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Tofino vs Nantucket
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Tofino and Nantucket have nearly identical year-round temperatures; Tofino is the wetter, with 87 in more rain a year, and Nantucket the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Tofino and Nantucket, in everyday terms.
Summers
Nantucket has much hotter summers
Tofino: Mild
Nantucket: Warm
Winters
Tofino has much milder winters
Tofino: Chilly
Nantucket: Cold
Rain & snow
Tofino is much wetter
Tofino: Very wet
Nantucket: Wet
Sky
Nantucket is sunnier
Tofino: Often cloudy
Nantucket: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Tofino and Nantucket run remarkably close all year.
Precipitation
Tofino is the wetter — about 87 in more across the year.
Clear skies
Nantucket 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 |
| Nantucket | 39 | 40 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 61 | 52 | 44 |
| Difference | -8 | -9 | -6 | — | +4 | +9 | +12 | +10 | +7 | +4 | +1 | -3 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 47 | 49 | 50 | 54 | 59 | 63 |
| Nantucket | 39 | 40 | 44 | 54 | 63 | 72 |
| Difference | -8 | -9 | -6 | — | +4 | +9 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 66 | 67 | 64 | 57 | 51 | 47 |
| Nantucket | 78 | 77 | 71 | 61 | 52 | 44 |
| Difference | +12 | +10 | +7 | +4 | +1 | -3 |
Avg low (°F) Varies through 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 |
| Nantucket | 22 | 24 | 30 | 38 | 48 | 57 | 64 | 63 | 57 | 46 | 37 | 29 |
| Difference | -15 | -12 | -8 | -1 | +3 | +8 | +12 | +11 | +8 | +2 | -2 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 37 | 36 | 37 | 39 | 44 | 49 |
| Nantucket | 22 | 24 | 30 | 38 | 48 | 57 |
| Difference | -15 | -12 | -8 | -1 | +3 | +8 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 52 | 52 | 49 | 44 | 39 | 36 |
| Nantucket | 64 | 63 | 57 | 46 | 37 | 29 |
| Difference | +12 | +11 | +8 | +2 | -2 | -8 |
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 |
| Nantucket | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
| Difference | -16.7 | -9 | -8.9 | -6.7 | -2.3 | -1.6 | -0.2 | -1 | -2.9 | -9.1 | -15 | -14 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 20.4 | 12.6 | 13.6 | 10.7 | 5.8 | 4.9 |
| Nantucket | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4 | 3.4 | 3.3 |
| Difference | -16.7 | -9 | -8.9 | -6.7 | -2.3 | -1.6 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 3 | 4.2 | 6.7 | 13.4 | 19.1 | 18.7 |
| Nantucket | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
| Difference | -0.2 | -1 | -2.9 | -9.1 | -15 | -14 |
Snowfall (in) Varies through 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 |
| Nantucket | 9.5 | 6.3 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Difference | +6.9 | +4.1 | +1.2 | -0.1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | -0.7 | -0.6 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nantucket | 9.5 | 6.3 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Difference | +6.9 | +4.1 | +1.2 | -0.1 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 2.7 |
| Nantucket | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.1 |
| Difference | — | — | — | — | -0.7 | -0.6 |
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 |
| Nantucket | 69 | 66 | 63 | 62 | 63 | 61 | 56 | 53 | 53 | 57 | 63 | 67 |
| Difference | -10 | -9 | -14 | -13 | -10 | -11 | -5 | -11 | -5 | -13 | -14 | -13 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 79 | 75 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 72 |
| Nantucket | 69 | 66 | 63 | 62 | 63 | 61 |
| Difference | -10 | -9 | -14 | -13 | -10 | -11 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 61 | 63 | 58 | 70 | 77 | 80 |
| Nantucket | 56 | 53 | 53 | 57 | 63 | 67 |
| Difference | -5 | -11 | -5 | -13 | -14 | -13 |
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 |
| Nantucket | 81 | 80 | 81 | 85 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 83 | 80 | 79 | 80 |
| Difference | -7 | -5 | -3 | +2 | +6 | +5 | +3 | -1 | -3 | -7 | -8 | -8 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 88 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 85 |
| Nantucket | 81 | 80 | 81 | 85 | 89 | 89 |
| Difference | -7 | -5 | -3 | +2 | +6 | +5 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 86 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 88 |
| Nantucket | 89 | 87 | 83 | 80 | 79 | 80 |
| Difference | +3 | -1 | -3 | -7 | -8 | -8 |
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 → · Nantucket 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.
Nantucket
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Hyannis (NOAA GHCN station USC00193821), about 46 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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