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Tofino vs Boston
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Boston is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average; Tofino is the wetter, with 2274 mm more rain a year, and Boston the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Tofino and Boston, in everyday terms.
Summers
Boston has far hotter summers
Tofino: Mild
Boston: Warm
Winters
Tofino has much milder winters
Tofino: Chilly
Boston: Cold
Rain & snow
Tofino is much wetter
Tofino: Very wet
Boston: Wet
Sky
Boston is sunnier
Tofino: Often cloudy
Boston: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Boston is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Tofino is the wetter — about 2274 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Boston 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 |
| Boston | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| Difference | -6 | -5 | -3 | +1 | +4 | +7 | +9 | +8 | +5 | +3 | — | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 |
| Boston | 3 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 25 |
| Difference | -6 | -5 | -3 | +1 | +4 | +7 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Boston | 28 | 27 | 23 | 17 | 11 | 6 |
| Difference | +9 | +8 | +5 | +3 | — | -3 |
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 |
| Boston | -5 | -4 | -0 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | -8 | -6 | -3 | +1 | +3 | +6 | +8 | +7 | +5 | +2 | -1 | -4 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| Boston | -5 | -4 | -0 | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| Difference | -8 | -6 | -3 | +1 | +3 | +6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Boston | 19 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 3 | -2 |
| Difference | +8 | +7 | +5 | +2 | -1 | -4 |
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 |
| Boston | 86 | 82 | 106 | 92 | 83 | 99 | 83 | 82 | 90 | 102 | 93 | 109 |
| Difference | -433 | -238 | -240 | -181 | -64 | -26 | +8 | -25 | -80 | -237 | -392 | -366 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 519 | 320 | 346 | 273 | 146 | 125 |
| Boston | 86 | 82 | 106 | 92 | 83 | 99 |
| Difference | -433 | -238 | -240 | -181 | -64 | -26 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 75 | 107 | 170 | 340 | 485 | 475 |
| Boston | 83 | 82 | 90 | 102 | 93 | 109 |
| Difference | +8 | -25 | -80 | -237 | -392 | -366 |
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 |
| Boston | 36 | 37 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 |
| Difference | +30 | +31 | +17 | +4 | — | — | — | — | — | +1 | — | +16 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Boston | 36 | 37 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Difference | +30 | +31 | +17 | +4 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Boston | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 23 |
| Difference | — | — | — | +1 | — | +16 |
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 |
| Boston | 63 | 62 | 62 | 64 | 65 | 63 | 57 | 56 | 55 | 60 | 62 | 63 |
| Difference | -16 | -13 | -16 | -12 | -8 | -8 | -4 | -8 | -3 | -10 | -15 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 79 | 75 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 72 |
| Boston | 63 | 62 | 62 | 64 | 65 | 63 |
| Difference | -16 | -13 | -16 | -12 | -8 | -8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 61 | 63 | 58 | 70 | 77 | 80 |
| Boston | 57 | 56 | 55 | 60 | 62 | 63 |
| Difference | -4 | -8 | -3 | -10 | -15 | -17 |
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 |
| Boston | 88 | 87 | 83 | 80 | 79 | 79 | 74 | 73 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 86 |
| Difference | — | +1 | -1 | -4 | -4 | -6 | -12 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -6 | -2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 88 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 85 |
| Boston | 88 | 87 | 83 | 80 | 79 | 79 |
| Difference | — | +1 | -1 | -4 | -4 | -6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 86 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 88 |
| Boston | 74 | 73 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 86 |
| Difference | -12 | -15 | -12 | -9 | -6 | -2 |
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 → · Boston 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.
Boston
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Boston (NOAA GHCN station USW00014739), about 4 km from the city centre.
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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