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Tofino vs Salt Lake City
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Salt Lake City is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average; Tofino is the wetter, with 2857 mm more rain a year, and Salt Lake City the sunnier.
How the seasons compare
The differences between Tofino and Salt Lake City, in everyday terms.
Summers
Salt Lake City has far hotter summers
Tofino: Mild
Salt Lake City: Hot
Winters
Tofino has much milder winters
Tofino: Chilly
Salt Lake City: Cold
Rain & snow
Tofino is much wetter
Tofino: Very wet
Salt Lake City: Fairly dry
Sky
Salt Lake City is sunnier
Tofino: Often cloudy
Salt Lake City: Partly cloudy
Month-by-month charts
Temperature
Salt Lake City is the warmer of the two — about 1°C on the annual average.
Precipitation
Tofino is the wetter — about 2857 mm more across the year.
Clear skies
Salt Lake City 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 |
| Salt Lake City | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 27 | 33 | 32 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 3 |
| Difference | -6 | -3 | +1 | +3 | +6 | +10 | +14 | +12 | +8 | +4 | -1 | -5 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 17 |
| Salt Lake City | 2 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 27 |
| Difference | -6 | -3 | +1 | +3 | +6 | +10 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 19 | 19 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 |
| Salt Lake City | 33 | 32 | 26 | 18 | 10 | 3 |
| Difference | +14 | +12 | +8 | +4 | -1 | -5 |
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 |
| Salt Lake City | -6 | -3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 5 | -0 | -5 |
| Difference | -9 | -5 | -2 | — | +2 | +4 | +7 | +6 | +2 | -2 | -4 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 |
| Salt Lake City | -6 | -3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 |
| Difference | -9 | -5 | -2 | — | +2 | +4 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| Salt Lake City | 18 | 17 | 11 | 5 | -0 | -5 |
| Difference | +7 | +6 | +2 | -2 | -4 | -7 |
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 |
| Salt Lake City | 55 | 46 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 34 | 18 | 20 | 32 | 48 | 40 | 47 |
| Difference | -464 | -273 | -293 | -212 | -77 | -91 | -57 | -87 | -139 | -292 | -445 | -428 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 519 | 320 | 346 | 273 | 146 | 125 |
| Salt Lake City | 55 | 46 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 34 |
| Difference | -464 | -273 | -293 | -212 | -77 | -91 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 75 | 107 | 170 | 340 | 485 | 475 |
| Salt Lake City | 18 | 20 | 32 | 48 | 40 | 47 |
| Difference | -57 | -87 | -139 | -292 | -445 | -428 |
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 |
| Salt Lake City | 41 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 25 |
| Difference | +34 | +24 | +4 | +2 | — | — | — | — | — | +1 | +15 | +19 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 7 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salt Lake City | 41 | 29 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Difference | +34 | +24 | +4 | +2 | — | — |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| Salt Lake City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 25 |
| Difference | — | — | — | +1 | +15 | +19 |
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 |
| Salt Lake City | 61 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 58 | 42 | 36 | 38 | 38 | 48 | 59 | 63 |
| Difference | -18 | -11 | -14 | -12 | -14 | -30 | -25 | -25 | -20 | -22 | -19 | -17 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 79 | 75 | 78 | 75 | 73 | 72 |
| Salt Lake City | 61 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 58 | 42 |
| Difference | -18 | -11 | -14 | -12 | -14 | -30 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 61 | 63 | 58 | 70 | 77 | 80 |
| Salt Lake City | 36 | 38 | 38 | 48 | 59 | 63 |
| Difference | -25 | -25 | -20 | -22 | -19 | -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 |
| Salt Lake City | 84 | 78 | 67 | 62 | 56 | 46 | 40 | 39 | 43 | 53 | 67 | 80 |
| Difference | -4 | -7 | -18 | -21 | -27 | -38 | -47 | -49 | -43 | -34 | -21 | -7 |
| Jan – Jun | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 88 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 85 |
| Salt Lake City | 84 | 78 | 67 | 62 | 56 | 46 |
| Difference | -4 | -7 | -18 | -21 | -27 | -38 |
| Jul – Dec | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofino | 86 | 87 | 86 | 87 | 87 | 88 |
| Salt Lake City | 40 | 39 | 43 | 53 | 67 | 80 |
| Difference | -47 | -49 | -43 | -34 | -21 | -7 |
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 → · Salt Lake City 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.
Salt Lake City
Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Farmington 3 NW (NOAA GHCN station USC00422726), about 29 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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