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Tofino vs Boulder
Comparing Tofino change · Boulder change
Boulder is the warmer of the two — about 1°F on the annual average; Tofino is the wetter, with 119 in more rain a year, and Boulder the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Tofino and Boulder, in everyday terms.
Summers
Boulder has far hotter summers
Tofino: Mild
Boulder: Hot
Winters
Tofino has much milder winters
Tofino: Chilly
Boulder: Very cold
Rain & snow
Tofino is much wetter
Tofino: Very wet
Boulder: Fairly dry
Sky
Boulder is sunnier
Tofino: Often cloudy
Boulder: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Boulder is the warmer of the two — about 1°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Tofino is the wetter — about 119 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Boulder 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 (°F) Boulder runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 47 | 49 | 50 | 54 | 59 | 63 | 66 | 67 | 64 | 57 | 51 | 47 |
| Boulder | 44 | 46 | 56 | 63 | 72 | 84 | 90 | 88 | 80 | 66 | 53 | 44 |
| Difference | -3 | -3 | +6 | +9 | +13 | +21 | +24 | +21 | +15 | +9 | +2 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 47 | 49 | 50 | 54 | 59 | 63 |
| Boulder | 44 | 46 | 56 | 63 | 72 | 84 |
| Difference | -3 | -3 | +6 | +9 | +13 | +21 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 66 | 67 | 64 | 57 | 51 | 47 |
| Boulder | 90 | 88 | 80 | 66 | 53 | 44 |
| Difference | +24 | +21 | +15 | +9 | +2 | -3 |
Avg low (°F) Tofino runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 37 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 44 | 49 | 52 | 52 | 49 | 44 | 39 | 36 |
| Boulder | 16 | 19 | 27 | 34 | 43 | 52 | 58 | 56 | 47 | 35 | 25 | 16 |
| Difference | -21 | -17 | -10 | -6 | -1 | +4 | +6 | +4 | -2 | -9 | -14 | -20 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 37 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 44 | 49 |
| Boulder | 16 | 19 | 27 | 34 | 43 | 52 |
| Difference | -21 | -17 | -10 | -6 | -1 | +4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 52 | 52 | 49 | 44 | 39 | 36 |
| Boulder | 58 | 56 | 47 | 35 | 25 | 16 |
| Difference | +6 | +4 | -2 | -9 | -14 | -20 |
Precipitation (in) Tofino runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 20.4 | 12.6 | 13.6 | 10.7 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 3 | 4.2 | 6.7 | 13.4 | 19.1 | 18.7 |
| Boulder | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Difference | -20 | -12.2 | -12.7 | -9 | -3.4 | -3.5 | -1.3 | -2.5 | -5.5 | -12.4 | -18.4 | -18.3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 20.4 | 12.6 | 13.6 | 10.7 | 5.8 | 4.9 |
| Boulder | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 1.4 |
| Difference | -20 | -12.2 | -12.7 | -9 | -3.4 | -3.5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 3 | 4.2 | 6.7 | 13.4 | 19.1 | 18.7 |
| Boulder | 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Difference | -1.3 | -2.5 | -5.5 | -12.4 | -18.4 | -18.3 |
Snowfall (in) Boulder runs higher most of the year
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| Boulder | 5.2 | 5.3 | 6 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 5.2 |
| Difference | +2.6 | +3.1 | +3.6 | +3 | +0.5 | — | — | — | +0.2 | +3.2 | +5.1 | +2.5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Boulder | 5.2 | 5.3 | 6 | 3.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Difference | +2.6 | +3.1 | +3.6 | +3 | +0.5 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| Boulder | 0 | 0 | 0.2 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 5.2 |
| Difference | — | — | +0.2 | +3.2 | +5.1 | +2.5 |
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 |
| Boulder | 57 | 57 | 56 | 59 | 58 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 43 | 46 | 51 | 55 |
| Difference | -21 | -18 | -22 | -16 | -15 | -23 | -11 | -13 | -16 | -23 | -26 | -24 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 79 | 75 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 72 |
| Boulder | 57 | 57 | 56 | 59 | 58 | 49 |
| Difference | -21 | -18 | -22 | -16 | -15 | -23 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 61 | 63 | 58 | 70 | 77 | 80 |
| Boulder | 50 | 50 | 43 | 46 | 51 | 55 |
| Difference | -11 | -13 | -16 | -23 | -26 | -24 |
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 |
| Boulder | 56 | 56 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 43 | 47 | 52 | 57 |
| Difference | -32 | -30 | -33 | -33 | -33 | -42 | -43 | -43 | -44 | -40 | -35 | -31 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 88 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 85 |
| Boulder | 56 | 56 | 52 | 50 | 50 | 42 |
| Difference | -32 | -30 | -33 | -33 | -33 | -42 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 86 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 88 |
| Boulder | 43 | 44 | 43 | 47 | 52 | 57 |
| Difference | -43 | -43 | -44 | -40 | -35 | -31 |
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 → · Boulder 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.
Boulder
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Brighton 3 SE (NOAA GHCN station USC00050950), about 38 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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