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Tofino vs Asheville
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Asheville is the warmer of the two — about 4°C on the annual average; Tofino is the wetter, with 2350 mm more rain a year, and Asheville the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Tofino and Asheville, in everyday terms.
Summers
Asheville has far hotter summers
Tofino: Mild
Asheville: Warm
Winters
Tofino has milder winters
Tofino: Chilly
Asheville: Cold
Rain & snow
Tofino is much wetter
Tofino: Very wet
Asheville: Wet
Sky
Asheville is sunnier
Tofino: Often cloudy
Asheville: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Asheville is the warmer of the two — about 4°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Tofino is the wetter — about 2350 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Asheville 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) Asheville 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 |
| Asheville | 9 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 28 | 30 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 10 |
| Difference | — | +2 | +5 | +8 | +10 | +11 | +11 | +10 | +8 | +7 | +4 | +2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 |
| Asheville | 9 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 28 |
| Difference | — | +2 | +5 | +8 | +10 | +11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Asheville | 30 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 15 | 10 |
| Difference | +11 | +10 | +8 | +7 | +4 | +2 |
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 |
| Asheville | -2 | -0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 3 | -0 |
| Difference | -5 | -2 | — | +4 | +5 | +7 | +7 | +6 | +5 | +2 | -1 | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| Asheville | -2 | -0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 16 |
| Difference | -5 | -2 | — | +4 | +5 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Asheville | 18 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 3 | -0 |
| Difference | +7 | +6 | +5 | +2 | -1 | -2 |
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 |
| Asheville | 83 | 73 | 90 | 94 | 88 | 87 | 105 | 91 | 93 | 66 | 77 | 83 |
| Difference | -436 | -247 | -257 | -179 | -58 | -38 | +29 | -16 | -77 | -274 | -408 | -392 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 519 | 320 | 346 | 273 | 146 | 125 |
| Asheville | 83 | 73 | 90 | 94 | 88 | 87 |
| Difference | -436 | -247 | -257 | -179 | -58 | -38 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 75 | 107 | 170 | 340 | 485 | 475 |
| Asheville | 105 | 91 | 93 | 66 | 77 | 83 |
| Difference | +29 | -16 | -77 | -274 | -408 | -392 |
Snowfall (cm) Varies through the year
| 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 |
| Asheville | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Difference | +3 | — | -1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asheville | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Difference | +3 | — | -1 | — | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Asheville | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| 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 |
| Asheville | 59 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 60 | 60 | 61 | 58 | 53 | 48 | 51 | 60 |
| Difference | -20 | -14 | -16 | -16 | -13 | -11 | — | -5 | -5 | -22 | -26 | -20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 79 | 75 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 72 |
| Asheville | 59 | 61 | 61 | 59 | 60 | 60 |
| Difference | -20 | -14 | -16 | -16 | -13 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 61 | 63 | 58 | 70 | 77 | 80 |
| Asheville | 61 | 58 | 53 | 48 | 51 | 60 |
| Difference | — | -5 | -5 | -22 | -26 | -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 |
| Asheville | 83 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 79 | 77 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 82 |
| Difference | -5 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -7 | -11 | -14 | -13 | -13 | -11 | -6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 88 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 85 |
| Asheville | 83 | 82 | 80 | 78 | 79 | 77 |
| Difference | -5 | -3 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 86 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 88 |
| Asheville | 75 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 76 | 82 |
| Difference | -11 | -14 | -13 | -13 | -11 | -6 |
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 → · Asheville 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.
Asheville
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Asheville (NOAA GHCN station USW00013872), inside the city.
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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