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Tofino vs Gardiner
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Tofino is the warmer of the two — about 3°F on the annual average; Tofino is the wetter, with 124 in 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 3°F on the annual average.
Precipitation
Tofino is the wetter — about 124 in 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 (°F) Varies through 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 |
| Gardiner | 34 | 37 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 77 | 87 | 86 | 75 | 59 | 43 | 33 |
| Difference | -13 | -11 | -2 | +3 | +7 | +14 | +21 | +19 | +11 | +2 | -8 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 47 | 49 | 50 | 54 | 59 | 63 |
| Gardiner | 34 | 37 | 48 | 57 | 67 | 77 |
| Difference | -13 | -11 | -2 | +3 | +7 | +14 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 66 | 67 | 64 | 57 | 51 | 47 |
| Gardiner | 87 | 86 | 75 | 59 | 43 | 33 |
| Difference | +21 | +19 | +11 | +2 | -8 | -13 |
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 |
| Gardiner | 17 | 18 | 26 | 32 | 39 | 47 | 53 | 52 | 44 | 35 | 24 | 17 |
| Difference | -20 | -18 | -12 | -7 | -5 | -2 | +1 | — | -5 | -9 | -15 | -19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 37 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 44 | 49 |
| Gardiner | 17 | 18 | 26 | 32 | 39 | 47 |
| Difference | -20 | -18 | -12 | -7 | -5 | -2 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 52 | 52 | 49 | 44 | 39 | 36 |
| Gardiner | 53 | 52 | 44 | 35 | 24 | 17 |
| Difference | +1 | — | -5 | -9 | -15 | -19 |
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 |
| Gardiner | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Difference | -20 | -12.1 | -12.9 | -10.1 | -4.4 | -3.6 | -2.2 | -3.5 | -5.9 | -12.5 | -18.3 | -18.2 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 20.4 | 12.6 | 13.6 | 10.7 | 5.8 | 4.9 |
| Gardiner | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
| Difference | -20 | -12.1 | -12.9 | -10.1 | -4.4 | -3.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 3 | 4.2 | 6.7 | 13.4 | 19.1 | 18.7 |
| Gardiner | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Difference | -2.2 | -3.5 | -5.9 | -12.5 | -18.3 | -18.2 |
Snowfall (in) Gardiner 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 |
| Gardiner | 4.4 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
| Difference | +1.8 | +0.3 | -0.3 | +1.2 | +0.6 | +0.1 | — | — | — | +0.4 | +3.9 | +1.1 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gardiner | 4.4 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 |
| Difference | +1.8 | +0.3 | -0.3 | +1.2 | +0.6 | +0.1 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| Gardiner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
| Difference | — | — | — | +0.4 | +3.9 | +1.1 |
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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