +7 | +12 |
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 |
| Wellington | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
| Difference | +10 | +11 | +8 | +5 | +1 | -4 | -7 | -6 | -2 | +2 | +6 | +10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| Wellington | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 |
| Difference | +10 | +11 | +8 | +5 | +1 | -4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Wellington | 4 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
| Difference | -7 | -6 | -2 | +2 | +6 | +10 |
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 |
| Wellington | 50 | 65 | 56 | 73 | 82 | 91 | 80 | 87 | 76 | 95 | 70 | 81 |
| Difference | -469 | -255 | -290 | -200 | -64 | -34 | +4 | -21 | -94 | -245 | -415 | -394 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 519 | 320 | 346 | 273 | 146 | 125 |
| Wellington | 50 | 65 | 56 | 73 | 82 | 91 |
| Difference | -469 | -255 | -290 | -200 | -64 | -34 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 75 | 107 | 170 | 340 | 485 | 475 |
| Wellington | 80 | 87 | 76 | 95 | 70 | 81 |
| Difference | +4 | -21 | -94 | -245 | -415 | -394 |
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 |
| Wellington | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wellington | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Wellington | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 |
| Wellington | 60 | 57 | 56 | 59 | 58 | 61 | 62 | 60 | 62 | 64 | 63 | 64 |
| Difference | -19 | -19 | -22 | -16 | -15 | -11 | — | -3 | +4 | -6 | -14 | -15 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 79 | 75 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 72 |
| Wellington | 60 | 57 | 56 | 59 | 58 | 61 |
| Difference | -19 | -19 | -22 | -16 | -15 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 61 | 63 | 58 | 70 | 77 | 80 |
| Wellington | 62 | 60 | 62 | 64 | 63 | 64 |
| Difference | — | -3 | +4 | -6 | -14 | -15 |
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 |
| Wellington | 80 | 79 | 81 | 84 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 82 |
| Difference | -8 | -6 | -4 | +1 | +3 | +2 | +1 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -5 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 88 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 85 |
| Wellington | 80 | 79 | 81 | 84 | 86 | 87 |
| Difference | -8 | -6 | -4 | +1 | +3 | +2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 86 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 88 |
| Wellington | 87 | 87 | 86 | 85 | 83 | 82 |
| Difference | +1 | -1 | -1 | -3 | -5 | -5 |
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 → · Wellington 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.
Wellington
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Paraparaumu Aws, a weather station, about 46 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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