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Tofino vs Gardiner
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Tofino is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average; Tofino is the wetter, with 3142 mm more rain a year, and Gardiner the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Tofino and Gardiner, in everyday terms.
Summers
Gardiner has far hotter summers
Tofino: Mild
Gardiner: Warm
Winters
Tofino has much milder winters
Tofino: Chilly
Gardiner: Very cold
Rain & snow
Tofino is much wetter
Tofino: Very wet
Gardiner: Very dry
Sky
Gardiner is sunnier
Tofino: Often cloudy
Gardiner: Often cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Tofino is the warmer of the two — about 2°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Tofino is the wetter — about 3142 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Gardiner 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 |
| Gardiner | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 25 | 31 | 30 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 1 |
| Difference | -7 | -6 | -1 | +2 | +4 | +8 | +12 | +11 | +6 | +1 | -4 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 |
| Gardiner | 1 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 25 |
| Difference | -7 | -6 | -1 | +2 | +4 | +8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Gardiner | 31 | 30 | 24 | 15 | 6 | 1 |
| Difference | +12 | +11 | +6 | +1 | -4 | -7 |
Avg low (°C) Tofino 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 |
| Gardiner | -8 | -8 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 1 | -5 | -8 |
| Difference | -11 | -10 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -1 | +1 | — | -3 | -5 | -9 | -11 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| Gardiner | -8 | -8 | -4 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| Difference | -11 | -10 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Gardiner | 12 | 11 | 7 | 1 | -5 | -8 |
| Difference | +1 | — | -3 | -5 | -9 | -11 |
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 |
| Gardiner | 12 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 32 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -507 | -307 | -327 | -258 | -112 | -93 | -55 | -90 | -150 | -316 | -465 | -462 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 519 | 320 | 346 | 273 | 146 | 125 |
| Gardiner | 12 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 34 | 32 |
| Difference | -507 | -307 | -327 | -258 | -112 | -93 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 75 | 107 | 170 | 340 | 485 | 475 |
| Gardiner | 21 | 18 | 20 | 24 | 20 | 13 |
| Difference | -55 | -90 | -150 | -316 | -465 | -462 |
Snowfall (cm) Gardiner runs higher most of 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 |
| Gardiner | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 |
| Difference | +5 | +1 | -1 | +3 | +2 | — | — | — | — | +1 | +10 | +3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gardiner | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Difference | +5 | +1 | -1 | +3 | +2 | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Gardiner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 10 |
| Difference | — | — | — | +1 | +10 | +3 |
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 |
| Gardiner | 69 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 71 | 61 | 45 | 47 | 52 | 64 | 69 | 69 |
| Difference | -10 | -6 | -6 | -2 | -2 | -10 | -16 | -16 | -7 | -5 | -8 | -10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 79 | 75 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 72 |
| Gardiner | 69 | 69 | 72 | 73 | 71 | 61 |
| Difference | -10 | -6 | -6 | -2 | -2 | -10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 61 | 63 | 58 | 70 | 77 | 80 |
| Gardiner | 45 | 47 | 52 | 64 | 69 | 69 |
| Difference | -16 | -16 | -7 | -5 | -8 | -10 |
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 |
| Gardiner | 98 | 98 | 97 | 86 | 75 | 70 | 62 | 57 | 61 | 73 | 90 | 98 |
| Difference | +10 | +13 | +12 | +3 | -8 | -15 | -24 | -30 | -26 | -14 | +2 | +10 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 88 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 85 |
| Gardiner | 98 | 98 | 97 | 86 | 75 | 70 |
| Difference | +10 | +13 | +12 | +3 | -8 | -15 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 86 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 88 |
| Gardiner | 62 | 57 | 61 | 73 | 90 | 98 |
| Difference | -24 | -30 | -26 | -14 | +2 | +10 |
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 → · Gardiner 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.
Gardiner
Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 28 years of daily observations at Gardiner, a weather station, inside the city. 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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